Everyone Should Watch Andrea Arnold’s “Cow”
By showing the lives of cows on their own terms, Arnold’s 2021 film reveals the depth of the dairy industry’s violence.
Articles by Ciara Moloney
The Surprisingly Complicated Politics of Richard Burton
On the surface, “Mr. Burton” looks like just another celebrity biopic. But the legendary actor’s life tells us a lot about class, empire, and sexuality in the 20th century.
The Forgotten Classics of Michael Cimino
The profit-obsessed Hollywood machine killed Cimino’s career, but films like “Thunderbolt and Lightfoot” and “Heaven’s Gate” are well worth revisiting.
The Art of Ambition
Donald Trump is such a strange figure that it’s easy to treat him like a cartoon. 'The Apprentice' shows his evil as fundamentally, and terrifyingly, human.
Forget the Alamo
'Lone Star,' an independent film by John Sayles from 1996, captures the basic absurdity of the Texas-Mexico border and its militarization.
How Capitalism Incentivizes the Destruction of Art
Capitalism is supposed to encourage innovation. But in Hollywood, studios are creating a narrower range of films to avoid taking any risk at all.
Hard Times in Professional Wrestling
Professional wrestling embodies the tension between art and commerce, a tension inescapable in a monopolized industry under capitalism.
What 'Poor Things' Tells Us About Neurodivergence
Contrary to critics' focus on gender, the film's central premise functions as a metaphor for neurodivergence in general and autism in particular.