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"Frankenstein," "Wuthering Heights," and the Oscars: Revisiting the Novels behind Today’s Film Adaptations
Mar 10 2026
As new film adaptations bring Mary Shelley and Emily Brontë back into the spotlight, explore scholarship that examines the unsettling power of these nineteenth-century novels.
How Brazilian Cinema Captured the Moment: A Q&A with Gerd Gemünden
Mar 09 2026
Winner of two Golden Globes, "The Secret Agent" has been nominated for four Academy Awards. The film's critical success underscores the special moment Brazilian cinema is currently enjoying.
Whether or Not "Sinners" Wins the Oscar, Ryan Coogler’s Genre-Bending Film Signals a New Era for Original Cinema
Mar 06 2026
A Q&A with "Film Quarterly" contributor Anthony Michael D’Agostino
"I hope 'One Battle After Another' wins a million awards": A Q&A with Peter Coviello
Feb 26 2026
For me, Anderson is a filmmaker who read a book about state terror and counterfascist mobilization and metabolized Pynchon’s "Vineland" into the unlikeliest of things: a movie, a mass-cultural product that wants to think clearly and hard about the here-and-now-ness of an American fascism.
Reverse Weather Vane: Pauline Kael and "Film Quarterly"
Sep 17 2025
Film Quarterly's editor considers the legacy of film critic Pauline Kael.
Uncovering Stand-Up Comedy’s Feminist Media History
Feb 22 2025
Hattie Noel was a trailblazer of the stand-up comedy form. While the visual archive shows her constrained in the controlling images of Disney’s hippo and Hollywood’s maid, her comedy albums tell a different story of Black representation.
Nigeria Shows How the Silver Screen Can Be Saved
Mar 18 2022
By Noah Tsika, author of Cinematic Independence: Constructing the Big Screen in Nigeria2019 was a peak year for moviegoing in Nigeria. Never before had there been so many theater screens in the country. Individual films, both locally produced and imported from Hollywood, broke box-office records