Andrew Karpan
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'Death In Venice' Review: Bad Vacation, Queer Classic
Is there any other movie where queerness is both so central and yet so sad? → Read More
'Border' Review: A Fantastical Parable for Extremists
A truly beautiful film that tells the kind of visual story that can only be shared on camera. → Read More
Lena Dunham Grows Up, Goes 'Camping'
We haven’t had a show like 'Camping' in, well, a while. → Read More
Director Coralie Fargeat Talks Obsession, Inspirations, and 'Revenge'
With her celebrated debut out on streaming services, Fargeat talks about her love of Cronenberg and Lynch, what she’s doing next and if Jen makes it after killing all those men. → Read More
Still Miseducated: How Desiree Akhavan Transcends the Issue Film
The lack of theatrics in ‘Cameron Post’ feel less like a failure and more like its right. → Read More
John David Washington Talks ‘BlacKkKlansman,’ Colin Kaepernick, and Becoming a Cop
The star of 'BlacKkKlansman' tells us about preparing to play police officers: “I did ridealongs for about a month. It was hard to sleep that month with the things I was seeing.” → Read More
Every Gus Van Sant Movie, Ranked
Through a rich abundance of cinematic styles and genres, the indie and studio auteur never stops finding new ways to tell the same story. → Read More
Extreme Earrings & Radical Tees: Designing The Look of ‘Sorry to Bother You’
How Deirdra Govan's costumes build Boots Reily’s world in 'Sorry To Bother You.' → Read More
John Cameron Mitchell Talks His New Film, Today’s Punks, and the Current State of the UK
John Cameron Mitchell's newest movie turns a Neil Gaiman short story into a vivacious cannibal punk extravaganza. He says its a metaphor for Brexit. → Read More
‘Zoe’ Review: Another Movie About F–king Robots
Sexbots return to the imagination in an indie tech tale that follows the footsteps of 'Her' and 'Ex Machina. Ewan McGregor & Léa Seydoux star. → Read More
‘The Seagull’ Review: Suicide in the Sunshine
The definitive version of Anton Chekov’s play arrives, starring Annette Bening, Saoirse Ronan, and Elisabeth Moss. → Read More
‘Egg’ Review: Everyone gets a Baby!
Christina Hendricks, Alysia Reiner and Anna Camp star in a manners comedy about pregnancy among rich hipsters, look uncomfortable. → Read More
‘All These Small Moments’ Review: Everybody Grows Up!
A vivid NYC coming-of-age indie with Molly Ringwald, Jemima Kirke and Harley Quinn Smith on the edges. → Read More
‘Tully’ Review: Motherhood and Magical Thinking
Jason Reitman returns with Charlize Theron & Diablo Cody for his warmest movie since 'Juno'. → Read More
‘Disobedience’ Review: Rachel McAdams Wants to Break Free
In his English-language debut, Sebastián Lelio makes his idea of ‘Carol.’ A canny move from the Oscar winner! → Read More
How They Made ‘2001: A Space Odyssey’
Fifty years later, Michael Benson’s new book breaks down Kubrick’s biggest movie. But what’s left? → Read More
What Will a ‘Sopranos’ Prequel Accomplish?
Will David Chase's return to the 'Sopranos' be able to square itself with America's racist past as well as its own? → Read More
How Phantom Thread Won The Internet
If there were an Oscar for content, PT Anderson would be in the gold. → Read More
Remember When Donald Glover Made a Mumblecore Movie Before Doing ‘Atlanta’?
A curious key to looking at Donald Glover’s work can be found in a half-hour-ish film he made around 2013 with Hiro Murai, who later directed most of Atlanta’s first season. → Read More
Have We Had a Movie About Disability Better Than ‘The Diving Bell and the Butterfly’?
Oscar season is abundant with clichés, and few are as curiously copious as disability narratives. Even a decade later, The Diving Bell and the Butterfly’s depiction of disability went to a space few cinematic depictions do. → Read More