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Home » Adaptation

Tag: Adaptation

a black-and-white shot of Marilyn in her iconic pose over the subway grate, surrounded by a camera crew
Posted inFilm

Marilyn-Monroe; or, Blonde

by Kat Sachs September 29, 2022September 30, 2022

Marilyn Monroe is the American public’s white whale, that which we seek to dominate and claim as our own.

A Black woman holds the hands of a pale young girl
Posted inFilm

Where the Crawdads Sing

by Noëlle D. Lilley July 19, 2022July 19, 2022

Jones does her best with what she has to work with, and the movie may still strike an emotional chord with viewers if they don’t look too closely.

a man in a 19th century orange coat leans back to get a drink poured over his head
Posted inFilm

Lost Illusions

by Noëlle D. Lilley July 1, 2022July 1, 2022

Xavier Giannoli’s film is hilarious and always moving with vivid colors and rapid-fire narration that in another movie might feel heavy-handed but here is a guiding force that gives a fascinating quasi-history lesson.

Posted inFilm

Mothering Sunday

by Kat Sachs April 1, 2022March 31, 2022

There’s a Malickian quality to the film that’s cheesy at moments, and the disjointed chronology is more aggravating than affecting.

Posted inFilm

After Yang

by Maxwell Rabb March 4, 2022March 29, 2022

Director Kogonada’s sophomore film explores a subtly futuristic world where artificial intelligence is commonplace.

Posted inArts & Culture

Adaptation is retro fun

by Kerry Reid February 11, 2020August 18, 2021

Theatre Above the Law produces an Elaine May deep cut.

Posted inArts & Culture

Fucking Men struggles with onstage intimacy realness

by Max Maller July 11, 2018August 18, 2021

Instead, it settles for some bad fake interpretive-dance sex.

Posted inNews & Politics

Why are different races correlated with two different types of earwax, and when did this divergence occur?

by Cecil Adams May 25, 2018August 18, 2021

A bold new era for earwax research has dawned.

Posted inArts & Culture

Novid Parsi’s Through the Elevated Line is a slavish update of a masterpiece

by Tony Adler March 21, 2018August 18, 2021

But A Streetcar Named Desire deserves better.

Joaquin Phoenix in Her
Posted inFilm

This is between me and Her (and Spike Jonze)

by J.R. Jones February 5, 2014August 18, 2021

Spike Jonze’s Her invites a subjective response.

Posted inBlogs

What movies are doing to dope

by Ben Sachs June 20, 2013August 19, 2021

This Is the End is the latest mainstream comedy to take a casual attitude toward getting high.

Posted inNews & Politics

The Nutcracker You Never Knew

by Susannah J. Felts November 24, 2005August 19, 2021

A dark adaptation of the original fairy tale from Redmoon Theater alums

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