film essay

Best-selling author and narrative expert Lauren Oliver breaks down the unlikely tale of how her novel Before I Fall made it to the big screen.

Actress and writer Halley Feiffer tries to get to the bottom of why the new leader of the free world is taking aim at the creative community.

Michael Tyburski unpacks the enduring appeal of Stanley Kubrick's 1975 epic period piece, the film he considers the greatest of all time.

The Oscar nominee for The White Helmets on the executive order which may still prevent his subjects from attending the awards this weekend.

Lovesong director So Yong Kim looks back on how she and her filmmaker husband Brad have tried to integrate their work and family lives.

Simon Fitzmaurice, who was diagnosed with ALS in 2008, recalls the start of production on his debut feature, My Name is Emily.

Shannon Plumb tries to counter the flu bug sweeping through her household, and to formulate a plan to defeat a much bigger problem.

Brian O'Donnell, co-director of new VOD release Akron, on why we must move forward the way we think about gay romance on screen.

A new video essay from Mark Rappaport about movies in movies, and how the screen watches us just as we watch it.

Jack Fessenden, son of director Larry Fessenden, on the story behind his thriller Stray Bullets, which he finished while still in high school.

Justin Kelly, director of King Cobra and I Am Michael, on the need to move away from depicting typical LGBT characters on screen.

Iva Radivojevic shares her experiences over two contrasting days in Washington, D.C., and looks ahead to what is next for the resistance.