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The weepiest (and sheepiest) movie of the year
You must watch The Sheep Detectives.
May 22 • Eliza Brooke
Dissecting 'The Devil Wears Prada 2'
Plus a review of Anne Hathaway’s other new movie, 'Mother Mary.'
May 4 • Eliza Brooke
The best Oscars looks, according to people with good taste
Plus my own fave.
Mar 16 • Eliza Brooke
What if there was a hole in your ceiling?
Three recent movies dare to ask the question.
Mar 6 • Eliza Brooke
The limp provocation of "Wuthering Heights"
Emerald Fennell could have learned something from Robert Eggers's "Nosferatu."
Feb 13 • Eliza Brooke
My favorite fashion documentaries
For your fashion week viewing pleasure.
Feb 6 • Eliza Brooke
Ira Sachs conjures New York, 1974
Or at least, a single day in 1974.
Nov 21, 2025 • Eliza Brooke
Horizon-expanding movie recs
Ideas for your next movie night.
Oct 31, 2025 • Eliza Brooke
From teaching at Yale to acting in One Battle After Another
A conversation with Howard Sommerville, a.k.a. The Billy Goat, a.k.a. Paul Grimstad.
Oct 10, 2025 • Eliza Brooke
My New York Film Festival diary
All the films I saw, most of the things I ate.
Oct 7, 2025 • Eliza Brooke
Taking things a bit too far
Notes on 'Splitsville' and 'The Rehearsal'
Sep 26, 2025 • Eliza Brooke
Behind the scenes of Hundreds of Beavers
An interview with Olivia Graves
Aug 8, 2025 • Eliza Brooke
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