The Uncanny City
A new translation of the 1970s horror novel The Twenty Days in Turin is an eerily resonant read in 2017.
Articles by
Eileen Jones
Eileen Jones is a film critic at Jacobin and author of the book Filmsuck, USA. She teaches at the University of California, Berkeley.
Against Meryl Streep
Meryl Streep’s speechifying at the Golden Globes was the worst thing to happen since Trump’s election.
Carrie Fisher (1956–2016)
What we liked about Carrie Fisher was that she seemed inclined to tell the truth, and almost nobody does that, certainly not Hollywood stars.
The Romance of American Liberalism
Grading a century of liberal film presidents.
Honoring the Real Nat Turner
The Birth of a Nation isn't up to capturing the brutal, prophetic justice of Nat Turner's rebellion.