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Two Minutes of Spoilers: How Trailers Stopped Being a Tease
Opinion

Two Minutes of Spoilers: How Trailers Stopped Being a Tease

Somewhere between the teaser for the teaser and the final trailer that basically recaps the third act, marketing forgot how to leave things to the imagination. Here's a case for going in blind — or at least half-blind.

So What Does a Gaffer Do, Anyway? A Field Guide to the End Credits
Travel & Cinema

So What Does a Gaffer Do, Anyway? A Field Guide to the End Credits

You sit through the credits every time — but do you know what a best boy, a gaffer, or a line producer actually does? A beginner-friendly decoder for the names scrolling past your popcorn.

When the Music Does the Talking: Five Scores That Carry Entire Films
Essays

When the Music Does the Talking: Five Scores That Carry Entire Films

Some films would survive without their scores. These five wouldn't. A scene-by-scene look at the music doing the emotional heavy lifting — with a playlist at the end for your commute.

Popcorn Pilgrimages: Seven American Theaters That Are Worth the Road Trip
Travel & Cinema

Popcorn Pilgrimages: Seven American Theaters That Are Worth the Road Trip

From a 1920s single-screen palace to a drive-in where the speakers still crackle, these seven venues remind us why movies were meant to be watched together. Pack the car and bring an appetite.

The Movies We Return To: A Love Letter to the Twelfth Rewatch
Essays

The Movies We Return To: A Love Letter to the Twelfth Rewatch

We all have that movie — the one we've seen so many times we could perform it. A look at why we press play on the familiar when life gets heavy, and what our rewatches reveal about us.

Short and Mighty: In Praise of Films That Don't Overstay Their Welcome
Opinion

Short and Mighty: In Praise of Films That Don't Overstay Their Welcome

Somewhere along the way, we decided longer meant better. I'd like to nominate the 90-minute movie for a comeback — and I've got five films that prove it.