Features
Tony Shalhoub and Andy Breckman on Monk’s Return
.
Monk has returned! That’s right! An original Monk movie, entitled Mr. Monk’s Last Case, has just been released. And to mark this momentous release, our editor Olivia Rutigliano sat…
And They All Died Happily Ever After: Cozies, Grimdarks, and Modern Morality
.
Those familiar with Game of Thrones will recognize the hallmarks of “grimdark” storytelling. In a grimdark world, morals are flexible. Dark aesthetics and gritty details dominate. Today’s hero could…
Travel Thrillers That Will Make You Reconsider Your Vacation Plans
.
If you’d told me thirty-one years ago that the Los Angeles backpacking hostel I was living in would one day become the centerpiece of a bestselling thriller—written be me—I…
Ferrari Performs an Opera of Capitalism and Comes Up Loud
.
Movies are loud. They are often written and written about in clamorous verbiage: they leer and loom, assault, pummel, and thunder. They are religion and sex strapped together into…