Posts by Nick Pinkerton
Essay
Song of the Exile
By Nick Pinkerton
On the shifting fortunes of the strange Monsieur Grémillon.
Essay
Death to Everyone
By Nick Pinkerton
On Final Destination, the finest American horror series of the 21st century.
Essay
The Fabulous Flying Fighters of the Former Formosa
By Nick Pinkerton
On the wild world of Taiwanese wuxia.
Essay
Loss of Face
By Nick Pinkerton
On Edward Yang’s Taipei-set, corporate-world “comedy,” A Confucian Confusion.
Interview
Jerzy Skolimowsky & Ewa Piaskowska
By Nick Pinkerton & Sean Price Williams
The Polish husband-and-wife duo discuss their new film EO.
The Metrograph Interview
James Gray in Conversation with Nick Pinkerton
By Nick Pinkerton
Nick Pinkerton and James Gray discuss his new film Armageddon Time.
Essay
Keep their Heads Ringin’
By Nick Pinkerton
On The Bell from Hell, a one-off wonder of Fantaterror.
Essay
Everybody from the 313
By Nick Pinkerton
Revisiting 8 Mile, Eminem’s little hellion-raising cinéma à clef, at 20.
Essay
The Strange Affair of Robert Siodmak
By Nick Pinkerton
A look at the life and career of Robert Siodmak, master of the neurotic noir.
Essay
Tucked Away
By Nick Pinkerton
On John M. Stahl’s 1932 Back Street, the lone film to acknowledge that the only three cities in the world are New York, Paris, and Cincinnati.