Film & Stage

November 3, 2020

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Noah Millman

Theater in the Time of COVID

Playhouses are closed but the show must go on—and some Zoom performances are powerfully affecting experiences.
July 20, 2020

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Noah Millman

It’s the End of the World, but Not as We Knew It

What classic doomsday movie best anticipates the COVID-19 lockdown? The answer is unexpected.
April 20, 2020

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Noah Millman

Stage and Cinema Beyond Space and Time

Ivo Van Hove’s “West Side Story” and Sam Mendes’s “1917” show ways in which plays and film are trying to adapt to the smartphone era—with mixed results.
February 10, 2020

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Noah Millman

Possessed by the Past

From Slave Play and Heroes of the Fourth Turning onstage to The Lighthouse in cinemas, history haunts American drama today.
November 6, 2019

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Noah Millman

The Cinema of Self

As the debate about cinema vs. movies rages, two recent personal films prove that not everything is for everyone—and that’s OK
May 6, 2019

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Noah Millman

The Netflix Film the Oscars Forgot

“Roma” may have gotten all the critical attention but “Happy as Lazzarro” deserves yours.
July 23, 2018

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Noah Millman

All Terrors Great and Small

The Death of Stalin is a strong candidate to be both the funniest comedy and the most terrifying horror film of the year.

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