David Fincher
Onward and Upward with the Arts
The Weird, Analog Delights of Foley Sound Effects
E.T. was jello in a T-shirt. The Mummy was scratchy potpourri. For Foley artists, deception is an essential part of the enterprise.
Culture Desk
Oscars Spotlight: A Runaway Favorite for Best Director
This year’s front-runner is all but certain to win—and she would be the first woman of color to do so.
The Front Row
“Mank,” Reviewed: David Fincher’s Impassioned Dive Into Hollywood Politics
The story of the “Citizen Kane” screenwriter Herman J. Mankiewicz is an astutely probing and pain-filled work of speculative historical psychology, which shines a fervent spotlight on current events.
The Current Cinema
“Mank” and the Making of “Citizen Kane”
David Fincher’s bio-pic takes a dreamy look at the show-biz myths surrounding the uneasy collaboration of Herman J. Mankiewicz and Orson Welles.
Joshua Rothman
What “Gone Girl” Is Really About
Onward and Upward with the Arts
Pixel Perfect
Profiles
Heavy Weather
Annals of Communications
Outside the Box
On Television
Shark Week
Profiles
Music from the Machine
Richard Brody
Steven Soderbergh: The Good German Interview
Richard Brody
“Dragon Tattoo”: Fast Company
Richard Brody
Beneath the Skin of “Tintin”
The Current Cinema
Double Dare
A Reporter at Large
House Perfect
Richard Brody
The Cinema Since 9/11
Richard Brody