Homepage
Open in app
Sign in
Get started
It's Only A Movie
Celebrating Cinema every day, year and time.
Reviews
Retrospectives
Fiction
Essays & Comments
Now Playing
Follow
An Unfaithful Adaptation of a Beloved Game
An Unfaithful Adaptation of a Beloved Game
This movie adaptation of ‘Until Dawn’ is below average.
Rishi Prakash
Jun 6
‘Henry Fool’ (1997): Blowing a Hole Straight Through This Film’s Idea of Itself
‘Henry Fool’ (1997): Blowing a Hole Straight Through This Film’s Idea of Itself
'Who is Henry Fool?' So asks the Cannes Film Festival’s website on their page dedicated to Hal Hartley’s 1997 film, Henry Fool, which won…
Steven Brooks
Jun 5
The best film you have never seen — ‘Fish Story’ (Japan, 2009)
The best film you have never seen — ‘Fish Story’ (Japan, 2009)
In this quirkiest of movies that combines ‘what if’ alternate social history with the Butterfly Effect, a little-known punk rock song…
Usha Iyer
Jun 3
The Art of an Opening Scene: American Beauty (1999)
The Art of an Opening Scene: American Beauty (1999)
An analysis of “American Beauty’s” opening scene and how it informs the entirety of the film.
C.W. Spoerry
May 26
“Mission: Impossible — The Final Reckoning” (2025) Movie Review — Time Catches Up With Everyone
“Mission: Impossible — The Final Reckoning” (2025) Movie Review — Time Catches Up With Everyone
Tom Cruise is back at it with the newest entry in his famous espionage action franchise, but has age finally taken its toll on MI?
C.W. Spoerry
May 23
In praise and condemnation of Nostalgia
In praise and condemnation of Nostalgia
Why do we need to rewatch “Cinema Paradiso?”
Maryam Babak
May 6
Final Shots: Ida Lupino’s "Hard, Fast, and Beautiful" (1951)
Final Shots: Ida Lupino’s "Hard, Fast, and Beautiful" (1951)
A feminist classic you haven’t seen.
Steven Brooks
May 5
About It's Only A Movie
Latest Stories
Archive
About Medium
Terms
Privacy
Teams