Molly Haskell's Criticism, Commentary, & Essays
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- Girlfriends: Second Births. The Criterion Collection, November 10, 2020.
- An Unmarried Woman: Declaration of Independence. Film Comment, May-June 2020.
- The Big Screen: The Traitor. Film Comment, January 28, 2020.
- Our Fair Lady: Audrey Hepburn. Film Comment, April 2, 2019.
- The Big Screen: Gloria Bell. Film Comment, March 7, 2019.
- The Magnificent Ambersons: What Is and What Might Have Been. The Criterion Collection, November 26, 2018.
- The Favourite. Film Comment, November 19, 2018.
- Fanny and Alexander: The Other Side. The Criterion Collection, November 18, 2018.
- Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far on Foot. Film Comment, July 2, 2018.
- The Awful Truth: Divorce, McCarey Style. The Criterion Collection, April 19, 2018.
- Time's finally up for Hollywood's Lolita complex. The Guardian, February 16, 2016.
- I've Seen You Somewhere Before: Soulmates in Ophuls's Letter from an Unknown Woman. Film Comment, December 13, 2017.
- Call Me by Your Name. Film Comment, November 15, 2017
- Robert DeNiro: A Man Apart. Film Comment, May 3, 2017.
- Conversations With Himself: Sam Shepard's Narrator Takes Stock of His Life. New York Times, February 27, 2017.
- Molly Haskell Recommends Books on Film, New York Society Library.
- iClouds of Sils Maria. The Criterion Collection, June 30, 2016
- 'The Other Paris,' by Luc Sante. New York Times, October 30, 2015.
- In Memoriam: Richard Corliss. Film Comment, May 6, 2015.
- The Soft Skin: Love and Betrayal on the Lecture Circuit. The Criterion Collection, March 9, 2015.
- Howard Hawks: Masculine Feminine. Film Comment, March 4, 2015.
- A chill Nor'easter: Olive Kitteridge. Sight & Sound February 12, 2015.
- Cake. Film Comment, January 20, 2015.
- Still Alice. Film Comment, October 1, 2014.
- Ace in the Hole: Noir in Broad Daylight. The Criterion Collection, May 5, 2014
- A Girl Named Ruby. New York Times, January 2, 2014
- Nashville: America Singing. The Criterion Collection, December 2, 2013.
- The Earrings of Madame de... :The Cost of Living. The Criterion Collection, August 5, 2013.
- The Life and Death and Life of Colonel Blimp. The Criterion Collection, March 20, 2013.
- Generator of Dreams: On "The Entertainer" and "The Noir Forties." New York Times, December 14, 2012.
- Meryl Streep: Finding Herself. Film Comment, May 27, 2011.
- Reply to 'The Mad Men Account' by Daniel Mendelsohn. New York Review of Books, March 24, 2011.
- European Exotic: Hedy Lamarr. New York Times, December 10, 2010.
- That Hamilton Woman: Real Love/Reel Love. The Criterion Collection, September 10, 2009.
- Gone, but not forgotten. The Guardian, May 12, 2009
- Claire's Knee: Rohmer's Women. The Criterion Collection, August 14, 2006.
- À nos amours: The Ties That Wound. The Criterion Collection, June 5, 2006.
- Girls on film. The Guardian, October 7, 2004.
- Ideology on screen. The Guardian, September 9, 2004.
- When girlie men attack. The Guardian, August 12, 2004.
- Reel Conspiracies; Whatever the Public Fears Most, It's Right Up There on the Big Screen. New York Times, August 8, 2004.
- Marlon the misogynist? The Guardian, July 8, 2004.
- Brio on the box. The Guardian, June 3, 2004.
- Lethal lovelies attack gender bias. The Guardian, April 30, 2004
- Midnight in the Garden of Male and Female. New York Times, April 4, 2004.
- Weary of writer's block. The Guardian, April 1, 2004
- Afterlife on screen. The Guardian, January 15, 2004
- Wild girls. The Guardian, January 8, 2004
- Cold comfort charm. The Guardian, December 4, 2003.
- Contributor: The world's 40 best directors. The Guardian, November 13, 2003.
- Growing old gracefully. The Guardian, October 9, 2003.
- Oh, grow up. The Guardian, September 12, 2003.
- Katharine the great. The Guardian, August 15, 2003.
- Thar she blows! The Guardian, July 17, 2003.
- A drama out of a crisis. The Guardian, June 19, 2003.
- Stop this cultural degeneracy. The Guardian, May 22, 2003.
- Up With the Originals. New York Times, May 11, 2003.
- Girls on film. The Guardian, March 27, 2003.
- It's Kidman by a nose. The Guardian, March 20, 2003.
- It Used to Be So Easy. I Remember When... New York Times, March 13, 2003.
- Adult movies. The Guardian, March 13, 2003.
- A chemistry lesson. The Guardian, January 30, 2003.
- Revenge of the older woman. The Guardian, June 27, 2002.
- A "Law & Order" Addict Tells All. New York Times, April 7, 2002.
- Best Friends, Till Marriage Do Us Part. New York Times, March 31, 2002.
- When Oscar Is Bad, He's Very, Very. New York Times, March 24, 2002.
- Rituals: Pass the Stuffing, Please. Or Is That a Problem? New York Times, November 4, 2001.
- In the Land of Self-Invention, You Can Always Start Over. New York Times, September 9, 2001.
- A Charmed Life: The Southern Woman. New York Times, August 26, 2001.
- Daring to Make a Love Story of Life's Last Chapter. New York Times, August 19, 2001.
- Swaggering Sexuality Before the Mandated Blush. New York Times, May 13, 2001
- The Innocent Ways Of Renée Zellweger. New York Times, April 8, 2001.
- Where Have You Gone, Joan Blondell and Fay Bainter? New York Times, March 4, 2001.
- Bared: The Heartbreaking Geometry of the Triangle. New York Times, January 21, 2001
- I'm Dreaming of a Noir Christmas. You, Too? New York Times, November 5, 2000.
- Southern Dish: After the War. New York Times, October 15, 2000.
- Can 'Charlie's Angels' Still Fly in a 'G.I. Jane' World? New York Times, September 10, 2000.
- Glimpses Inside a World Barely Imagined by Men. New York Times, June 4, 2000.
- Cléo from 5 to 7. Criterion Collection, May 15, 2000.
- Star Power: Tom Cruise, Team Player. New York Times, April 30, 2000.
- High-Wire Artist: Burt Lancaster. New York Times, March 19, 2000.
- Mothers and Daughters, Tangled Together Anew. New York Times, September 12, 1999.
- America's Sweetheart. New York Times, June 6, 1999.
- The Love That's Forever: Making Matches. New York Times, May 23, 1999.
- Missing Mastroianni: Why He Meant So Much. New York Times, December 27, 1998.
- Engineering an Icon: Marilyn Monroe. New York Times, November 22, 1998.
- A Touch of the 1940's Woman in the 90's. New York Times, November 15, 1998.
- Where the Old Boy Always Gets the Girl. New York Times, February 8, 1998.
- The First Action Hero. New York Times, March 23, 1997.
- World of 'The Godfather': No Place for Women. New York Times, March 23, 1997.
- All Things Reconsidered. New York Times, June 9, 1996.
- How the Earlier Media Achieved Critical Mass: Motion Pictures; In 'The Birth of a Nation,' The Birth of Serious Film. New York Times, November 20, 1995.
- N.Y.P.D. Blue. New York Times, November 12, 1995.
- A Romantic Rebel of the New Wave. New York Times, December 16, 1994.
- Outing James Dean. Boulevard of Broken Dreams: The Life, Times, and Legend of James Dean. New York Times, August 7, 1994.
- Screwball Existentialist, Male Bonder. New York Times, July 10, 1994
- Picture-Perfect Paris. New York Times, July 3, 1994
- Still Missing: Amelia Earhart and the Search for Modern Feminism. New York Times, December 19, 1993.
- Mae West's Bawdy Spirit Spans the Gay 90's. New York Times, August 15, 1993.
- No Angel To Her Daughter. New York Times, February 7, 1993
- Auteur! Auteur! Cahiers du Cinema Takes a Bow. New York Times, March 1, 1992.
- Making an Art of Angst. New York Times, May 12, 1991.
- Is it Time To Trust Hollywood? New York Times, January 28, 1990.
- Cruising for Burgers on the Champs Elysees. New York Times, October 22, 1989.
- So Much Genius, So Little Time. New York Times, June 11, 1989
- EPIC! HEROIC! AMERICAN! An Empire of Their Own: How the Jews Invented Hollywood. New York Times, October 23, 1988
- Food For Love. Vogue, October 1988.
- Midnight Run—De Niro Laughs! Vogue, October 1988.
- Fatal Distractions. Vogue, August 1988.
- Unmourned Losses, Unsettled Claims. New York Times, June 12, 1988.
- A Wim and a Prayer. Vogue, June 1988.
- Column: Paying Homage to the Spinster. New York Times, May 8, 1988.
- Mommie Merest. Vogue, April 1988.
- The Unbearable Heaviness of Reverent Adaptation. Vogue, March 1988.
- Spielberg Grows Up. Vogue, February 1988.
- Slow Idyll. Vogue, January 1988.
- Casanova Without Tears. New York Times, September 6, 1987.
- A Swedish Lassie. Vogue, June 1987.
- One More Time by Carol Burnett. The New York Review of Books, January 15, 1987
- Sunny (Kir) Vs. Sadie (Champagne): Sally Quinn's Regrets Only. New York Times, August 17, 1986.
- A (Considerably Older) Man and Woman. Vogue, August, 1986.
- Crying for Argentina. Vogue, December 1985
- Plenty: Disturbing the Peace. Vogue, October, 1985.
- Dead End Kids. Vogue, May, 1985.
- In Each Other's Clothing. New York Times, March 31, 1985.
- Pop is a Weasel. Vogue, March, 1985.
- Birdy: Matthew Modine Soars. Vogue, February, 1985.
- Burt and Clint: Bodies Double. Vogue, February, 1985.
- Movies: War Bonds. Vogue, January, 1985.
- The Rise of Texas Is Upon Us. Vogue, October 1984
- Ten Hankies, 2¾ Stars. Vogue, June 1984
- Dorothy Lamour's Rubber Feet, etc. New York Times, October 30, 1983.
- Men on Screen: The Bad, the Beautiful, and the Stupid. Vogue, October 1983.
- Bergman—the Last Picture Show? Vogue, June 1983
- Stepping Out Of The Shadows. New York Times, May 22, 1983.
- De Niro, Duvall—Da Best. Vogue, April 1983.
- Love in Hot Climate. Vogue, April 1983.
- A Show of Violence, Sam Peckinpah. New York Times, March 27, 1983
- The "Tootsie" Role—a Taste Treat. Vogue, March, 1983.
- Star Take: New Images of Women—The Change in Movies Now. Vogue, February 1983.
- "Varennes"—Royal Seduction/"Verdict"—Legal Interiors. Vogue, January 1983.
- Gandhi. Vogue, December 1982.
- Sex and Star Quality. Vogue, November 1982.
- Falling in Love Again: Woody Allen's Elegiac New "Sex Comedy." Vogue, September, 1982.
- Paul Mazursky's Newest Fable: "Tempest" in a Teapot. Vogue, September, 1982.
- The Timeliest Film of the Year—from Chekhov. Vogue, June, 1982.
- The Cranky Charm of "Annie". Vogue, June, 1982.
- "I'm Dancing as Fast as I Can" and the Jill Clayburgh Backlash. Vogue, May, 1982.
- Hers: Shoot The Moon. New York Times, March 11, 1982.
- Hers: Billie Jean King. New York Times, March 4, 1982.
- What's News: Movies. Vogue, March 1982.
- Hers: Mixed Marriages. New York Times, February 25, 1982.
- Hers: Fathers & Sons. New York Times, February 11, 1982
- Reds. Vogue, February, 1982.
- Can TV Actors Make It In the Movies? New York Times, February 4, 1979.
- Power‐Mad Queen Bee. New York Times, December 24, 1978.
- The Great Hollywood Con: Machismo. The Village Voice, September 18, 1978.
- The Sexy Baby Turn-on. Vogue, January, 1978.
- Galactic Graffiti: 'Star Wars' Reviewed. The Village Voice, June 13, 1977.
- Burt Reynolds Gets Swamped in "Gator." The Village Voice, September 13, 1976.
- "The Story of Adele H" Is a Tribute to an Experience. The Village Voice, October 27, 1975
- A Critics' Duet on "Nashville". The Village Voice, June 9, 1975.
- What Makes Streisand Queen of the Box Office? New York Times, March 9, 1975.
- Couple-Speak: Happy Marriage. Vogue, June, 1971.
- The Out-Of-Towners. The Village Voice, June 4, 1970.