Marya E. Gates

Marya E. Gates is a freelance film and culture writer based in Chicago. She studied Comparative Literature at U.C. Berkeley, and also has an overpriced and underused MFA in Film Production. Her other bylines include RogerEbert.com, IndieWire, Emmy Mag, The Playlist, Nerdist, and Vulture.

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After Decades of Queer Filmmaking, Patricia Rozema Is Still Full of Ideas

“I’m mesmerized by how we need stories like we need air. When humans have time off, when they don’t have to feed themselves or their children, and they have a…

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Apr 5, 2024

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From “My Best Friend’s Wedding” to “The Holdovers,” Paul Giamatti Is One of Cinema’s Great Listeners

To understand the magnitude of Paul Giamatti’s warm, yet thorny performance in The Holdovers, you must go further back into his filmography where the seeds of his on-screen persona were…