Love stories don’t always end in happily ever after. Films like Atonement, Portrait of a Lady on Fire, and Amour reveal how romance on screen can become unforgettable precisely when fate refuses to ...

B.D. McClay is a critic and essayist. What was once shocking becomes quaint: That’s how it goes. The Charleston now looks like a silly dance, Elvis is just a sweaty guy, nobody’s fainting while ...