Film

"There is only one thing that can kill the Movies, and that is education." — Will Rogers

What Women Want, per Catherine Breillat
Lori Marso reviews Catherine Breillat’s film “Last Summer” in the context of the director’s body of work, as well as alongside the recent Miranda...
Lori MarsoJul 19
- Film
- Gender & Sexuality
A Freak Flag Flown at Half-Mast
Adam Nayman considers Yorgos Lanthimos’s latest film “Kinds of Kindness” amid the provocateur director’s broader body of work.
Adam NaymanJul 14
- Film
- Gender & Sexuality
A Disproportionate Display of Force: The Lure of Epic Rage
Torsa Ghosal discusses Dev Patel’s film “Monkey Man” and the problematic politics of revenge.
Torsa GhosalJul 10
- Cultural Studies
- Film
“Chinatown” at 50, or Seeing Oil Through Cinema
Michael Rubenstein writes on the 50th anniversary of “Chinatown” and the beginning of the end of petromodernity.
Michael RubensteinJul 8
The Gap at the End of the World
In an excerpt from LARB Quarterly no. 41, “Truth,” Cynthia Cruz seeks truth in melancholia, Hegel, and capitalist civilization’s possible futures.
Cynthia CruzJul 8
Unhooking: On the Gigification of Intimacy
Kelly Coyne examines gig-work philosophy in Emma Cline’s novel “The Guest” and Gene Stupnitsky’s movie “No Hard Feelings.”
Kelly CoyneJul 3
- Fiction
- Film
Keeping Up with the Klimate
Hannah Bonner connects Kōhei Saitō’s book “Slow Down: The Degrowth Manifesto” to Sara Sowell’s short film “Color Negative” by way of the Kardashians.
Hannah BonnerJul 2
Heartbreak Supernova: On Carrie Courogen’s “Miss May Does Not Exist”
Tim Riley reviews Carrie Courogen’s “Miss May Does Not Exist: The Life and Work of Elaine May, Hollywood’s Hidden Genius.”
Tim RileyJun 25
- Biography & Autobiography
- Film
Fools Rush In: On Kenneth Anger’s “Scorpio Rising”
Kevin Gonzalez looks back at Kenneth Anger’s “Scorpio Rising” as a biker and a present-day political subject.
Kevin GonzalezJun 14
Dispelling the “Stink of Love”: On the Ken-ification of Rainer Werner Fassbinder’s “Querelle”
David A. Gerstner considers the sterilized presentation of Rainer Werner Fassbinder’s “Querelle” in its new rerelease.
David A. GerstnerJun 12
Bella Baxter and the Machine: On Yorgos Lanthimos’s “Poor Things” and Julie Wosk’s “Artificial Women”
Marion Thain analyzes Yorgos Lanthimos’s film “Poor Things” in the context of Julie Wosk’s new book “Artificial Women: Sex Dolls, Robot Caregivers...
Marion ThainJun 10
Tom Ripley Is a Negative Space: On Netflix’s “Ripley”
Anna Bogutskaya assesses “Ripley,” Netflix’s new adaptation of Patricia Highsmith’s most infamous literary creation.
Anna BogutskayaJun 8