Brendan Boyle is a writer and editor living in Chicago. His criticism on film, television, and literature has been published in Cinema Scope, The Ringer, Downtime Magazine, and Fran Magazine.
Brendan Boyle
Articles
Lost Horizons
Brendan Boyle writes on the voyages beyond in “Contact” (1997) and “Alambrista!” (1977), in the newest installment of Double Feature, from the LARB Quarterly no. 46: “Alien.”
No, Time to Die: The Biden Years On-Screen, Part Two
In the second installment of a quarterly series, Brendan Boyle and Adam Nayman consider the cinema of the Biden years.
The Killing Floor
Brendan Boyle considers Jesse Armstrong’s “Mountainhead.”
The Irishman and the Empty Man: The Biden Years On-Screen, Part One
In the first installment of a quarterly series, Brendan Boyle and Adam Nayman use two films as a lens on the Biden years.
Tighten Up
Brendan Boyle considers Coralie Fargeat’s “The Substance.”
The Mouth Agape: On Bertrand Bonello’s “The Beast”
Brendan Boyle considers Bertrand Bonello’s 2023 film “The Beast.”
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