J. D. Connor is an associate professor of Cinema and Media Studies at the University of Southern California. His book on neoclassical Hollywood, The Studios After the Studios, was published in 2015 by Stanford. He is completing the follow-up, Hollywood Math and Aftermath.
CONTRIBUTOR ARTICLES
Rebel Yale: Reading and Feeling “Hillbilly Elegy”
It is his refusal to speak directly about “issues” that makes J. D. Vance the new pundit for white people....
Variety Show
Does "Twin Peaks: The Return" matter?...
The Warrior Class
J. D. Connor on "War Machine" and the cult of the warrior-scholar....
FILM NOW: A Roundtable on the Films of 2016
Moderated by LARB film editor Anna Shechtman, the discussion brought together voices from film studies, film criticism, and Hollywood film production....
Making Things Right: “Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens”
Criticisms — or defenses — of Star Wars's narrative retreading are misguided....
Freaks of the Industry: “Dope”
"Dope" was a Sundance crowd pleaser and the object of a bidding war....
