Paul Thompson

Paul Thompson is a senior editor at the Los Angeles Review of Books. He has written for Rolling Stone, GQ, New York, Pitchfork, and The Washington Post, among other publications.

Articles

“Who’s Eve Babitz?”
Paul Thompson scratches the surface of Eve Babitz’s Los Angeles on the occasion of her birthday.
Paul ThompsonMay 14
Become Death: On Christopher Nolan's “Oppenheimer”
Paul Thompson considers Chris Nolan’s “Oppenheimer” and the atomic bomb on-screen.
Paul ThompsonMar 10
- Film
As Dark as It Can Be
Paul ThompsonOct 16, 2023
Permission to Meander: A Conversation with Drew Millard
Paul Thompson speaks with Drew Millard about his new book, “How Golf Can Save Your Life.”
Paul ThompsonJun 5, 2023
- Nonfiction
- Sports
Spring Break Forever
On its 10th anniversary, Paul Thompson revisits Harmony Korine’s “Spring Breakers.”
Paul ThompsonMar 22, 2023
- Film
The Half-Century in Bullshit: On Peter Bogdanovich’s “Paper Moon” and Robert Greene’s “The 48 Laws of Power”
Paul Thompson examines the metabolization of bullshit into our lives, by way of analyzing Peter Bogdanovich’s film “Paper Moon” and Robert Greene’s...
Paul ThompsonJan 28, 2023
- Film
- Literary Criticism
What Are You Looking For?: A Conversation with Open Mike Eagle
Paul Thompson interviews rapper Open Mike Eagle for issue no. 36 of The LARB Quarterly.
Paul ThompsonJan 6, 2023
- LARB Lit
- Music
It’s All Pastiche: On Todd Field’s “TÁR”
Paul Thompson reviews Todd Field’s “TÁR.”
Paul ThompsonNov 18, 2022
- Film
- Music

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