Film

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

Airbrushed Tan Lines
Whitney Mallett visits a porn shoot in Spain.
Whitney MallettDec 20
He Understood Us
Carrie Courogen remembers the cross-genre brilliance of Rob Reiner’s filmmaking.
Carrie CourogenDec 19
- Film
Drawing America’s Brutal Imagination
Justin A. Davis writes on Ralph Bakshi’s controversial film “Coonskin” for its 50th anniversary, in a preview of the LARB Quarterly no. 47, “Security.”
Justin A. DavisDec 16
- Film
- Cultural Studies
Culture Never Recovered
From his rear window, M. Keith Booker reads the new anthology of stories inspired by Alfred Hitchcock, edited by Maxim Jakubowski.
M. Keith BookerDec 15
- Film
- Noir
Run for the Sun, Little One
Carly Mattox considers recent critiques of imperialist nostalgia via Danny Boyle’s “28 Years Later” and Adam Curtis’s “Shifty.”
Carly MattoxDec 10
- Film
- Television
No More Heroes
Clara Cuccaro considers the “myth of resistance” in Joachim Trier’s newest film, “Sentimental Value.”
Clara CuccaroNov 28
- Film
- History
Herzog in the Jungle of Truth
Sam Shpall ponders the enigma of Werner Herzog and his new book, “The Future of Truth.”
Sam Shpall Nov 24
- Philosophy & Religion
- Film
When History Hangs Out
Jacob Stern reviews Richard Linklater’s two latest films, “Nouvelle Vague” and “Blue Moon,” as twin hangout movies.
Jacob SternNov 21
- Film
- History
On Adaptation: From Page to Screen
In November 2024, writers Viet Thanh Nguyen, Jonathan Ames, Anna Dorn, and Jane Hu gathered at LITLIT for a discussion with Paul Thompson about how it feels to take a work from book to screen.
Paul Thompson, Jane Hu, Jonathan Ames, Viet Thanh Nguyen, Anna DornNov 16
- Film
- Fiction
 Springtime for Springnuts
Grant Sharples offers a personal account of the Boss’s career and legacy in light of the new biopic “Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere.”
Grant SharplesNov 11
- Film
- Music
The Golden Age of Porn Valley
Sascha Cohen talks with Molly Lambert about her new podcast “JennaWorld: Jenna Jameson, Vivid Video, & the Valley.”
Sascha CohenNov 9
- Gender & Sexuality
- Film
Rebel Without a Clue
Elizabeth Alsop picks up the trail of Kelly Reichardt’s alienated art thief in “The Mastermind.”
Elizabeth AlsopNov 7
- Film
- Cultural Studies