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...
"There is only one thing that can kill the Movies, and that is education." — Will Rogers
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
Adam Nayman considers Yorgos Lanthimos’s latest film “Kinds of Kindness” amid the provocateur director’s broader body of work.
Adam NaymanJul 14
Torsa Ghosal discusses Dev Patel’s film “Monkey Man” and the problematic politics of revenge.
Torsa GhosalJul 10
Michael Rubenstein writes on the 50th anniversary of “Chinatown” and the beginning of the end of petromodernity.
Michael RubensteinJul 8
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
Kelly Coyne examines gig-work philosophy in Emma Cline’s novel “The Guest” and Gene Stupnitsky’s movie “No Hard Feelings.”
Kelly CoyneJul 3
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
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
Kevin Gonzalez looks back at Kenneth Anger’s “Scorpio Rising” as a biker and a present-day political subject.
Kevin GonzalezJun 14
David A. Gerstner considers the sterilized presentation of Rainer Werner Fassbinder’s “Querelle” in its new rerelease.
David A. GerstnerJun 12
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
Anna Bogutskaya assesses “Ripley,” Netflix’s new adaptation of Patricia Highsmith’s most infamous literary creation.
Anna BogutskayaJun 8