The Way They Move
Jean Comandon's 1909 "Spirochaeta Pallida (Agent de la Syphilis)" brought together the history of science and technology, sex and entertainment.
"There is only one thing that can kill the Movies, and that is education." — Will Rogers
Jean Comandon's 1909 "Spirochaeta Pallida (Agent de la Syphilis)" brought together the history of science and technology, sex and entertainment.
Sonia Shechet EpsteinDec 25, 2019
Alice Blackhurst looks at "Portrait of a Lady on Fire," the latest film from Céline Sciamma.
Alice BlackhurstDec 22, 2019
With movie credits, what you see is not always what you get.
Peter L. WinklerDec 20, 2019
Los Angeles lost a beloved local writer and his friends remember him.
Alissa Quart, Andy Hermann, Bill Holdship, Charles McNulty, Dana Gioia, Dean Kuipers, Jeff Turrentine, Joe Donnelly, Lynell George, Richard Thompson, Robert George, Stanton Hall, Steve Wasserman, Ted Gioia, Tim Appelo, Tom Zoellner, Tony Ortega, Willis Peter BilderbackDec 16, 2019
Robert Sinnerbrink reviews Robert B. Pippin's "The Philosophical Hitchcock: Vertigo and the Anxieties of Unknowingness."
Robert SinnerbrinkDec 8, 2019
Sam Buckland considers Terrence Malick’s “A Hidden Life” as a philosophical photo-negative of Hannah Arendt’s “banality of evil.”
Sam BucklandDec 4, 2019
LARB presents the November installment of “Real Life Rock Top 10,” a monthly column by cultural critic Greil Marcus.
Greil MarcusNov 29, 2019
Jonathan Alexander on Nico Tortorella, gender fluidity, and contemporary culture.
Jonathan AlexanderNov 26, 2019
Sarah Gleeson-White reviews a new documentary about a female cinematic pioneer.
Sarah Gleeson-WhiteNov 23, 2019
Elizabeth Horkley delves into the filmmaking and curatorial work of Eileen Myles, most recently in their double bill program at the Metrograph...
Elizabeth HorkleyNov 20, 2019
Scout Tafoya contemplates “The Irishman” and the late style of Martin Scorsese.
Scout TafoyaNov 19, 2019
Chloe Lizotte considers the Manson depictions from the summer of 2019, asking what contradictions of representation and historical memory they share.
Chloe LizotteNov 10, 2019