Capitalism Is a Mental Illness: “Hustlers,” “The Known World,” and a Failed TV Project
Annie McGreevy on “Hustlers,” Edward P. Jones’s “The Known World,” a failed TV project, and the hustles that sustain us under capitalism.
"There is only one thing that can kill the Movies, and that is education." — Will Rogers
Annie McGreevy on “Hustlers,” Edward P. Jones’s “The Known World,” a failed TV project, and the hustles that sustain us under capitalism.
Annie McGreevyNov 6, 2019
Constance Valis Hill reviews Bat-Sheva Guez’s hypnotic new dance film.
Constance Valis HillNov 3, 2019
Megan Ward looks at the 2018 film “Museo,” starring Gael García Bernal, and contemporary debates around museum repatriation and cultural memory.
Megan WardOct 30, 2019
Chang-Min Yu reviews Joseph Jonghyun Jeon’s volume on Korean cinema and its rendering of global economic logics through film language and narrative.
Chang-Min YuOct 28, 2019
The teen film “Adam” turns complex issues of trans visibility into a vacuous sex farce.
Caden Mark GardnerOct 26, 2019
Alex Weintraub reviews "Ad Astra."
Alex WeintraubOct 20, 2019
Emily Janakiram rethinks our romantic attachments to the “love stories” of John Cleland’s “Fanny Hill” and Jane Austen’s “Pride and Prejudice.”
Emily JanakiramSep 26, 2019
Professor and programmer Maggie Hennefeld explores the world of forgotten silent film actresses and archivists’ struggles to rediscover lost film art.
Maggie HennefeldSep 24, 2019
LARB presents “Real Life Rock Top 10,” a monthly column by cultural critic Greil Marcus.
Greil MarcusSep 20, 2019
“Parasite” disrupts as many expectations as possible under limited spatial and temporal conditions, but does it have anything original to say about...
Seo Hee ImSep 18, 2019
Sophia Stewart considers parasocial relationships through the lens of poetry.
Sophia StewartSep 14, 2019
Kyle Stevens considers the 1951 film “Olivia,” an obscure queer classic from an under-appreciated.
Kyle StevensSep 12, 2019