Film

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

The Great Distraction: On Aaron Sorkin’s “Trial of the Chicago 7”
J. Hoberman passes judgment on “The Trial of the Chicago 7,” directed by Aaron Sorkin.
J. HobermanOct 31, 2020
- Film
- Politics
In a Lonely Place: On “I’m Thinking of Ending Things” and “Love, Guaranteed”
Annie Berke writes about how two recent Netflix original films thematize loneliness and our romance with screens under quarantine.
Annie BerkeOct 23, 2020
- Film
“American Psycho,” “American Beauty,” “American Pie”: White Male Rage at the Turn of the Millennium
Chelsea Davis puts three films from 2000 in context with the institutionalized support of white, male rage and “aggrieved entitlement.”
Chelsea DavisOct 14, 2020
Murder, Molotov Cocktails, and Burning Police Stations: Black Lives Matter, White Feminism, “Three Billboards,” and Intersectionality
Jerrine Tan on how we read “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri” in the present context of Black Lives Matter protests.
Jerrine TanOct 10, 2020
- Film
- Politics
Hal’s Ready for His Close-up: An Excerpt from “But What I Really Want to Do Is Direct”
LARB presents an excerpt from Ken Kwapis’s “But What I Really Want to Do Is Direct: Lessons from a Life Behind the Camera.”
Ken KwapisOct 5, 2020
- Film
- Memoir & Essay
An Obscure Road to Hollywood
A republication of Philippe Garnier’s 1996 book on screenwriters in 1930s Hollywood.
Woody HautOct 4, 2020
I’d Rather Be a Witch Than a Warrior
The ending of “Mulan” reassures us that she goes on to become a “legend”; yet, are not such honorifics precisely society’s reward for one’s compliance?
Anne Anlin ChengOct 3, 2020
- Film
- Gender & Sexuality
“Here Lies Herm — I Mean, Joe”: On Sydney Ladensohn Stern’s “The Brothers Mankiewicz”
Alex Harvey delves into “The Brothers Mankiewicz” by Sydney Ladensohn Stern.
Alex HarveySep 27, 2020
- Biography & Autobiography
- Film
The Disciplined Work of Being a Human Being: A Conversation with Actress and Artist Sheila Vand
Erik Morse interviews Iranian American actress and performance artist Sheila Vand.
Erik MorseSep 25, 2020
- Film
- Television
Something That Would Be Remembered: On Two Women Noir Trailblazers
Kathleen Jones on two recent biographies of midcentury women of noir: producer Joan Harrison and actress Veronica Lake.
Kathleen B. JonesSep 14, 2020
The Millennial Blues of “Palm Springs”
Beatrice Loayza writes time-loop rom-com “Palm Springs” as millennial manifesto.
Beatrice LoayzaSep 12, 2020
- Film
A Culture of Promises: On Liz Marshall’s “Meat the Future”
The new documentary “Meat the Future” presents the case for cultured meat in terms that are almost naïve.
Benjamin Aldes WurgaftAug 31, 2020