Film

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

The Dialectical Filmmaker: On Judd Apatow’s “The King of Staten Island”
Is Judd Apatow a Hegelian?
Jensen SutherAug 28, 2020
The Politics of Rediscovery
By always relegating work by women artists to the zone of the neglected or forgotten, we risk only understanding them in this way.
Katie da Cunha LewinAug 17, 2020
Double Lives: On Louise Brooks’s “Thirteen Women in Films”
Maya Cantu puts actress Louise Brooks’s unpublished manuscript “Thirteen Women in Films” in conversation with the recent documentary “Silent and Forgotten.”
Maya CantuAug 15, 2020
Stake Not the Undead: Vampires in the 2020s
Karina Wilson traces the lineage and history of the vampire story and considers why it is more relevant (and marketable) than ever before.
Karina WilsonJul 30, 2020
When the US Government Went After Anti-Nazi Hollywood
LARB presents an excerpt from “Hollywood Hates Hitler! ” by Chris Yogerst.
Chris YogerstJul 27, 2020
My Lockdown with “Death in Venice”
"The pandemic has made me, once again, that sorry thing: a mere spectator of life." D. A. Miller on social distancing and "Death in Venice."
D. A. MillerJul 26, 2020
- Film
- Gender & Sexuality
The Socialist Cinema of Ken Jacobs: An Interview with Ken Jacobs
Max Bienstock talks to Ken Jacobs about his six-decade filmmaking career.
Max BienstockJul 25, 2020
- Film
- Politics
Our Story Is the American Story: A Conversation with Renee Tajima-Peña and Geeta Gandbhir
The producers of “Asian Americans” reflect on the making of their groundbreaking documentary series.
Anouk YehJul 23, 2020
When the Chronically Ill Go into Remission: Filmmaker Jennifer Brea’s Life After “Unrest”
Megan Moodie details her own experiences with chronic pain and illness alongside a critical assessment of Jennifer Brea’s documentary “Unrest” (2017).
Megan MoodieJul 17, 2020
The Art of Dissent
A documentary filmmaker and historian discusses his new film about Czech dissidents under the communist regime.
James Dean Le SueurJul 11, 2020
The Only One Left: A Conversation with James Lloydovich Patterson About Grigori Aleksandrov’s “Circus”
Sasha Razor interviews James Lloydovich Patterson, the son of an African American father and a Soviet mother who became a Soviet actor and author.
Sasha RazorJul 7, 2020
On Mothers, Daughters, and “The Truth”: A Conversation with Juliette Binoche
Eileen G’Sell sits down with actress Juliette Binoche to discuss craft, family dynamics, and her latest work on the film “The Truth.”
Eileen G’SellJul 3, 2020