Film

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

Anatomy of a Neo-Noir Masterpiece
A richly detailed new study of the best movie ever made about Los Angeles.
Rob LathamFeb 24, 2020
- Film
- History
Out of the Waiting Room of History: Ritwik Ghatak’s Cinema of Partition
Swagato Chakravorty on the rediscovery of Ritwik Ghatak’s films, and what it says about how Western cultural institutions frame the idea of world cinema.
Swagato ChakravortyFeb 22, 2020
Real Life Rock Top 10: February 2020
LARB presents the February installment of “Real Life Rock Top 10,” a monthly column by cultural critic Greil Marcus.
Greil MarcusFeb 21, 2020
- Film
- Music
The Shell Game: From “Get Out” to “Parasite”
Juxtaposing "Get Out" and "Parasite" raises uneasy questions about how American audiences process racial injury versus economic injury.
Anne Anlin ChengFeb 21, 2020
- Around the World
- Film
Adapting Your Experience: A Conversation with Zia Anger
Holly Connolly interviews director Zia Anger on “My First Film,” a film-theater hybrid performance on the nature of process, failure, and self-disclosure.
Holly ConnollyFeb 20, 2020
- Art & Architecture
- Film
On the Power of Sisterhood and the Limits of Nostalgia: An Interview with Brazilian Director Karim Aïnouz
Eileen G’Sell interviews Karim Aïnouz, director of “Invisible Life.”
Eileen G’SellFeb 16, 2020
Room After Room in “The Report”
Hilary Plum considers "The Report," Mohamedou Ould Slahi’s "Guantánamo Diary," and who gets to depict torture.
Hilary PlumFeb 11, 2020
- Film
- Politics
Big Town, Big Talk: On “Motherless Brooklyn”
Charles Taylor explores the historical and cinematic resonances of Edward Norton’s adaptation of Jonathan Lethem’s novel, “Motherless Brooklyn.”
Charles TaylorFeb 9, 2020
- Film
Ambidextrous Authorship: Greta Gerwig and the Politics of Women’s Genres
Patricia White considers Greta Gerwig's adaptation of "Little Women."
Patricia WhiteFeb 7, 2020
Real Life Rock Top 10: January 2020
LARB presents the January installment of “Real Life Rock Top 10,” a monthly column by cultural critic Greil Marcus.
Greil MarcusJan 24, 2020
America Is Hard to See
As much as it is a portrait of Steve Bannon, "American Dharma" is also a story about the political and media class’s hypnotism by apocalyptic visions.
Ryan MeehanJan 21, 2020
- Film
- Politics
“Lights, Camera-maids, Action!”: Women Behind the Lens in Early Cinema
Gordon and Grimm consider how the camerawoman fought for relevance and visibility in the days of early cinema and ask why we continue to forget her.
Charles “Buckey” Grimm, Marsha GordonJan 20, 2020
- Film
- Gender & Sexuality