“Doctor Sleep”: How Kubrick Outshines the King
Does Mike Flanagan's adaptation of "Doctor Sleep" balance the visions of Stanley Kubrick and Stephen King?
Film
"There is only one thing that can kill the Movies, and that is education." — Will Rogers
Film After Auschwitz: On Václav Marhoul’s “The Painted Bird”
Marta Figlerowicz considers "The Painted Bird," Václav Marhoul's adaptation of Jerzy Kosiński's infamous novel.
Incremental Losses: A Conversation with Masha Tupitsyn
Sara Black McCulloch speaks with writer, critic, and multimedia artist Masha Tupitsyn about her latest book, “Picture Cycle.”
Binge and Purge: The Rise of Extreme Film Criticism
Noah Gittell considers the growing phenomenon of “Extreme Film Criticism” in the wake of media conglomeration and the decline of long-form journalism.
Into the Archives: On “Letters from Hollywood”
Chris Yogerst reviews a revealing collection of letters from the Golden Age of Hollywood.
The Outer Fringes of Our Language: A Conversation with Werner Herzog
Robert Harrison speaks to Werner Herzog about his devotion to books.
Real Life Rock Top 10: December 2019
LARB presents the December installment of “Real Life Rock Top 10,” a monthly column by cultural critic Greil Marcus.
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.
The Defiant Muse
Alice Blackhurst looks at "Portrait of a Lady on Fire," the latest film from Céline Sciamma.
Southern Discomfort: Erasing the Real Author of “Easy Rider”
With movie credits, what you see is not always what you get.
Remembering Scott Timberg
Los Angeles lost a beloved local writer and his friends remember him.
Love Gone Wrong: A Philosopher’s Take on “Vertigo”
Robert Sinnerbrink reviews Robert B. Pippin's "The Philosophical Hitchcock: Vertigo and the Anxieties of Unknowingness."
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