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“Toni Erdmann” and the Anti-Hollywood Ending
Why does Maren Ade end "Toni Erdmann" where she does?
Film
"There is only one thing that can kill the Movies, and that is education." — Will Rogers
By Immigrants, For Immigrants: Why “Casablanca” Still Matters
Noah Gittell on Noah Isenberg's "We'll Always Have Casablanca."
Skip the Words, Read the Pictures
Jonathan Shapiro on Edward Sorel's "Mary Astor's Purple Diary."
Two Almodóvars
What happened to Pedro Almodóvar? Bécquer Seguín looks at "Julieta" to find out.
From Parody to Hyperreality in Ang Lee’s “Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk”
On the competing impulses on Ang Lee's most recent film, and what it fails to adapt from Ben Fountain's novel.
“From Strength to Strength”: Filmmakers Discuss the Life and Ascent of Maya Angelou in “And Still I Rise”
Monique N. Matthews talks to Bob Hercules and Rita Coburn Whack, the filmmakers behind "Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise."
The World of Yesterday, Today: On Maria Schrader’s “Stefan Zweig: Farewell to Europe”
Kathleen B. Jones interviews Maria Schrader about her new film, “Stefan Zweig: Farewell to Europe.”
Raoul Peck Brings Life to James Baldwin’s Unfinished Manuscript
Michelle Amor talks to Raoul Peck about his new documentary "I Am Not Your Negro."
Animating the Ocean
Wai Chee Dimock on the oceans of "Moana" and Jack London.
White Men on a Mission: Martin Scorsese’s Long “Silence”
Marta Figlerowicz on the solipsistic suffering on display in Scorsese's "Silence."
FILM NOW: A Roundtable on the Films of 2016
Moderated by LARB film editor Anna Shechtman, the discussion brought together voices from film studies, film criticism, and Hollywood film production.
Violence: The Director’s Eye
Brad Evans talks to director Oliver Stone for the first part of the "Histories of Violence" series.
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