Become Death: On Christopher Nolan's “Oppenheimer”
Paul Thompson considers Chris Nolan’s “Oppenheimer” and the atomic bomb on-screen.
Paul Thompson considers Chris Nolan’s “Oppenheimer” and the atomic bomb on-screen.
ARMAND HAMMER with OPEN MIKE EAGLE, The Echo, Los Angeles, October 12, 2023. On his most recent solo album—this spring’s Maps, produced entirely by...
Paul Thompson speaks with Drew Millard about his new book, “How Golf Can Save Your Life.”
On its 10th anniversary, Paul Thompson revisits Harmony Korine’s “Spring Breakers.”
Paul Thompson examines the metabolization of bullshit into our lives, by way of analyzing Peter Bogdanovich’s film “Paper Moon” and Robert Greene’s...
Paul Thompson interviews rapper Open Mike Eagle for issue no. 36 of The LARB Quarterly.
Paul Thompson reviews Todd Field’s “TÁR.”
Paul Thompson interviews John Carpenter about the state of horror, navigating Hollywood, and the movies he didn’t make.
Paul Thompson explores the strangeness of the film industry in L.A. and its reckoning with racist histories and the natural world in Jordan Peele's...