Film theory & criticism books

This coursebook is the first full-length study of cinematic ""legal medievalism,"" or the modern interpretation...  Read More >>

This book examines the recent trend in global cinema to feature infectious disease.  Read More >>

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Horror Monthly June 2025 (#45) The newest issue of Horror Monthly includes reviews of everything we reviewed last...  Read More >>

""An absorbing landmark of film criticism."" --The Chicago Tribune, ""The 10 Best Books of the Year"" AN ALLSTORA'S...  Read More >>

A hilarious, ambitious work of trenchant cultural criticism that traces the origins of today’s crisis of masculinity...  Read More >>

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Portrayals of love are everywhere in films and series. However, this apparent ubiquity is accompanied by a lack...  Read More >>

Examines the use of cinematography and mise en scene in contemporary Indonesian cinema.  Read More >>

Actor-turned-writer/director Barbara Loden's only feature film, Wanda (1970), tells the story of an alienated working-class...  Read More >>

100 Queer Films identifies 100 films that shaped the trajectory of queer cinema, connected with larger movements,...  Read More >>

Using an in-depth Australian case-study, this book narrates the profound period of proliferation. It also considers...  Read More >>

Bakhtin's Adventure: An Essay on Life without Meaning offers a bold rereading of Mikhail Bakhtin's groundbreaking...  Read More >>

An essential collection of new and selected essays by influential cinema and media studies scholar Tom Gunning....  Read More >>

Despite Hollywood’s recent efforts to appeal to more racially diverse audiences, mainstream movies routinely present...  Read More >>

100 Queer Films identifies 100 films that shaped the trajectory of queer cinema, connected with larger movements,...  Read More >>

""This book examines artistic, literary, and technological depictions of climate change and how they influence humanity's...  Read More >>

A comprehensive history of the financing of British film production from the emergence of the industry until the...  Read More >>

Examines the work of women filmmakers in comtemporary Turkey.  Read More >>

Compares the cinema cultures of Romania and China before and after socialism.  Read More >>

Since his debut on the paperback rack in 1953, Ian Fleming's James Bond 007 has become a staple of pop culture....  Read More >>

Takes an industrial approach to women's documentary practices in Iran since the late 1990s with a patrticular focus...  Read More >>

Despite Hollywood’s recent efforts to appeal to more racially diverse audiences, mainstream movies routinely present...  Read More >>

Toward a More Perfect Rebellion tells the riveting story of the socially engaged filmmakers of color who studied...  Read More >>

This book traces how film adjusted to the new sound technology and how literature responded to the fact that cinema...  Read More >>