Mark Olsen writes about all kinds of movies for the Los Angeles Times as both a feature writer and reviewer. He creates a regular series on independent, documentary and foreign language films under the banner of Indie Focus, also curating and hosting the Indie Focus Screening Series. His work has also appeared in Film Comment, the New York Times, LA Weekly, Sight & Sound and other publications. He is from Kansas.
Latest From This Author
The filmmaking brothers have found a deep emotional connection to a family of mythical creatures led by an unrecognizable Riley Keough and Jesse Eisenberg.
April 17, 2024
Though the festival is not definitely leaving Park City, Utah, after 2026, it has begun the process of exploring other host cities.
April 17, 2024
With a deeply disturbing turn by Jesse Plemons, one scene in “Civil War” encapsulates the film’s combustible political balancing act. It almost didn’t happen.
April 12, 2024
This week: The American Cinematheque launches a new documentary festival, AGFA celebrates 15 years of genre madness, David Lynch’s “Eraserhead” in 35mm and more
April 12, 2024
Starring Lea Seydoux and George MacKay, director Bertrand Bonello’s latest is set across three time periods, drawing from a notorious killer for inspiration.
April 10, 2024
The UCLA Festival of Preservation uncovers a lost film by Charles Burnett, the first Los Angeles Festival of Movies is underway and two of the year’s best arrive in theaters: ‘The Beast’ and ‘La Chimera’
April 5, 2024
Writer-director Alex Garland’s controversy-courting political fable about a violently divided America brings together two generation-defining actors.
April 4, 2024
The latest release in the MonsterVerse franchise teams up two iconic creatures for the second best box-office opening of the year.
March 31, 2024
A standout concert, a promising play, the return of the Butterfly Pavilion and more recommendations for your week ahead. Plus ICYMI briefs on the Broad museum expansion and more.
March 30, 2024
This week: The screenwriters of “Legally Blonde” on how comedies make life better, Karina Longworth on 10 years of “You Must Remember This,” plus “Yentl.”
March 29, 2024