[Uncut] Film Club: Matt Johnson / Chinatown (1974)

The author of How Hitchens Can Save The Left talks about his book and all things Christopher Hitchens, before diving into Roman Polanski's neo-noir classic.

Welcome to the Lack of Taste Film Club, where we talk to non-cinephiles and non-professional cinephiles about themselves and the movies they love. You will find a different flavour to Film Club entries going forward. Instead of discussing the chosen movie, we want to get to know the guest more. A general Q&A will come first, and the film comes second.

Matt Johnson is the author of How Hitchens Can Save the Left: Rediscovering Fearless Liberalism in an Age of Counter-Enlightenment, a biography of Christopher Hitchens and his complex politics. I was interested in the book, as well as the legacy that Christopher Hitchens left, following his death in 2011. We talk about his positions, including his support of the Iraq War, speculating his opinions had he not died, before going into Roman Polanski’s Chinatown, one of Matt’s favorite movies.

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