This book investigates how the expansion of neoliberal capitalism has fundamentally reshaped global cinematic production, distribution, and aesthetic form. The authors, Jyotsna Kapur and Keith B. Wagner, synthesize Marxist critical theory with contemporary film analysis to argue that cinema functions as both a product of and a site of resistance against global market forces. By examining diverse regional film industries, they demonstrate how economic restructuring dictates the themes, labor conditions, and narrative structures prevalent in modern motion pictures.

Scholars in the field of film and media studies recognize this work as a rigorous contribution to the political economy of cinema. Readers frequently note the academic density of the prose, which requires a foundational understanding of Marxist theory to fully engage with the authors' arguments.