Film theory seeks to systematize film as a medium and typically adheres to Lacanian psychoanalysis, whereas film criticism analyzes and examines a specific film (though larger generalizations can still be deduced from criticism).
Film theory seeks to systematize film as a medium. It may use Critical theory, Marxism, or Lacanian psychoanalysis, while film criticism analyzes and examines a specific film (though larger generalizations can still be deduced from criticism).