Latchkey Cinema – Bridging the 80s (ft. River’s Edge & Running on Empty)
I’m going to bestow Kramer vs. Kramer with an honorary mention in the Gen X movie pantheon. It’s very muchContinue Reading
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Latchkey Cinema – An Introduction (ft. Slacker)
As someone who’s allergic to generalizations, I find it a little dicey trying to talk about cinema in broad, generationalContinue Reading
The Theme of Absence in Hamnet
There has been much praise for Chloé Zhao’s new film, Hamnet, an adaptation of author Maggie O’Farrell’s novel. The plauditsContinue Reading
Something Wild, and the Eccentric Auteurism of Jonathan Demme
Few directors have had the kind of career that Jonathan Demme had. Like his filmmaking peers Martin Scorsese, Joe DanteContinue Reading
The Enduring Legacy of Interstellar
Upon its release in 2014, director Christopher Nolan’s Interstellar was met with largely positive, but hardly unanimous praise. Now, tenContinue Reading
American Suburbia and All That Heaven Allows
Douglas Sirk‘s 1955 romantic melodrama All That Heaven Allows opens on the fictional New England hamlet of Stoningham. As theContinue Reading
The Impact of COVID-19 on Cinema – Post-Pandemic
As we hopefully exit the pandemic, we have emerged in a new age for cinema. Accessibility has changed drastically, thereContinue Reading
The Impact of COVID-19 on Cinema – Production and Distribution
The COVID-19 pandemic has put an undue burden on the film industry and its productions. Many productions were forced toContinue Reading
The Impact of COVID-19 on Cinema – Accessibility
The COVID-19 pandemic has been wreaking havoc on global communities for over two years at this point. It has madeContinue Reading
The Importance of a Woman-led Story in The Lost Daughter
For a film that focuses on the responsibilities of motherhood and the relationships between mothers and daughters, it only seemsContinue Reading
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