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oliverjlwebb
Jan 27, 20227 min read
Director Julian Schwandner on his short film, Anamesa
Anamesa is an atmospheric representation of the connection the three friends Maria, Markos and Julian share with the same island in...
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oliverjlwebb
Jan 22, 20225 min read
The Matrix Resurrections—A Failed Blade Runner 2049?
By Evelio Zavala What made The Matrix trilogy work is why The Matrix Resurrections fails: timing. In 1999, it was the turn of a new...
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Alex Harper
Jan 18, 20223 min read
Film of the Week: The Humans
Walls groan, light bulbs detonate, figures stare in from outside windows. In Stephen Karam’s The Humans, home is a nightmare for the lonely.
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oliverjlwebb
Jan 17, 20222 min read
Shut up and deal: Billy Wilder’s 1960 classic, The Apartment
By Mae Brando The first time I came across The Apartment would’ve been during the colder month of January back in 2018. It was perfectly...
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oliverjlwebb
Jan 6, 20225 min read
An Interview with DP Ruairí O'Brien
Ruairí O'Brien is a cinematographer known for his work on Dating Amber, The Fall, Five Minutes of Heaven, The Winter Lake, and Line of...
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oliverjlwebb
Dec 23, 202115 min read
2021: A Year in Review
Thank you to all of our readers and contributors for all of your continued support. With new releases from Claire Denis, Martin Scorsese,...
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oliverjlwebb
Dec 22, 20214 min read
An interview with Emily Marie Palmer
Emily Marie Palmer is an actor and writer known for American Horror Story, Mercy Street, and Lansky. I spoke with Emily about studying at...
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oliverjlwebb
Dec 20, 20214 min read
Cruising: Ambiguity and Meaning
By Duran Aziz There isn’t a whole lot that’s resolved by the time the credits roll in William Friedkin’s Cruising (1980). We thought that...
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oliverjlwebb
Dec 18, 20215 min read
Love is all a matter of timing. Wong Kar-wai’s, As Tears Go By (1988) revisited
By Evelio Zavala There are very few films I can confidently say are alive and breathing when you watch them. There is another world...
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oliverjlwebb
Dec 3, 20214 min read
Dear Evan Hansen: a Ben Platt vanity project
By Kaitlyn Riggio The Dear Evan Hansen movie adaptation is a Ben Platt vanity project above all else. The musical Dear Evan Hansen has...
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Alex Harper
Dec 1, 20215 min read
Film of the Week: The Power of the Dog
Jane Campion’s return to film, The Power of the Dog, is a parable on masculinity and a deceptive thriller only felt long after it strikes.
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oliverjlwebb
Nov 29, 20216 min read
Peter Malone Elliott and Alexander Sharp on their debut feature film Wired Shut
Wired Shut is a home invasion thriller that follows a famous novelist (played by Blake Stadel) who is recovering from reconstructive jaw...
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oliverjlwebb
Nov 27, 20216 min read
Thanksgiving special: Hannah and Her Sisters
By Evelio Zavala In my opinion, Hannah and Her Sisters is the best Thanksgiving movie. Ever. None really come as close to Woody Allen’s...
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Alex Harper
Nov 25, 20214 min read
Film of the Week: Drive My Car
A director and his driver, both wounded by grief, find solace in the processes of their work in Hamaguchi’s deft, masterful character study.
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oliverjlwebb
Nov 22, 20215 min read
An interview with Chrystee Pharris
Chrystee Pharris is an actor known for her work on Goliath, Scrubs, Monogamy, Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, and Passions. I spoke...
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oliverjlwebb
Nov 18, 20214 min read
Sticks and Stones: Oliver Stone’s Talk Radio (1988) in review
By Evelio Zavala “Sticks and stones can break your bones but words cause permanent damage!” …and yet they keep coming back for more....
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oliverjlwebb
Nov 13, 20213 min read
Breathless: Remembering Jean Seberg on her birthday
By Mae Brando À BOUT DE SOUFFLE (Breathless) is Jean Luc-Godard’s 1960 classic that transcended the idea of the era’s new wave of French...
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oliverjlwebb
Nov 5, 20214 min read
The monster within us: chemical paranoia in Todd Hayne's 1995 masterpiece, Safe
By Evelio Zavala By all accounts, Safe directed by Todd Haynes in his second feature is a horror film. After all, most horror movies aim...
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oliverjlwebb
Oct 31, 20216 min read
A Reevaluation of Bram Stoker’s Dracula
By River Lunsford If you’re anything like me, Halloween is not just a day, it’s the whole month—maybe even a whole season. The Halloween...
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oliverjlwebb
Oct 28, 20214 min read
Built into the beginning: uses of sound in Cries and Whispers
By Evelio Zavala When Woody Allen was interviewed by Richard Corliss for Time shortly after Ingmar Bergman’s death in 2007, Corliss asked...
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