Aren't We All Simply Monsters?

Aren't We All Simply Monsters?

Throughout cinematic history, monsters have been a staple of a wide range of genres, franchises, and fandoms. If we were to look at James Whale’s shaping of Boris Karloff’s creature...
Prophecy, Capitalism, and the Fragility of Faith in Kevin Smith’s Dogma

Prophecy, Capitalism, and the Fragility of Faith in Kevin Smith’s Dogma

Kevin Smith’s 1999 satirical comedy Dogma isn’t the best of films. That isn’t me being unfair or lacking discipline in my harshness. In fact, in some ways, the film is...
Edward II: Queerness As Rebellion

Edward II: Queerness As Rebellion

Derek Jarman refused to do things by the book. His cinematography championed bold and brave decisions, loosening expectations so that his visionary imagination could crash land into our own imaginations....
‘Nobody’ and 'Lost in Translation': Anonymity, Ennui, and the Desire for Withdrawal in Dickinson and Coppola

‘Nobody’ and 'Lost in Translation': Anonymity, Ennui, and the Desire for Withdrawal in Dickinson and Coppola

The ennui of modern life has very few remedies or cures. In general, it has often been challenging to erase, ever since early humans entertained themselves with the shadows and...
Future Selves and Unfinished Bodies: Reading ‘I Saw the TV Glow’ alongside Ocean Vuong

Future Selves and Unfinished Bodies: Reading ‘I Saw the TV Glow’ alongside Ocean Vuong

Last week was interesting. After having noticed on Netflix that Jane Schoenbrun’s 'I Saw The TV Glow' was available to watch, I found myself excited by what I thought was...
The Hollow Men in 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple — From Eliot’s Post-War Vision to Modern Fragmentation

The Hollow Men in 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple — From Eliot’s Post-War Vision to Modern Fragmentation

                              I We are the hollow men We are the stuffed men Leaning togetherHeadpiece filled with straw. Alas!Our dried voices, when We whisper together Are quiet and meaninglessAs wind in dry grass Or rats’ feet over...

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