ISSN 1717-9559
All Reviews
1.
A review of François Miron's revisionist, Sapphic film noir, which imagines a world where women act like Humphrey Bogart and men are nervous, jittery and timid.
2.
A review of the final Merchant-Ivory film, The White Countess, “a high-brow romance drama without romantic love.”
3.
A review of British documentarian James Marsh's excellent feature film debut The King, a haunting piece of Southern Gothic which has earned comparison to Terrence Malick, David Lynch, and David Cronenberg (A History of Violence.
4.
A somewhat irreverent, insightful analysis of two recent female-centered Iranian documentaries, The Ladies Room and Iranian Journey.
5.
An analysis of two recent documentaries exposing the social injustices of archaic law and custom in Israel and Central India: Sentenced to Marriage and Highway Courtesans.
6.
A review essay of two books celebrating the varied contributions of African-American 'imagemakers' in its broadest sense (filmmakers, actors, writers, artists).
7.
A review essay on three recent books, two focusing on Charlie Chaplin and one on the American critic/playright James Agee.
8.
A review essay of a multi-author reader on one of the greatest of Scottish films, The Wicker Man.
9.
A book review of Richard A. Gilmore’s Doing Philosophy at the Movies, which looks at, The Searchers, The Usual Suspects, Vertigo, Fargo, Crimes and Misdemeanors, The Terminator, 12 Monkeys, Trainspotting, Night of the Living Dead, and The Matrix.
11.
Costa–Gavras returns with an astute black comedy on the corporate mindset.
13.
An idiosyncratic look at contemporary thought filtered through popular art, literature, film, and philosophy.
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An idiosyncratic look at contemporary thought filtered through popular art, literature, film, and philosophy.
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