Cyber-sex: Gender in Ghost in the Shell
“Major? Are you there?” An indistinct male voice communicates with Major Kusanagi [...]
The When I Get Home Visual Album Is Still A Vibe
I imagined some of When I Get Home’s visual album (dir. Solange et. [...]
The Mourning Forest: A Meditation on Living
The Mourning Forest (dir. Naomi Kawase, 2007) observes Machiko (Machiko Ono), a grieving [...]
Black Ego Deaths: Terence Nance & the Knowles-Carters
A look at how Black pop culture moments / trends are created over [...]
Eve’s Bayou & Our Elusive Truths
**Content Warnings: child sexual abuse Released six years before Ian McEwan’s Atonement [...]
Why We Should Stop Caring About The Oscars
Only a couple of weeks ago, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and [...]
Machinima: Action Films, Action Games & Power Play
“Perhaps then, it is important to understand that the history of racism [...]
Wes Anderson’s Land of Whimsy and Orientalism
For me, all Wes Anderson movies are tinted by a sentimental shade [...]
Kathleen Collins, Woman of Many Disciplines
Q: What makes a great film director? Kathleen Collins (1942-1988) was [...]
Unfulfilled Desire: On Wong Kar-wai and the Limits of Auteurism
A woman––who is never given a name––takes a shaky draw on her [...]