Memory, Shame and Footage in Michael Haneke’s “Caché”
Trigger Warning: Descriptions of suicide By October 17, 1961, France had maintained a colonial rule over Algeria for over 130…
Nate Ruttenberg
Nate Ruttenberg is an undergraduate staff writer at The Independent Magazine from Hunterdon County, New Jersey. He is a journalism major at Emerson College and specializes in film and television essays.
‘Twin Peaks’ and the Cycle of Abuse
The article below contains discussion of sexual assault, murder, and other related topics. Reader discretion is advised. Spoilers for “Twin…
Peace, Interrupted – ‘I’m Still Here’
“I’m Still Here” opens with a shot of Eunice Paiva (Fernanda Torres) quietly letting her body float in the salt…
Liars of cinema – The legacy of “Rashomon”
“Rashomon,” a classic by Japanese director Akira Kurosawa, made waves worldwide in the early 1950s with its revolutionary narrative style…
American Highways, American Deserts: An Essay on “Paris, Texas”
“Paris, Texas” is a portrait of a man who has exerted all his rage. In his 1984 film, Wim Wenders…