Zero and its Many Displays of Nothing: Xenophobia, Depersonalization and the Immigrant Experience in ‘The Grand Budapest Hotel’
Wes Anderson’s 2014 feature film “The Grand Budapest Hotel” has cemented itself as a notable piece of history in the…
Essays
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…
Imperfections in Everyday Liaisons Through Rohmer’s “Six Moral Tales”
In the revolutionary time of Nouvelle Vague, fathered by the pioneers of Cahiers du Cinéma, the name Éric Rohmer is…
Film Noir in One Film Image
Lincoln Center to present 17-film retrospective “Robert Siodmak: Dark Visionary” Dec.11-19 No less than eight of your critic’s favorite 1940s…
“Saturday Night” Celebrates the Independent Spirit of Comedy
The film “Saturday Night” tells the spectacular behind-the-scenes tale of the 90 minutes before the first ever show of Saturday Night Live went live on air. A whirlwind of chaos, and a sprint until the end, the film perfectly captures what has kept SNL a cultural phenomenon for half a century: its independent spirit.
Shredding Stereotypes: How the Ninja Turtles Reshaped Themselves for a New Era
Issue Three: The Next Mutation Edited by Francisco Viana 2024 marks the 40th anniversary of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles…
Thirsting for the Forbidden: Dissecting the Monstrous Feminine
“The female vampire is abject because she disrupts identity and order; driven by her lust for blood, she does not…
How the Ninja Turtles Mutated from Sewer Creatures to Superstars
Issue Two: Out of the Shadows Edited by Francisco Viana Comic book artists Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird could hardly…
From Mirage to Millions: The 40 Year Journey of the TMNT
Issue One: Turtle Power Edited by Francisco Viana In November of 1983, in the dingy living room of two aspiring…