I Can’t Feel My Dad’s Love, and I Won’t. But I Know It’s There: An Essay on ‘Sentimental Value’
“Everyone’s mad at dad, huh?” There’s a lot trapped within the Borg house. (Literal) writing on the wall, domestic disputes…
Essays
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The Gospel of Carrie White
When the lights dimmed and the screen began to flicker, I felt like I was standing in front of an altar. There was something holy about that crisp October night in Cambridge, when The Brattle theater transformed from a movie house into a cathedral of cinema. The smell of buttered popcorn floated through the air as strangers shuffled to creaky seats, their plastic cups fizzing with delicious cherry cola. It wasn’t just a screening. It was a gathering of believers. A horde of cinephiles grouped, itching for their fix.
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David Lynch’s ‘Twin Peaks:’ Anglo-Saxon Folklore Wrapped in Plastic
In formalist and interpretive film histories, David Lynch’s “Twin Peaks” has been dubbed as one of the few popular postmodern…
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Otosan – Lonely Lord: Hikikomori, Posthumanism and the Early Works of Aphex Twin
Hikikomori: a middle-class Japanese youth withdrawn from social conventions; engages in all social interaction via computers. The 1990s and early…
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Motion Pictures of Cannes
What I Learned As a Filmmaker, Journalist, and Creative at Cannes Film Festival.
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High-Dyke Density: Urban Fragmentations and the Black Lesbian Condition in ‘Pariah’
For American director Dianrea “Dee” Rees, the street-bound borders of 2010s Brooklyn set the scene for sapphic self-discovery in her…
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‘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…
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The Indirect Sex: The Sociocultural Significance of Eye Contact in Lesbian Cinema
Modern queer media is known for its commitment to the use of implicit methods to portray affection within sapphic and…
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Independent inspiration from the work of Wong Kar-wai and the Hong Kong New Wave
In the late 20th century, a progressive new wave of cinema emerged in Hong Kong, resulting in the release of…
