film (& media)
Essays, reviews, and targeted commentary on film & media.
Disclaimer: many of the entries were informal, undergraduate assignments and still require significant editing.
The Wolf of Wall Street: Formal Entrenchment of the Male Gaze
Dissecting Film as an Old and New Media Object
Cléo de 5 à 7: Cléo’s Personality, Varda as a Feminist Auteur, Time, Ending
Thoughts on Cléo de 5 à 7
Capernaum: Italian Neorealism, Hollywood Storytelling, Camera Work, Character Study
Thoughts on Capernaum
Get Out: Horror Tropes, Humor in Horror, Monsters, Elimination of Threats
Thoughts on Get Out
The Farewell: Vocal & Facial Performances, Corporeal Performances, Naturalistic Acting, Character Development
Thoughts on The Farewell
Moonlight: Silence, Sound Bridges, Motifs
Thoughts on Moonlight
Meshes of the Afternoon: Feminism & Breaks from Hollywood
Thoughts on Meshes of the Afternoon
Un Chien Andalou: Middle Class Sensibilities & Sexual Imagery
Thoughts on Un Chien Andalou
City of God: Goal-Oriented Protagonists, Formalism, Poverty & Violence
Thoughts on City of God
Requiem for a Dream: Soviet Montage Analysis
Analyzing Requiem for a Dream and Soviet Montage
Citizen Kane: Scene Breakdown, Plot Point Identification, Structural & Narrative Analysis
Breaking down Orson Welles’ opus