Jake Orthwein

Writer, filmmaker.
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The Great Directors Who Went To The Extreme

By Jake Orthwein 

An exploration of the ethics behind extreme filmmaking tactics.

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The Age of the Video Essay

By Jake Orthwein 

Said Scorsese, “Recreate Movies.”

Baby Driver Movie

How ‘Baby Driver’ Exemplifies The Best of Genre Cinema

By Jake Orthwein 

Edgar Wright’s latest film isn’t getting enough credit for its strong storytelling.

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How the ‘Game of Thrones’ Showrunners Found their Footing

By Jake Orthwein 

We often forget the relative obscurity from which the ‘Game of Thrones’ showrunners emerged as they entered Westeros.

Dunkirk Movie

‘Dunkirk’ and the Experience of Time

By Jake Orthwein 

“Time, printed in its factual forms and manifestations: such is the supreme idea of cinema as art.” – Andrei Tarkovsky

Coen Brothers Lebowski

The Philosophy of the Coen Brothers

By Jake Orthwein 

What are Coen Brothers films all about?

The People Vs Larry Flynt

Freedom, Hypocrisy, and ‘The People vs. Larry Flynt’

By Jake Orthwein 

A look back at the story of an outsider who stood up for our freedom (to peddle smut).

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The Origins of Hollywood’s Obsession With Disaster

By Jake Orthwein 

Every blockbuster wants to destroy the world. We explore where that impulse comes from.

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Netflix and the Attention Economy

By Jake Orthwein 

Netflix is controlling your mind.