The Terrifying, Humorous, and Thematic Potential of Off-Screen Space
"There is always an out-of-sight just as there is always an off-screen" - Victor Perkins Read More
July 30, 2021
The Queue
Contrast and a Needle Drop: Dissecting the Iconic Ending of ‘The Graduate’
If there's one thing that'll give your life purpose, it's disrupting a wedding, right? Right?! Read More
July 28, 2021
How Pollution is Changing the Way Films are Shot in India
*laughs nervously in West Coast wildfire* Read More
July 26, 2021
Mediation, Artifice, and the Anxious Digital Format of ‘Bo Burnham: Inside’
Well, well. Look who's inside again. Read More
July 23, 2021
‘Marie Antoinette’ and the Argument for Mise-en-Scène as Film Form
Sometimes a prop is more than just a prop. Read More
July 21, 2021
The Cinematic Life (and Death) of Robin Hood: How Realism Kills Legends
"Rob? That's a naughty word. We never rob. We just sort of borrow a bit from those who can afford… Read More
July 19, 2021
An (Illuminating) Beginner’s Guide to What a Gaffer Does on a Film Set
Ever wondered what, or who, a "gaffer" is? Well, let's ... shed some light on the subject. Read More
July 16, 2021
Warmth, Wonder, and the Wild Cinematic Shelf Life of ‘The Rocketeer’
Look up in the sky! It's a bird! It's a plane! It's one of the most earnest and bizarre superhero… Read More
July 14, 2021
A Tale of Two Auteurs: the Myth of Bad Behavior as Artistic Process
Hear us out: treating actors poorly = bad. Read More
July 12, 2021