Category: Film

Falling in Space

Hopefully this means we didn’t fake the moon landing.

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How to Visit Home from a Movie Theater

A Nass writer reflects on her family’s connection to a recent film.

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Love Lessons

Wherein a Nass writer contemplates the influence of Disney on her burgeoning worldview.

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A review of You Were Never Really Here

Both squarely within and bushing the boundaries of Lynne Ramsey’s heralded artistries.

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Behind the VHS, Betacam, and GoPro: Ivar Murd and his Production of Cult Music Documentary u.Q.

A writer visits the New York Baltic Film Festival and delves into the world of the late Estonian music star Uku Kuut, as captured on film.

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When Your B1tch Becomes Human: A Review of My Dog Tulip

“If Ackerley perceives his dependent, female dog as essentially human, this is a strong statement regarding Ackerley’s beliefs about women in general. In fact, many of his statements regarding Tulip, throughout the film, feel steeped in misogyny, given that they are not statements generally associated with dogs.”

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You’re Christopher Robin and Don’t You Forget It

On the collision course of youthful innocence and adulthoods muted palette.

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Wes Anderson’s Oozing Nostalgia

There is always an interesting tone to the buzz around the release of a new Wes Anderson film. People wonder if the new film will stick closely to Anderson’s unique style in order to satisfy his cult following or if it will lean more toward the mainstream in an effort to garner more fans and more box office success. These are valid questions and concerns.

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The Bourne Escalation

Hollywood retconning just got personal.

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Meetin’ WA

As often as my pocketbook and homework allow, I go to New York City to the movies. I come from Kentucky, a place that neither can nor does sate my appetite for cinema. There are no festivals, no repertory theatres, … Read More

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A History of Silence: Elision and Destruction in the New Mexican Landscape

“There’s power in not having to care. As Inez Guzmán remarks, the film Oppenheimer can leave New Mexico just as its subject did: apparently without a second thought. But there’s also power—more ambivalent, yes, but also more lasting—that comes with needing to pick up the pieces.”

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Eighth Grade review

“Eighth Grade, a movie about adolescents, is like an adolescent: energetic, emotional, and not quite as interesting as it thinks it is.”

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