Joel Potrykus and Slacker Cinema
“Joel Potrykus has emerged as one of Michigan’s brightest sons.”
Justine Peres Smith
Justine Smith (@redroomrantings) lives and writes in Montreal, Quebec. She has a bachelor’s degree in Film Studies and a passionate hunger for all kinds of cinema. Along with writing for Vague Visages, she has written for Vice Canada, Cleo: A Feminist Journal and Little White Lies Magazine.
Why Criticism: We Need to Talk About Short Films
A Column on Film Criticism by Justine A. Smith
Of Love and Other Demons: ‘Underworld’ (Josef von Sternberg, 1927)
A Weekly Column on Love and Erotica in Cinema by Justine A. Smith
Why Criticism: So, You’re Covering a Film Festival?
A Column on Film Criticism by Justine A. Smith
John Huston’s Legacy and ‘The Dead’ (1987)
John Huston’s talent was in the insinuation of the unseen environment lying beyond closed doors. Even in lesser films, like Key Largo, one can feel the cruel and merciless outdoor fighting beyond the set. Our comfort in life is temporary — an endless guerilla battle where humanity has been pitted against […]
Of Love and Other Demons: ‘The Docks of New York’ (Josef von Sternberg, 1928)
A Weekly Column on Love and Erotica in Cinema by Justine A. Smith
Why Criticism: Bechdel and Comics as Film Criticism
A Column on Film Criticism by Justine A. Smith (@redroomrantings)
Of Love and Other Demons: ‘Suicide Club’ (Sion Sono, 2001)
A Weekly Column on Love and Erotica in Cinema by Justine A. Smith
Why Criticism: Jean Epstein and Photogénie
A Column on Film Criticism by Justine A. Smith
Of Love and Other Demons: ‘Cold Fish’ (Sion Sono, 2010)
A Weekly Column on Love and Erotica in Cinema by Justine A. Smith
Fantasia Fest 2016 (Video): Justine Peres Smith Interviews Adam Nimoy, Director of ‘For the Love of Spock’
Fantasia International Film Festival 2016: Justine A. Smith Interviews Adam Nimoy
Why Criticism: The Inexpressible ‘House of Psychotic Women’ by Kier-La Janisse
A Column on Film Criticism by Justine A. Smith
Of Love and Other Demons: ‘Tokyo Tribe’ (Sion Sono, 2014)
A Weekly Column on Love and Erotica in Cinema by Justine A. Smith
Why Criticism: James Agee – From Critic to Filmmaker
A Column on Film Criticism by Justine A. Smith
Talk Dirty to Me: A History of Eroticism in Four Short Films
“In full metamorphosis and reinvigorated by a new voice and direction, there could be no better program to sell that cinema in Montreal is sexy again.”
Of Love and Other Demons: ‘Why Don’t You Play in Hell?’ (Sion Sono, 2013)
A Weekly Column on Love and Erotica in Cinema by Justine A. Smith
Why Criticism: James Agee’s Vision of the American Cinema
A Column on Film Criticism by Justine A. Smith
Of Love and Other Demons: ‘Top of the Lake’ (Jane Campion & Garth Davis, 2013)
A Weekly Column on Love and Erotica in Cinema by Justine A. Smith
Why Criticism: James Agee’s Voice
A Column on Film Criticism by Justine A. Smith
Of Love and Other Demons: ‘An Angel at My Table’ (Jane Campion, 1990)
A Weekly Column on Love and Erotica in Cinema by Justine A. Smith
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