Long Live the New Flesh: Bodies, Horrors and Desires in David Cronenberg’s ‘Crash’ and ‘Videodrome’
“Technology becomes an extension of the individual, queering their body and changing desires.”
Genre Sampling: On Iranian Vampires, Adolescent Demons, Long Nights and Shards of Kryptonite
“Tropes and archetypes are global, fitting into different national contexts while carrying with them the memory of their international itineraries.”
James Bond and Artifice
“No longer tasked with putting the missing pieces of action, intrigue and effects together in our heads, the artifice of Bond is gone forever — and with it, any room for playful interpretation.”
Houston Cinematic Arts Festival: Interview with Cinematographer Frederick Elmes
Marshall Shaffer Interviews Iconic Indie Cinematographer Fred Elmes
No Exit: Access and Isolation in Babak Anvari’s ‘Under the Shadow’
“‘Under the Shadow’ is an admirable film, albeit not wholly original.”
Why Criticism: Understanding Film Restoration
A Column on Film Criticism by Justine A. Smith
Vague Visages Is FilmStruck: Jeremy Carr on Jean-Pierre Melville’s ‘Le Samouraï’
Vague Visages Is FilmStruck: A Column Devoted to the Streaming Platform FilmStruck