‘Fatal Attraction’ at 30
“Lyne does not believe in the ‘New Man.'”
Obsession and Compulsion: A Deep Look at ‘Single White Female’
“In ‘Single White Female,’ being fixated with a person’s looks, behavior and personality represents a fetishization of that person as a whole.”
‘Rampart’: A Season in the Abyss
“‘Rampart’ can never step out of the shadows.”
My Summer of Kirsten Dunst: Volume 4
“Marie Antoinette has become queen and left her partying days behind.”
More Than Mythology: Overt Quotation in James Mangold’s ‘Logan’
“Heavy-handed “meta” moments make the allusions worthless, and superhero films will keep hitting a glass ceiling until they can start creating their own cinematic mythology.”
Hopes and Fears in Helsinki: Pirjo Honkasalo’s ‘Concrete Night’
“The harsh dialogue may not connect, but the visuals most certainly will.”
‘A Serious Man,’ the Goy’s Teeth and the Coenesque
“When we watch the films, we can be Larry — agonising over ‘feeling the question’ — or we can be Sussman, content not to know but still enjoying the experience.”
My Summer of Kirsten Dunst: Volume 3
“Between ‘Elizabethtown,’ ‘Marie Antoinette’ and ‘Spider-Man 3,’ Dunst’s life and art begin to imitate each other.”
Vague Visages Is FilmStruck: Q.V. Hough on Federico Fellini’s ‘8 1/2′
“The moments of realization transcend the typical viewing experience.”
A Musical Necropic: Todd Haynes’ ‘Superstar: The Karen Carpenter Story’
“It’s done critically, sympathetically and with a demand from the viewer to take responsibility for their role in the story, too.”
Vague Visages Is FilmStruck: Jeremy Carr on Federico Fellini’s ‘La Strada’
“Fellini’s films often flourished with acute ruminations on life and society, but rarely would his work achieve this degree of pure emotion.”
Uncovering the Mysteries of Andrei Tarkovsky’s ‘Stalker’
“‘Stalker’ is less concerned about the actual plight of these men and more about the philosophical questions their journey brings to the forefront.”
Once Upon a Time… Victor Erice
“His filmography is framed nostalgia. It’s a journey to the past and an ode to the imagination.”
My Summer of Kirsten Dunst: Volume 2
“Dunst’s roles from 1998 to 2002 illustrate her need to conform to studio standards of femininity, balanced with her own personal desire to stretch her wings as a performer.”
A Light of Pure Gold: The Ideal of the Painter in Old Hollywood’s Waning Days
“The filmmaker continues to dream of the painter’s Arcadia, however illusory it may be.”
‘Beyond the Lights’ and ‘Into the Forest’: Nina Simone as a Tool for Female Empowerment
“The female gaze, when expanded and reproduced through various media, can be a significant tool of empowerment for exploring and blending different artistic themes and forms.”
My Summer of Kirsten Dunst: Volume 1
“Unlike former child stars Natalie Wood or Margaret O’Brien, Kirsten Dunst’s adolescent career is a state of becoming.”
‘The Bling Ring,’ Recontextualized in Post-Election America
“As the time between 2008, 2013 and 2016 grows comparatively smaller, the film will only loom larger.”
Vague Visages Is FilmStruck: Bill Arceneaux on Samuel Fuller’s ‘The Steel Helmet’
“Answers don’t come easy, but they do come if you’re looking for them.”
‘Colossal’ and the Monstrous Pettiness of the Male Ego
“Maybe she can finally make a life that’s actually hers.”