Bill Badi is a director based in South Africa. I recently had the privilege of interviewing him about his upcoming short film Tiny Apocalpyse. We discussed his… Read more “Bill Badi Amplifies the Beauty in Everyday Life in his Film: Tiny Apocalypse”
Michael Sarnoski’s Pig Takes a Look at the Symbiotic Nature Between Ourselves and Nature
Borrowing from equal parts The Revenant, First Reformed, and Taken, 2021’s PIG offers a subversive portrait of an acclaimed chef who chooses to abandon it all to live in the wild with… Read more “Michael Sarnoski’s Pig Takes a Look at the Symbiotic Nature Between Ourselves and Nature”
Hulu’s Dopesick is a disturbing look into Big Pharma’s seduction of the U.S. zeitgeist
CW: Addiction, drug use It had been whispered about years prior to Sarah O’Connor’s 2018 article for The Financial Times regarding her article, “Left behind: can anyone save the… Read more “Hulu’s Dopesick is a disturbing look into Big Pharma’s seduction of the U.S. zeitgeist”
It’s expensive to be poor: Netflix’s limited series MAID offers a stark portrait of poverty in America
According to an October 12th, 2021 Reuter’s article, the IMF (International Monetary Fund) trimmed its global growth forecast from 6.0% to 5.9%, with a 2022 forecast of… Read more “It’s expensive to be poor: Netflix’s limited series MAID offers a stark portrait of poverty in America”
Odette’s Inferno, A Poem Reimagining Henri Georges Clouzot’s Hell
I am to desire a sea of violets, reckoning, vibrancy disrupted and lit on fire.
Bus Stop Proved to Be Marilyn’s Respite from the Overbearing Studio System
023:23 minutes/seconds into Bus Stop, the essence of the film reveals itself to you. If you’re a fan of Marilyn Monroe’s earlier work (Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, The… Read more “Bus Stop Proved to Be Marilyn’s Respite from the Overbearing Studio System”
Los Angeles’ Child: Marilyn’s History with the City of Angels
“Somewhere between Westward Expansion and before the boom of the talking motion picture, Norma Jeane Mortenson was born.”
Announcing: The Marilyn Monroe Issue
In celebration of her birthday week, we are commemorating the life and work of Marilyn Monroe in our first issue. Considered bombshell, comedienne, intellectual, and larger-than-life, Monroe… Read more “Announcing: The Marilyn Monroe Issue”
Robert Mulligan’s 1963 film, Love with the Proper Stranger, still emits a bold and timeless prescience
Love with the Proper Stranger is a film that doesn’t receive enough recognition. Released in 1963, it stars Natalie Wood as Angie Rossini, a Macy’s salesgirl, and… Read more “Robert Mulligan’s 1963 film, Love with the Proper Stranger, still emits a bold and timeless prescience”
In the Mood for Love: Interiors
I. The building crowned by tangerine light, warmth like the sun juiced out. A brushing shoulder, a moment shared between staying and going. II. Our hands at… Read more “In the Mood for Love: Interiors”
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