The Sinful Stop-Motion Pleasures of ‘Raymonde or the Vertical Escape’
If you've been waiting for a meditation on sin and sexuality from a french, anthropomorphic stop motion owl...good news. Read More
April 30, 2020
The Queue
The Grindhouse Trailer That Inspired Edgar Wright’s ‘Don’t’
The elegant art of grindhouse trailer narration needs to come back. Who's with us? Read More
April 29, 2020
The Art of the Twist: How to Do Causation-Based Comedy
What we’re watching: an expectation-subverting comedy short that's a fantastic lesson in how to advance a scene. Read More
April 28, 2020
How Stanley Kubrick Pivoted To Low Budget Filmmaking After ‘2001’
Never underestimate Stanley Kubrick. Read More
April 27, 2020
The Unexpected Tenderness of ‘Marcy Learns Something New’
Get schooled with this short film about a widow who attends a dominatrix workshop. Read More
April 24, 2020
The Cinematic Grammar of Wes Anderson’s ‘Castello Cavalcanti’
Sometimes, actions speak louder than words. And of course by actions we mean camera pans. Read More
April 23, 2020
From the Drain to the Screen: How David Cronenberg Made Underground Film Accessible
What do two men sitting in a bathtub and the politics of Canadian film distribution have in common? Read More
April 22, 2020
Why Long Takes Excel at Capturing Confrontation
Because nothing captures spiraling decision-making quite like a oner. Read More
April 21, 2020
Addictive, Destructive, Delicious: How To Sell a Movie Like ‘The Stuff’
How do you sell an anti-capitalist eco-horror about evil yogurt? With a totally straight face of course. Read More
April 20, 2020