Indelible in the Hippocampus: Writings from the Me Too Movement edited by Shelly Oria McSweeney’s, September 2019 192 pages / Amazon “Unlike other forms of psychological disorders,” Bessel van…
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FilmReview
High Controversy, Higher Aesthetics: Yael Bartana’s Inferno (2013)
by Emily Collins August 11, 2017Emotion pulls you in every direction in this apocalyptic fantasy of breathtaking destruction. Israeli artist Yael Bartana dares with high theatrics and lush symmetrics in the hellish utopia Inferno (2013).…
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Donuts and secrets are on the menu this Christmas Eve in Hollywood. In its initial synopsis, Sean Baker’s Tangerine (2015) comes across a touch experimental and niche, “A working girl…
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Even into the 21st Century the people of France continue their disdain for their last Queen, Marie Antoinette, more colloquially known as Madame Déficit. When Sofia Coppola’s contemporary rendering of…
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Without affirmative calm or resolution, The Sweet Hereafter (1997) departs much in the same way as it arrives. Adapted from a book and based on true events, this multi-layered account…
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Instead of life being a skywards trajectory of never-ending joy, romantic disappointment and emotional upheaval often overrule. Undeniable passion, fluttering heartstrings and a piercing connection are not always equated with…
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Brazenly setting the tone, the film opens with the words of Alfred de Musset, Romantic poet, writer and lover of Georges Sand, “The only truth is love beyond reason.” Indeed,…
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In desperate times, often, desperate measures are taken, or so the hackneyed phrase goes. Out of complete and utter desperation individuals are forced to make decisions and take actions that…