Five Years
Reflecting on five years of photography and a global pandemic. And some other stuff.
Chasing the Present in ‘Before Sunset’
Richard Linklater’s middle entry into his Before Trilogy, Before Sunset (2004), is about attempting to live in the present. Here’s how it achieves that. Published in The Film Magazine.
Society of the Snow (2023) Review
Society of the Snow (2023), the Oscar-nominated Netflix Original from J.A. Bayona based on a true story of survival, is an unforgettable film about humanity. Published in The Film Magazine.
Favorite Films I Watched in January
In which I catch up on new releases and classic blind spots
The Apartment: The Elevator Between Eras
The Apartment (1960) acted as an elevator between the Classical and New Hollywood eras. Published in The Film Magazine.
Unwrapping your Spotify is a national holiday
Spotify Wrapped and the joy and horror of exposing your taste on the social internet.
What is it about horror?
The sun goes down, and my desire to be frightened, or enlightened, takes over.
The Golden Age of America As Created in Hays Code Era Movies
Hollywood’s self-imposed Motion Picture Production Code of 1934 influenced every aspect of filmmaking through the 1960s, and its effects are still felt in today’s filmmaking and in American society through an idealized, imaginary America created on the silver screen. Published undergraduate honors thesis.