Sara Black McCulloch follows the history of radio panic leading up to Andrew Patterson’s 2020 film "The Vast of Night."
The Plight of Gab
Arts & Culture > Film
Delicate Matters: Borat & Central Asia in the Western Imagination
Erica X Eisen provides an inside look at the portrayals (and lack thereof) of Central Asia in the recent "Borat" sequel.
A Replenished Earth
Ellen Sklarz reviews the recent climate-concerned film "Kiss the Ground" by filmmakers Rebecca and Josh Tickell.
La Llorona Reimagines Justice for Guatemala
Alisa Bohling reviews Jayro Bustamante’s horror film "La Llorona," and traces echoes of the Guatemalan Civil War.
It’s Over
Francey Russell inspects Amy Seimetz's "She Dies Tomorrow," hailed as the first COVID film.
Home Again Diary
Callie Hitchcock watches the 2017 Reese Witherspoon rom-com more times than is advisable.
Collective Memory and Intergenerational Trauma in Finding Sally
Hannah Borenstein reviews the CBC documentary by director Tamara Mariam Dawit.
“We wear the mask”: Todd Phillips’ Joker and Paul Laurence Dunbar
Chloé Valdary finds resonances of Paul Laurence Dunbar's famous words on race in America in Todd Phillips' "Joker."
Living in Parasite Country as Asian/American
Eng-Beng Lim examines Bong Joon Ho's assertion that "we all live in the same country called Capitalism."
