|Azra Thakur| Claire Denis sets the tone of her second feature film, No Fear, No Die (1990) from the start: in the middle of night a young Isaach de Bankolé and Alex Descas are at the forefront of establishing their lives in Paris. De Bankolé is reflecting on a passage from a book, whispering… Continue reading
|Courtney Kowalke| Recently, I’ve been getting into jazz. This exploration is born of necessity: I work third shifts. I want to listen to music on the job, so I need workplace-appropriate tunes. I also get annoyed by incessant ad breaks, overly chatty DJs, and radio stations… Continue reading
|Lucas Hardwick| ***No surprises here: spoilers ahead.*** In the broad scope of the human struggle, few things are as relentless as the churning juggernaut of unwashed laundry. Every day, we peel off layers of clothes only to put on more layers of clothes that we eventually peel off… Continue reading
|Joseph Tin| In the October 1966 issue of American Cinematographer, Alfred Hitchcock relates an evening at the matinee to the awful experience of having a nightmare: “When you have a nightmare, it’s awfully vivid if you’re dreaming that you’re being led to the electric chair. Continue reading
|Nicole Rojas-Oltmanns| Even though Wesley Snipes, John Leguizamo, and Patrick Swayze are all cishet men playing gay drag queens, I actually love To Wong Foo (1995, directed by Beeban Kidron). The drag is really fantastically done. Also, there is small-town drama, RuPaul… Continue reading
