The Challenger Disaster: Weight in Recollection
Andrei Tarkovsky, the great Russian filmmaker, says that “the past is more real, or at any rate more stable, more resilient than the …
Mary Poppins: Looking Back At Simpler Times
As Mary Poppins Returns came out in theaters a few months ago, I went in it to remind myself to …
Remembering the Movies
We often associate the word nostalgia with childhood memories because we remember key events such as our first day of …
The Death of FilmStruck: When Film History is Deleted
In late October 2018, WarnerMedia decided to shut down TCM’s FilmStruck, the subscription streaming service, saddening many film lovers around …
Doubting the Impossible in Sound of My Voice
The 2011 indie psychological thriller Sound of My Voice challenges viewers to dwell on what is hardest for most — if …
Doubt on Film: The Existential Crisis of the French New Wave
The question that lies at the heart of the French New Wave– a movement in French cinema based in cinematic …
Documenting Justice or Lack Thereof
With the rise of media streaming services such as Netflix, Hulu, and Amazon Prime Video, our society is constantly consuming …
The Last Picture Show: The Decline of the Theatrical Experience
In 1895 in Paris, audiences first marveled at the sight of moving pictures. The experience was communal. Audience members sat …
Crazy Devoted Asians: Asian Americans and Filial Piety
I sat in a theater on a Saturday morning waiting to see Ant-man and the Wasp. A preview that came …