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The Post-Colonial World of Bong Joon-Ho
Bong’s films are postcolonial in the sense that they often reflect the Korean context by depicting the United States as a neo-colonial empire; however, his postcolonial messages are largely dependent on a…
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Watching Movies on a Small Screen Is a Better Experience. If You Care About Audio
One of the best movie experiences of my life was watching John Krasinski’s A Quiet Place on a 13.5” MacBook Pro screen with puffy $20 over-ear headphones. I was visiting my then-girlfriend (now wife)’s…
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Citizens of Babel: Antisociality and Dystopian Cities
The Lord came down to see the city and the tower, which mortals had built. And the Lord said, ‘Look, they are one people, and they have all one language; and this…
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Exiting Through the 2010s (Podcast Appearance): Resident Evil: Retribution and Resident Evil: The Final Chapter
I join joins Clay and Jack on Exiting Through the 2010s for a retrospective on the finale of the Paul WS Anderson films for the much-maligned Resident Evil franchise in 2012’s Retribution…
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Boston Baltic Film Festival Interview: Director Linda Olte on Sisters
Of the 10 films I saw at the Boston Baltic Film Festival, Sisters will probably be the first I return to when it (hopefully) hits streaming one day. If my recommendation means anything to…
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Boston Baltic Film Festival Interview: Director Uģis Olte on Upurga
The Boston Baltic Film Festival runs from Friday, 3/3 through Sunday, 3/5 at the Emerson Paramount Center, and through 3/19 virtually. Click here for the schedule and ticket info, and watch the…
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