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michael uses Letterboxd to share film reviews and lists. 1,813 films watched. Favorites: Liborio (2021), Koyaanisqatsi (1982), Gasman (1998), Sonatine (1993). Bio: I can’t remember anything
No More Drinks For Me: Billy Wilder’s The Lost Weekend
No More Drinks For Me: Billy Wilder’s The Lost Weekend
A new film essay, titled No More Drinks For Me: Billy Wilder’s The Lost Weekend, for film review site In Review Online.
Jersey Club Keeps on Moving
Jersey Club Keeps on Moving
A look at the pioneering genre in all of its many forms.
New Breakcore is (Still) Badass
New Breakcore is (Still) Badass
The internet’s most undefinable genre just got more undefinable.
The Dominican Within the Bronx
The Dominican Within the Bronx
The film stars Rico (Juan Collado), a 19-year-old boy making money for the summer by selling nutcrackers at Orchard Beach and navigating life.
Working Hard Or Hardly Working: Why Do We Play Job Simulators?
Working Hard Or Hardly Working: Why Do We Play Job Simulators?
Machete Gillette... Mama + Chants and Dances for Hand
Machete Gillette... Mama + Chants and Dances for Hand
Questions of memory and remembrance are part-and-parcel of Larry Gottheim’s cinema. His early films predominantly rely on minimalist shot compositions that emphasize the time spent watching them. For example, Blues (1970) and Harmonica (1971), both 10ish-minute films that fixate on ultra-specific visual subjects—a bowl of blueberries and harmonica player, respectively—each invite the viewer to dwell on their own thoughts as they observe these particular scenarios play out. It’s not so much what the films mean, but what they invoke in the viewer.
Pepe Imagines a Hippo’s Perspective on Life
Pepe Imagines a Hippo’s Perspective on Life
The film's hippo protagonist demonstrates that stories about animal subjectivity can unveil many otherwise hidden absurdities of our society.
Film Decries the Dystopian Artwashing of Lincoln Center
Film Decries the Dystopian Artwashing of Lincoln Center
Director Stanley Nelson traces a linear narrative from San Juan Hill’s origins to its demolition to make way for Lincoln Center, displacing thousands.
I Wish I Could See Myself
I Wish I Could See Myself
Filling a Void
Filling a Void
“You can’t stop the inevitable.”
The Uneasy Heartbreak of End of Evangelion
The Uneasy Heartbreak of End of Evangelion
More than a quarter century after its original release, US audiences can finally watch Hideaki Anno’s mecha anime masterpiece in theaters.
Ephraim Asili Suggests a Different Model of Remembrance
Ephraim Asili Suggests a Different Model of Remembrance
In his latest project, a three-channel film and accompanying archival documents ruminate on the interplay between historical value and familial intimacy.
Ways of designing intimacy in games
Ways of designing intimacy in games
50 Years Later, Guy Debord Is Still Accurate
50 Years Later, Guy Debord Is Still Accurate
A new film adaptation of his 1967 essay “The Society of the Spectacle” reminds us that the revolution must take place within the self first.
The Faces Behind the Dominican Republic's High Rates of Teen Pregnancy
The Faces Behind the Dominican Republic's High Rates of Teen Pregnancy
“BOCA CHICA” KNOWS THE PROBLEM IS PATRIARCHY BUT DOESN’T OFFER ANY NEW SOLUTIONS
“BOCA CHICA” KNOWS THE PROBLEM IS PATRIARCHY BUT DOESN’T OFFER ANY NEW SOLUTIONS
There is a certain type of bravery to make a debut film like "Boca Chica," which exposes the hyper-sexualization of Dominican girls.
Workers Are Mad as Hell and Won't Take It Anymore
Workers Are Mad as Hell and Won't Take It Anymore
Director Sean Claffey's Americonned foregrounds real stories and the ripple effects that place working-class people in crisis.
Seven Iconic Films From the Dominican Republic
Seven Iconic Films From the Dominican Republic
Victoria Linares on "Lo que se hereda" (It Runs in the Family)
Victoria Linares on "Lo que se hereda" (It Runs in the Family)
Redefining Cool: 'Reservoir Dogs' at 30
Redefining Cool: 'Reservoir Dogs' at 30
'Parsley' Brings a Haitian-Dominican Massacre to Light
'Parsley' Brings a Haitian-Dominican Massacre to Light
NYAFF Goes 20: 'Shin Ultraman,' '#LookatMe,' and 'Big Night!'
NYAFF Goes 20: 'Shin Ultraman,' '#LookatMe,' and 'Big Night!'
Autonomy, Functionality, and Ghost in the Shell
Autonomy, Functionality, and Ghost in the Shell
Video essay: antiessentialism (or Why you should get into battle rap)
Video essay: antiessentialism (or Why you should get into battle rap)
LGBTQ Film Series: Black Queer Film and its Offspring
LGBTQ Film Series: Black Queer Film and its Offspring
Inner Fire: The Edgy Fantasy of New Russian Cinema
Inner Fire: The Edgy Fantasy of New Russian Cinema
Dedza Scrapbook Issue One
Dedza Scrapbook Issue One
low fidelity is beautiful: Counter-aesthetics in Film
low fidelity is beautiful: Counter-aesthetics in Film
The Future of Film is Female Launches Streaming Channel
The Future of Film is Female Launches Streaming Channel
“Do you like hurting people?”: Understanding Film Violence
“Do you like hurting people?”: Understanding Film Violence
SONATINE: A Deconstruction Of The Yakuza Genre
SONATINE: A Deconstruction Of The Yakuza Genre
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