Overview of articles
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Hands Up Mr. Rasnichi
An animated cautionary tale about totalitarianism in an irreverent, surreal 1960s mix of styles. Featuring acerbic cabaret icon Helmut Qualtinger.Published on: -
Charisma
An essay parable, part documentary part fiction, on the desire for a leader, anchored in Brecht’s 1935 poem A Worker Reads History.Published on: -
Camila
The most famous and feminist take on the life of 19th-century socialite Camila O’Gorman and her love for a priest.Published on: -
Black Cat
A gorgeously restored short animation with lots of scary surreal sights by one of Japan’s pop art legends Tanaami Keiichi.Published on: -
The 12 Day Tale of the Monster That Died in 8
As Japanese monsters like Godzilla have so often saved the world, could they now help us fight Covid-19? Find out here!Published on: -
Woodlands Dark and Days Bewitched: A History of Folk Horror
Kier-La Janisse helps us understand our current cultural malaise through this essay on an enigmatic aspect of horror cinema.Published on: -
Sweetie
Jane Campion’s surprising, challenging debut from 1989. A stormy, tender portrait of two dysfunctional sisters.Published on: -
Battle Royale
Violent variation on Survivor. A school class is put on a desert island and pitted against each other until only one is left.Published on: -
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TV & VT-Works
A series of artistic interventions interrogating the mechanisms of television production and spectatorship.Published on:
