Overview of articles
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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: -
Careless Crime
A wild mix of quirky fiction feature and playful historical film essay investigates a key moment in Iranian (cinema) 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 Amusement Park
Discover how Zombie-film godfather George A. Romero turned a Lutheran church-sponsored social-guidance film into a grimly gaudy horror show.Published on: -
Der 10. Mai
When Nazi Germany invaded the Benelux, Switzerland faced the question: what if we’re next? Restored 1950s masterpiece.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: -
The Son
Ultimately compassionate Iranian drama about an incompetent man in his forties living with his mother, who suddenly dies.Published on: -
Rock Bottom Riser
Hawaii as the intersection of ancient Polynesian culture, nature, colonialism, religion and astronomy. Full of immense images.Published on: -
OK Computer
Detectives hunt a murderous robot in this six-part science-fiction comedy that takes some serious swipes at the dangers of artificial intelligence.Published on: