Tag: film
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The Post-Covid Action Hero
Read more: The Post-Covid Action HeroIt is a little presumptuous to say we are in the post-covid period. New variants still sprout up quicker than we can weed them out; we are not out of the woods yet, but I naively hope we can see the forest’s edge emerging from between the distant dark-leaved birches. Culturally, what covid’s lasting effects…
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Halloween movie recommendations
Read more: Halloween movie recommendationsLhya’s recommendation – I’m Thinking of Ending Things (2020) The films that mess me up the most are films that manage to turn realistic events into horrific experiences. I’m Thinking of Ending Things does this splendidly, a psychological thriller where there are no demons or witches, but you end up wishing there were because that…
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The Beauty and the Bland of Robin Hood
Read more: The Beauty and the Bland of Robin HoodIn the realm of pop culture analysis, like with most things, a lot of attention is given to few, and little attention is given to most. There are countless analyses of The Shining, ranging from ruminations on cinematography and set-design to theories about its depiction of Native Americans and its links to the moon landing,…
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C’MON C’MON – You Have To Keep Going
Read more: C’MON C’MON – You Have To Keep GoingI used to watch plenty of movies, tv-series, and interviews with actors and directors, but since I started busy uni life – a combination of studying, meeting people, going to great places and working part-time as well, the time in front the cinema screen slowly disappeared from my life before I had the chance to…
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Revisiting “Her” Through a Posthumanist Lens: How Machines Can Teach Us How To Love
Read more: Revisiting “Her” Through a Posthumanist Lens: How Machines Can Teach Us How To LoveHer (2013) tells a melancholic story of a recent divorcee, Theodore, (Joaquin Phoenix) who after months of heartbreak falls in love with his operating system, Samantha (voiced by Scarlett Johanson). Unlike most futuristic films, Her is set in a city not so different from the ones we know, and filled with a warm and soft…
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