The Architecture of an Afterthought
By lingering on empty rooms and silent walls, independent cinema uses quiet, negative space to capture massive human emotions that spoken words are simply too clumsy to handle.
Film Daze
A newsletter uplifting the unheard and underrepresented voices of the film community. Voicing our perspectives on visual media (both film and TV), we seek to challenge the reader’s expectations of what media can convey – past and present.
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I'm Not 'The Drama'
Kristoffer Borgli's 'The Drama' has plenty to say about morality politics, but little to say about the Black woman at its center.
‘Nightcrawler’: Media Mistrust and the Information Industry
Nightcrawler addresses the most modern form of political propaganda: television news.
The Paradox of Rachel Weisz in ‘The Mummy’
A “meek librarian” becomes a dashing adventuress, subverting archetypes along the way.
The Parental Pressures of ‘Turning Red’ and ‘Everything Everywhere All at Once’
In the year’s two best films (so far), giant red pandas and infinite multiverses make way for expertly delivered themes on generational divides and finding one’s identity.
Weaving Through the Stars: How ‘Iron Lung’ Proved the Worth of Independent Cinema and Audience Autonomy
Markiplier’s history-altering “Iron Lung” video game adaptation led the weekend box office and proved the staying power of fan-led, non-traditional press campaigns.
‘The Perfect Neighbor’: The Death of Ajike Owens and the Case for Gun Reform
On the Central Florida case, the history of "Stand Your Ground" laws, and the Oscar-nominated Netflix documentary highlighting it all.
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‘Pillion’, ‘Fifty Shades of Grey’, and Dating the Fetish Object
There’s something to be said for the way that Pillion feels like an antidote to whatever culturally allowed for Fifty Shades to become a billion-dollar phenomenon.
Sundance 2026: ‘Extra Geography’ Review
The world that these characters play in is deliciously stylized, providing a skillfully actualized introduction to Flic and Minna’s ecosystem that isn’t tropey or retrod.