Images to Work With: On the Ethics of Representation in “Son of Saul”
On the Ethics of Representation in "Son of Saul."
All Essays
“We Would Prefer Not To”: “The Big Short” and Liberalism’s Myths
Despite its grave, wonky subject matter, "The Big Short" wears a media-saturated cynicism on its sleeve.
“Alternative Projections” and the History of Los Angeles Filmforum
Los Angeles's most storied film fraternities, of which Filmforum remained the sole surviving representative.
Sexual Ableism
Fighting sexual ableism doesn't mean ignoring abuse or exonerating Anna Stubblefield.
Elementary, Dear Harlem: On the First African-American Detective Novel
African-American authored mystery fiction dates back to the turn of the 19th century.
Does Love Have a Politics?
How does the movie "Carol" represent a love that might be, unlike so many loves, political?
All Good Science Fiction Begins This Way
Author Ingrid Rojas Contreras writes on her experience of concussion and the science fiction–esque mental phenomena it caused.
Of Uncle Chans and Rotten Bananas: The Adaptational Politics of Eddie Huang’s “Fresh Off the Boat”
On "Fresh Off the Boat" and Asian diaspora.
Madrid Rock City: The Return of AC/DC
AC/DC in Spain.
Shallow Depth: “Son of Saul” Shows Nothing and Says Nothing
Despite its setting, "Son of Saul" still shies away from depicting the horrors of the Holocaust.
Fact-Checking Mark Twain
Are the journalism and the tall tales by Mark Twain one and the same?
When Were Superheroes Grim and Gritty?
The aesthetics and legacy of grim and gritty are perhaps more accurately understood as the other face of camp and irony.
Anjan Sundaram Meets the World
Writing a book is always a big task. But writing a book about the repression of free speech while still living in that country, Anjan Sundaram knew, would be a monumental one.
“Joy”: A Portrait of the Actress as a Young Capitalist Saint
"Joy" is a film about the pursuit of wealth and opportunity that isn’t quite sure if the story it tells should be told anymore.
"Broad City," Season 3
Broad City’s Third Coming
Searching for Sullivan
The disappearance of '60s singer/songwriter Jim Sullivan
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