Alex Weintraub is a PhD candidate in Columbia University’s department of Art History and Archaeology, where he specializes in 19th-century European painting and the history and theory of media. He is currently working on a dissertation that explores the technical and material supports of Vincent van Gogh's paintings.
CONTRIBUTOR ARTICLES
The Beauty of a Rom-Com
Alex Weintraub considers the act of making love in Claire Denis's "Let the Sunshine In."...
Fictions of Temperament
Alex Weintraub on the truthiness of "Cézanne et Moi."...
Rites of Return
Alex Weintraub finds a queered model of paternity in Xavier Dolan's "It's Only the End of the World."...
Losing My VR-ginity, and Other Disappointments at the World’s First Virtual Reality Cinema
Alex Weintraub on the many shortcomings of Virtual Reality Cinema....
Divine Wisdom: Polyester and the Return of Trash Cinema
Polyester, a 1981 "Odorama" film, demythologizes the movie theater setting by deranging its typical absorptive address....
