Francey Russell is an assistant professor of philosophy at Barnard College and Columbia University. She works primarily on topics in moral psychology, history of philosophy, and aesthetics.
Francey Russell
Articles
Identifications and Their Refusal: On Alice Diop’s “Saint Omer”
Francey Russell reviews Alice Diop’s film “Saint Omer.”
It’s Over
Francey Russell inspects Amy Seimetz's "She Dies Tomorrow," hailed as the first COVID film.
Last Man: On Claire Denis’s “High Life”
"The film is not just about violence, the film is itself violent and the audience suffers this directly." Francey Russell on "High Life."
Exercises in Self-Destruction: On Paul Schrader’s “First Reformed”
"First Reformed" is a serious exercise in thinking through faith and despair, but at the same time it indulges unabashedly in oneiric pleasures.
Trust and Violence in “Beach Rats”
Francey Russell reviews Eliza Hittman's new film.
The Spirit of Things: On “Personal Shopper”
Francey Russell on the specters that haunt "Personal Shopper."
An Education: On Barry Jenkins’s “Moonlight”
Francey Russell on Barry Jenkins's coming-of-age film.
Bourne Again: “Jason Bourne” and the Politics of Self-Knowledge
Francey Russell on how "Jason Bourne" doesn't fit in the series.
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