This special issue is the second part of the twin In Media Res special issues on The State of Film Theory. This feature edition includes five brief but thought-provoking articles by Steven Shaviro, Adrian Martin, Eugenie Brinkema, Maggie Hennefeld, and Victor Fan. The first part of these special issues was published on the week of January 30th and included insightful contributions by Brian Price, Alessandra Raengo, Damon R Young, and Daniel Morgan. Both parts of these special issues are organized and edited by Navid Darvishzadeh.