Sarah Artt
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Great post Sara! I’m very
Great post Sara! I'm very interested in this film as well. I'm glad to see it being discussed in terms of its relationship to an earlier era of Iranian cinema since this is not something that has been part of its popular critical reception here ... -
Everyone should see this film
I see What We Do in the Shadows as part of a cycle of new vampire cinema (to steal a phrase from Ken Gelder) that includes Only Lovers Left Alive and A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night. Both of those films are contemplative and sincere, where WWDS is satiri ... -
We are Frankenstein--in response to Robert
Thanks Robert! I agree that that the online self can become something grotesque and the link with public shaming is yet another avenue the show explores in the White Christmas episode where one character ends up being both blocked and shamed. I also like ... -
Death and the Double--in response to Michael
Thanks Michael--I also thought about the commonalities with Her. I assume the Sturkenboom piece is deliberately creepy in its glamour? Like Ash 2.0 it engages with the sensory realm to invoke memory but underneath its marshmallow scented nutrient gel and ... -
Shades of Strange Days?
Like the other commenters, I too had never seen this video and was glad to see it brought to light here. As part of my science fiction class I used to screen Kathryn Bigelow's Strange Days (1995) which features a wireless headset that allows the user ... -
15 Million Merits
Great post Michael! Do you see this idea of the commodfication of violence as something that characterises the rest of the Black Mirror series? I think this is also something we see examined in the season 2 episode 'White Bear'. ... -
Identity and the machine
Thanks Michael. I have heard about Patchwork Girl many times but never had the chance to engage with it--though it does look fascinating! What interests me about 'be Right Back' is that we see how the character Martha is initially so consoled by ... -
Masculinity, transnationality and genre
Great post Austin. I love The Good the Bad the Weird and was therefore excited to see if come in for critical attention here. Your essay also made me think about masculinity and transnational genres. The phallic gun belts inthe Leone clips juxtaposed with ...