Film & TV
Are We Taking Color For Granted?
Jean-Luc Godard's 10th feature film reminds us what color once meant for cinema, and just how far we've strayed from it.
Milly Guemple
Milly Guemple is a current Sarah Lawrence College student pursuing writing, filmmaking, and philosophy.
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Anderson's Potent Take on the Paternal Bond
One of the biggest complaints about Wes Anderson is that his films, down to their smallest detail, exude pretension. His newest film, The Phoenician Scheme (2025), is like sitting in a philosophy seminar, or perhaps more fittingly, an art history seminar, listening to privileged undergrads overanalyze the importance of an
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The Calculated Discomfort of Queer (2024)
Queer (2024) is a dizzying depiction of the disjointed existence of Lee (Daniel Craig), an expatriate living in Mexico City, whose life has been consumed by fervent drug use and lust. The film is an interesting experience, to say the least, especially given the grip that Call Me By Your
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David Fincher and Gendered Excess
There's a certain genre of film that I've actively avoided throughout my life, that being the excessively acclaimed, oversaturated collection of films that cinephiles relentlessly reference. It's not that I actually thought these films were bad; most were quite good or at least entertaining,
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Through the Olive Trees (1994) and Suspension of Disbelief
Through the Olive Trees (1994) is a film I understood long before I was able to properly watch it. During my first year of college, my screenwriting professor played the film's final sequence over and over again, about 20 times, before allowing us to process it altogether...
Culture
Lights, Camera, Algorithm!
By now, it’s unlikely that you haven't seen the endless AI-generated Studio Ghibli portraits. It's ironic that Hayao Miyazaki himself famously said, “I strongly feel that this is an insult to life itself…” during a presentation of an AI animation project.
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Why the Decline of the 20+ Episode Season Hurt us All
Do longer seasons really represent the bottom tier of television, or have we just gotten lazy?
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In Defense of Asteroid City
The desire for praise and achievement can hinder our creative expression. Asteroid City’s criticism should remind us that art will always be subjective, and sometimes doing “too much” isn't always a bad thing.
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Le Bonheur and the Fabrications of the Picturesque
Agnès Varda’s Le Bonheur uses radiant visuals to mask a deeper critique of male privilege, emotional labor, and the illusion of happiness. Through François’s idyllic perspective, the film questions who truly benefits from the picturesque.
News
Severance Season 2 and The Pitfalls of Sci-Fi
I find there to be two different sections of the sci-fi genre that I frequently assimilate a piece of film or television into. Sprawling blockbuster ventures & less significantly franchised, and oftentimes suited for a younger audience.
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20 Years After Pride and Prejudice
In the 21st century, it’s only natural that we yearn for simpler times. We wish to understand what it was like to live in a world absent of phones and television, when communication isn't a high-speed endeavor and where our socio-economic climate isn't rapidly evolving
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Sing Sing and the Redemption Found in Art
Sing Sing (2024) redefines prison drama, showing art as redemption. With a cast of formerly incarcerated men, it highlights theater’s power to transform lives and restore humanity.