Tag: film theory
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mother! (2017): Jungian Analysis
Discover the mesmerizing world of Darren Aronofsky’s ‘mother!’ through a Jungian analysis.
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Screening the 1929 Igbo Women’s War
In this article, I look at the 1929 Igbo Women’s War on screen, and explore a temporally diverse route through the films and ideas that lie within.
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‘The Princess Switch’ Analysis: The Netflix Christmas Metaverse, or How Vanessa Hudgens Became a Cyborg
Embrace the enchanting chaos of Christmas as I unveil the ‘The Princess Switch’ analysis, revealing the hidden layers of consumerist abundance and societal contradictions in the most wonderful time of the year.
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‘The Sky Is Everywhere’ (2022): Ointment For My Broken Heart (Personal Review)
This is not going to be an ordinary film review. The purpose of this website is to disrupt the assumption of mainstream film criticism, which presupposes that a film can be “good” or “bad”. Instead, the aim is to focus on – to paraphrase Gilles Deleuze and Felix Guattari’s remark about bodies – what a…
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MURINA: THE LIQUID WORLD OF DESIRE BEYOND THE HUMAN
In front of our eyes unravels a blue, flickering surface in perpetual movement, highlighted by tranquil yet eerie music. We stand still but the surface moves gently in ebbs and flows, unfolding an array of different shades of blue, from bright to almost completely black. As the image persists we begin to grasp that we…
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Playground Review: Like a Rock in the Shoe
Several primary school students sit in a row in a swimming pool, waiting for their turn to jump into the water. The camera, and thus the spectator, is positioned at eye level and we can hear the ambient sound of the pool with children excitedly screaming and giggling. But our focus is directed towards a…
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‘The Black Phone’ Review: Let the Image Possess You
Scott Derrickson, a master of horror, seamlessly melds supernatural elements with reality in ‘The Black Phone,’ delivering a chilling and thought-provoking cinematic experience.