Cinema Body/Cinema Mind
Dario Llinares, Thomas Flight, Courtney Romano, Amanda Sweikow, [Indistinct Chatter], Savina Petkova, Tom ViolettCinema Body Cinema Mind is a home for thinking and feeling our way through film. I explore how movies work on us—not just in our heads, but in our senses, memories, and everyday lives through essays, podcast episodes, and video lectures.
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Session 2: Becoming a Better Film Critic - What Makes Films Mean?
Forms and approaches to Interpretation
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Ritualism and Masochism in Albert Serra's Afternoons of Solitude.
I’ve just finished Albert Serra’s 2024 documentary Afternoons of Solitude, which follows the Peruvian bullfighter Andrés Roca Rey. As I’m currently deep into research on various concepts of criticism for my online course, the film prompted...
Resources for Becoming a Better Film Critic Session 2: What Makes Films Mean?
Forms and Approaches of Interpretation
Welcome friends,
Becoming a Better Film Critic - Session 1: What is Film Criticism For?
Here is the recording of the first session of my online film criticism course. The first 15 minutes are free; the full 2 hours are for paid subscribers.
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Becoming a Better Film Critic: Exploring Six Problems in How We Write About Cinema - Series outline and session 1 resources.
Here is the initial outline for my upcoming series of sessions in which I explore theory, history and application of film criticism and analysis
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Words, written and spoken, on film, culture, art, education, with a philosophical inflection.
Contemplating media, art, and life.
Writing, directing, & producing NonDē films. Organizing the NonDē 50 Films Project, contributing to FilmStack Daily Digest, and making my feature directorial debut in 2026.
Cinema-maker. Former Co-Executive Director of Filmmakers Alliance.
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I'm making my first documentary at 62, Voices for Change, with my kid Ray, a talented filmmaker at 19. I'm writing about this journey here.
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