The Treatment
C. C. SimmonsHippocratic assertions from an antihero of film criticism
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the odyssey movie knows a thing or two about the mathematics of power
The other day I went to the movie theatre to see the new Christopher Nolan movie as a thank-you for him visiting me in film critic rehab, and — as implied by the term “film critic rehab” — he caught me at a point where I had begun to lose a...
That Time Christopher Nolan Visited Me in Film Critic Rehab
First, know this: I harbour a very specific disdain for explaining myself. I think it is equal parts tedious, hopeless, and misanthropic to exert any majority of your effort upon how you will be received. I feel this way because it is true...
Revisiting Superman
It’s been a year since the Gunnverse set sail with Superman and I’m mostly thinking about how much I struggle to recognize the person — me, also a year ago — who made the case for Superman’s utility as a metamodernist text. I still stand by...
Letterboxding Our Way To a Golden Age of Film Criticism
Before we begin…
I want to quickly give one more shout-out to CAMP, a queer psychological fantasy horror written and directed by Avalon Fast that opened in theatres this past Friday.
The film stars Zola Grimmer as Emily, a young adult...
Revisiting Pools + Màquina, OKIFF Volunteer Opportunity, and More
It wasn’t too long ago that I wrote about ’ Pools — a coming-of-age dramedy starring Odessa A’zion — but in light of the film’s recent addition to the Letterboxd Video Store, I thought I’d mark the occasion by reupping and reflecting on my...
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