Anna Ainio measures this French period piece against the theory of ‘the female gaze’. One of the first scenes of Céline Sciamma’s Portrait of a Lady …
Céline Sciamma’s ‘Portrait of a Lady on Fire’ Is the Picture of Love Our Time Needs
Essays
Was Dogme 95 a successful manifesto? Was it a manifesto at all?
Bryn Chiappe tackles the impact of the Dogme 95 manifesto and its lasting legacy on cinema. THE DOGME 95 VOW OF CHASTITY I swear to …
Shaun of the Dead and COVID-19: Zombies, Coronaviruses, and Epidemiological Models
Dan Jacobson demystifies epidemiological models through Edgar Wright’s Shaun of the Dead. It was only a matter of time before the outbreak of COVID-19 caused …
‘Marriage Story’ Review: A Game Theory Approach
Daniel Jacobson takes an in-depth look at Noah Baumbach’s tender drama Marriage Story through game theory. One of the most famous and widely researched thought …
Visual poetry in The Double Life of Veronique
Sofía Korous Vázquez explores the exquisite visuals of a Kieślowski masterpiece. This past week FilmSoc screened Krzysztof Kieślowski’s The Double Life of Veronique (1991), a …