Indigenous Cinema and the Limits of Auteurism
For Criterion, I wrote about why auteurism may not be the best way to appreciate Indigenous cinema. Related: I also
Arab Feminist Cinema
A striking Arab feminist film series, full of rarities from the past, is being hosted this month by the Block
A Cinema of Sensation: Beau Travail
I have written the liner essay for Criterion’s release of Claire Denis’ Beau Travail (1999). Here is an excerpt: Most
Coronavirus and New Forms of Cinematic Event
Here is an excerpt of a short piece I wrote for In Media Res: The best-known accounts of twentieth-century cinephilia
Rethinking Film Evaluation
The politics of film evaluation — and how it has historically marginalized women filmmakers.
Hidden Histories: The Story of Women Film Editors
I’ve written an essay for Criterion on women film editors. It was inspired by Su Friedrich’s website, Edited By, a
TIFF 2019: “One Day in the Life of Noah Piugattuk”
At a time in film culture when auteurism continues to be dominant, and work by Indigenous filmmakers continues to be
TIFF 2019: “The Body Remembers When the World Broke Open”
I’ve seen no better new film this year than the Canadian drama The Body Remembers When The World Broke Open,
TIFF 2019: The Round-Up
Best-of-Fest: Collective (Alexander Nanau, Romania) Portrait of a Lady on Fire (Céline Sciamma, France) One Day in the Life of
Conservative Pushback in Film Culture
The new issue of Cineaste opens with a hot mess of an editorial titled “Cancellation Culture.” (Here is the PDF