Freedom & Fun: Why Marlene Has The Gun
The following essay examines Rainer Werner Fassbinder’s 1972 film The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant and the power dynamic between Petra and Marlene
Tomio: Red Turtleneck and How A Manga Can Hurt You
The following essay examines the techniques author Junji Ito uses in his manga Tomio: Red Turtleneck to create terror in places one might not expect.
Rugged and Nuanced: An Analysis of the cinematography and film techniques used in Collateral
The following essay examines the shaky cinematography in Collateral and how, despite the rugged nature of handheld videography, director Michael Mann was still able to create interesting visual dynamics within his surprisingly nuanced shot compositions.
