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Not Just Another Fish Story: Critiquing Conformity in Shark Tale. By Katie Arce
Anybody that grew up within the early 2000s has probably heard about Shark Tale (Rob Letterman, Vicky Jenson, and Bibo Bergeron, 2004). Even if you have not watched the movie, you most likely still know about Lola — the confident, … Continue reading
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Tomorrowland. By Alyssa Pope
Despite making multiple lists for “failed Disney films,” Tomorrowland (2015) directed by Brad Bird, is a visually stunning, ambitious, and hopeful film that inspires young women into the STEM field, as well as calling a question that becomes more relevant … Continue reading
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Cinematic Decolonization: The Radical Politics of Touki Bouki’s Cinematic Language, From Misreading to Methodology. By Miles Hart
Despite its screening at Cannes, status in the Criterion Collection, and ranking in Sight and Sound‘s greatest films list, Djibril Diop Mambéty’s Touki Bouki (1973) is often subject to Western readings that frame its nonlinear narrative as “difficult.” When I … Continue reading
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Can Women Grieve While Wearing Pink? A Defense of Uptown Girls (Boaz Yakin, 2003). By Mia Mattern
Uptown Girls is a 2003 romantic comedy in which a New York City socialite, Molly Gunn (played by Brittany Murphy), loses her fortune and is forced into regular employment as a nanny for an uptight little girl named Ray (played … Continue reading
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Lydia Fraser, Author of FM 16.1 (2025) Article “Exploring Elusive Identities in Wong Kar-wai’s Happy Together”
Film Matters: Please tell us about your article that is being published in Film Matters. Lydia Fraser: My article, “Exploring Elusive Identities in Wong Kar-wai’s Happy Together,” is a piece that analyzes Happy Together (1997) as an intersectional film that … Continue reading
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Drugstore Cowboy (1989). Reviewed by Amanda Cowan
It is reported that people, lying on their deathbeds, see a blinding light that is often thought to be heaven. Perhaps, then, the neon greens and blues flashing on the incapacitated Bob Hughes (played by a young Matt Dillon) represent … Continue reading
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mov.r Launches Online
mov.r Magazine is a new film and moving image art magazine that recently launched online. Aiming to give young people a space to vent their frustrations with political and social issues through analyzing and understanding newer forms of filmmaking, both … Continue reading
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Nadiya Jean McFadden, Author of FM 16.1 (2025) Article “Before, After, and the Spaces in Between: An Exploration of Memory in Aftersun”
Film Matters: Please tell us about your article that is being published in Film Matters. What research and/or methodologies do you incorporate in your article? Nadiya Jean McFadden: My article is titled: “Before, After, and the Spaces in Between: An … Continue reading
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Hitchcock and the Censors, John Billheimer (2019). Reviewed by Hannah Marsh
John Billheimer explores the genius of auteur Alfred Hitchcock’s filmography in a world of censorship where others were repeatedly hindered by the stringent nature of morality or offense. Starting with the British Board of Film Censors in his early days, … Continue reading
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Isabella Trevisan, Author of FM 16.1 (2025) Article “The Monstrous Woman: Julia Ducournau and Feminist Counter-Cinema”
Film Matters: Please tell us about your article that is being published in Film Matters. Isabella Trevisan: My article is about Julia Ducournau’s body of work and how she discusses womanhood, depicts the female body, and approaches issues of gender … Continue reading
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