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Ciara Whelan, Author of FM 15.2 (2024) Article “Hybridized and Hyphenated Ethnic American Identity in Rocky IV: The Ordinary Whiteness of the American Action Hero in Reagan-Era Cinema”
Film Matters: Please tell us about your article that is being published in Film Matters. Ciara Whelan: My article is analyzing and evaluating the ethnic whiteness represented in Rocky IV (1985). This film is selected as an apt example of … Continue reading
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Vanessa Anzola Castellanos, Author of FM 15.2 (2024) Article “Marta Rodríguez: When Cinema Unleashes Social Change and Serves as a Historic Archive”
Film Matters: Please tell us about your article that is being published in Film Matters. Vanessa Anzola Castellanos: My article is about the Colombian documentarist Marta Rodríguez; she is one of the first documentary filmmakers in Colombia and her work … Continue reading
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Online CFP: “Flash Essays on Why Film Matters Now, or Hot Takes on Hot Takes”
On behalf of the Georgia Tech Online Editorial Board, Film Matters is happy to announce a new CFP–“Flash Essays on Why Film Matters Now, or Hot Takes on Hot Takes”–from current undergraduates and recently graduated undergraduates for consideration in a special … Continue reading
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Ann Zhang, Author of FM 15.2 (2024) Article “Representations of Doubling in Film: Can Two Become One?”
Film Matters: Please tell us about your article that is being published in Film Matters. Ann Zhang: My article is about the idea of character “doubles” and how they are represented in film. Developments in visual effects technology have diversified … Continue reading
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Charlie Mc Evoy, Author of FM 15.2 (2024) Article “Crip Fatale: Deviance and Dis/Ability in Otto Preminger’s The Man with the Golden Arm (1955)”
Film Matters: Please tell us about your article that is being published in Film Matters. Charlie Mc Evoy: My article discusses the 1955 film, The Man with the Golden Arm by Austrian director Otto Preminger. The Golden Arm is a … Continue reading
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Sound of Metal (2019). Reviewed by Mackenzie McCarron
Some people compare it to being on an island among foreigners. Others say it’s similar to sticking your head in a goldfish bowl. But the reality of what I can and cannot hear is a lot more complicated than anyone … Continue reading
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Aidan O’Malley, Author of FM 15.2 (2024) Article “‘Bro, You Just Filmed Cringe!’: Cringe Cinema and So-Bad-It’s-Good in the Internet Age”
Film Matters: Please tell us about your article that is being published in Film Matters. Aidan O’Malley: My article explores the rise of “cringe culture” on the internet and applies the ironic viewing practices of movies considered “so bad, they’re … Continue reading
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The Code (2024). Reviewed by K. A. Vale
“Sometimes a movie isn’t what you think. It can offer a different perspective or solution to a crisis . . . so long as you can crack THE CODE.” Eugene Kotlyarenko opens his 2024 film, The Code, with this quote, … Continue reading
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Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (2010): Characters’ Loneliness Through Physical Spaces. By Costanza Chirdo
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (2010), directed by David Yates, is one of the most underrated films within the franchise. The reasons are multiple, and most are direct consequences of the undeniable limits of adaptation. Harry Potter … Continue reading
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The Stunning Subtlety of Mano Khalil’s Neighbours (2021). Reviewed by Lena Streitwieser
I had the privilege of attending the New York Kurdish Film Festival this month for the New York City premiere of Kurdish-Swiss director Mano Khalil’s 2021 film, Neighbours. As I walked into the Angelika Film Center in the East Village, … Continue reading
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