Kelley — Cinematic Attunement in Arrival
Cinematic Attunement in Denis Villeneuve’s Arrival Rebecca Kelley The heptapod chamber as an atmospheric locus in Arrival. Cinema has the ability to stitch together different formal and aesthetic elements in order to create an experiential connection between the … Read more
Hardin — Photogénie as a Reflexive Tool in Adaptation
“It’s About Flowers!”: Photogénie as a Reflexive Tool in Adaptation Ali Hardin Both played by Nicolas Cage, Charlie represents the art of cinema while Donald embodies the film industry. In the opening lines of his 1924 essay “On Certain … Read more
Fulton — Stalker: A New Soviet Avant-Garde
Stalker: A New Soviet Avant-Garde Landen Fulton In a moment which subverts the film/spectator relationship, the Stalker, the film’s protagonist, gazes at the audience. At the intersection of cinema and poetry lies a film whose expression yields an … Read more
Kirk — Gastronomic Grotesque and Feminist Defiance in Daisies
Winner, Best Undergraduate Essay in Film Studies, 2023-24 The Gastronomic Grotesque and Feminist Defiance in Daisies Adriana Kirk Chytilová uses the characters of the doll-like Maries to subvert traditional ideas of femininity and the grotesque. “I love eating,” … Read more
Mah — Fiery Moods, Affects, and Atmospheres in Burning
Rethinking Han in Contemporary Korean Cinema: Fiery Moods, Affects, and Atmospheres in Lee Chang-dong’s Burning Campbell Mah Simmering orange hues envelop Jong-su’s figure (Yoo Ah-in) in Burning. Since the 1980s, South Korea’s cinema — much like the nation … Read more
Pham — Beyond Summerisle
Beyond Summerisle: Comparing Folk Horror in The Wicker Man and Get Out Ryan Pham Howie, the protagonist of The Wicker Man, is vulnerable to a murderous, conspiratorial plot from the film’s opening shots. For decades, folk horror … Read more