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September 2018

September 13, 2018

Emmy Watch: The Americans

The Americans, FX’s drama about Russian spies living in Washington, D.C., ended its six-season run...

September 11, 2018

Emmy Watch: Stranger Things

In July 2016, I watched season one of Stranger Things with my younger brother. I...

April 2018

April 09, 2018

Stepping into the Virtual Realities of Ready Player One and God’s Not Dead

The best way to write about the third installment of God’s Not Dead is to...

March 2018

March 12, 2018

Love Hurts in Phantom Thread

My favorite film from last year is a farce. Paul Thomas Anderson’s Phantom Thread functions...

January 2018

January 25, 2018

Pearl of Hope: Personal Shopper and the New Year

Near the end of 2017, I rewatched Oliver Assayas’s ghost story film Personal Shopper not...

December 2017

December 06, 2017

Lady Bird Ascending: Part 2

Lady Bird finds its rhythm by the quick wit of its characters’ banter and succeeds...

December 05, 2017

Lady Bird Ascending: Part 1

I graduated from Bellefonte Area High School in 2004. During my senior year, I indulged...

November 2017

November 07, 2017

Nostalgia for Stranger Things

In July 2016, I watched season one of Stranger Things with my younger brother. I...

October 2017

October 12, 2017

Cinematic Longings for Sophia in mother! and Blade Runner 2049

Two of our most compelling film directors working in the Hollywood studio system—Darren Aronofsky and...

September 2017

September 28, 2017

I Am Not Your Negro

Near the beginning of Raoul Peck’s documentary, I Am Not Your Negro, James Baldwin says...

August 2017

August 29, 2017

An All Too Ghostly Ghost Story: Part 2

Continued from yesterday. Four years ago, my wife and I moved into our red brick...

August 14, 2017

An American Body Politic

A show about Russian spies living in D.C. during the Cold War easily brings to...

July 2017

July 10, 2017

Rectifying 2017

During its four seasons from 2013 to 2016, Rectify was no stranger to critical praise....

June 2017

June 15, 2017

A Prayer for Kendrick Lamar

It occurs to me each time I listen to Kendrick Lamar’s new album, Damn: The award winning...

May 2017

May 17, 2017

The Sound of Scorsese’s Silence

By Nick Olson It’s been nearly a month since I finally saw Scorsese’s Silence, and...

April 2017

April 20, 2017

The Eye Behind the Camera: Kirsten Johnson’s Cameraperson

When we first see the close-up of the dead bird on the ground, we wonder...

December 2016

December 15, 2016

A Conversation with Scott Derrickson, Part 2

Continued from yesterday. Scott Derrickson is a director whose films include The Exorcism of Emily Rose,...

December 14, 2016

A Conversation with Scott Derrickson, Part 1

Interviewed by Nick Olson Scott Derrickson is a director whose films include The Exorcism of Emily Rose,...