By Johanna Isaacson | In the age of dying malls and zombie overkill does George Romero’s much discussed Dawn of the… Read more We Don’t Need Another Zombie-Killing Hero: Political Horror in Dawn of the Dead (1978)
Category: Horror
Unseeable Horror in Velvet Buzzsaw
“If art reflects life, it does so with special mirrors.” — Bertolt Brecht [1] By Madeline Lane-McKinley | In the… Read more Unseeable Horror in Velvet Buzzsaw
Saturated Crime: Pope.L’s Reenactor
By Rei Terada| i. In Pope.L’s film Reenactor (2012), a continuous loop of almost six hours in its longest version,… Read more Saturated Crime: Pope.L’s Reenactor
Tragedy Girls: The Work of Art in the Age of the Young Girl Blogger Murder Spree
By Johanna Isaacson | Tragedy Girls (2017) is a film that follows two best friends who go on a murder… Read more Tragedy Girls: The Work of Art in the Age of the Young Girl Blogger Murder Spree
Turkey in Flames: Genre Film, Memory, and Politics in Kaygı
By Kenan Behzat Sharpe | “History is a nightmare from which I am trying to awake.” – James Joyce, Finnegan’s… Read more Turkey in Flames: Genre Film, Memory, and Politics in Kaygı
Seized Lives Seizing Lives in The Fits
By Johanna Isaacson | Towards the end of the film The Fits (2015) we see the protagonist, Toni (Royalty Hightower)… Read more Seized Lives Seizing Lives in The Fits
In/Visibility in Dirty Pretty Things
By Aria Alamalhodaei | In 1999, the average person in Great Britain was captured on closed circuit television (CCTV) nearly… Read more In/Visibility in Dirty Pretty Things
Women Acting Out in (Cognitive) Maps to the Stars
By Johanna Isaacson | The rise of feminized labor, with its blurred boundaries and emotional demands, leads to new forms… Read more Women Acting Out in (Cognitive) Maps to the Stars
‘Unfriended’ Unpacks Cyber-Sociality
By Johanna Isaacson | The film Unfriended (2015) updates the ghost story. A teen bullied into suicide, Laura Barnes, returns to… Read more ‘Unfriended’ Unpacks Cyber-Sociality
Managed Monsters: “The Babadook” as Care Strike
By Johanna Isaacson | In 1963 Betty Friedan diagnosed the frustration and depression of the housewife as “the problem with… Read more Managed Monsters: “The Babadook” as Care Strike
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