Short Films in Focus: Being 97
An interview with the director of Being 97, and a presentation of the short film.
Features
Agnès Varda: 1928-2019
A tribute to one of the world’s most renowned filmmakers, Agnès Varda, who passed away today at age 90.
A Personal Journey to C2E2
A videographer travels to Chicago’s biggest comics and entertainment expo.
Higher, Further, Faster: Why Captain Marvel Matters
Captain Marvel has a nuanced and complicated take on what authentic empowerment looks like.
Hate Across America: On the True Nightmare Underneath Jordan Peele’s Us
A feature exploring the themes of Us.
Larry Cohen: 1941-2019
A tribute to the legendary B-movie writer and director, Larry Cohen.
Five Episodes of The Twilight Zone to Watch After Seeing Us
The connections between The Twilight Zone and Jordan Peele’s work.
Happiness and Artifice: The Performances of Julianne Moore
Julianne Moore is one of cinema’s greatest laughers, and one of its greatest criers.
Book Review: The Star Wars Archives 1977-1983
The most comprehensive guide imaginable for the first three Star Wars films.
Bright Wall/Dark Room March 2019: Love You for 10,000 Years by Kelsey Ford
An essay about Chungking Express, as excerpted from the latest edition of online magazine Bright Wall/Dark Room.
Hooray for Historic Chicago Female African-American Mayoral Contenders Toni Preckwinkle and Lori Lightfoot
An article celebrating the historic Chicago mayoral runoff between two African-American women, Toni Preckwinkle and Lori Lightfoot.
Short Films in Focus: Pocket
An interview with the directors of the screen-based Pocket, and a presentation of the short film.
The Most Unforgettable Episodes of The Twilight Zone
Jessica Ritchey on the episodes of The Twilight Zone that she thinks about the most.
How Clerks and Four Weddings & a Funeral Marked a Turning Point for Female Sexuality in Film
They were very different in tone, genre, production values, and intended audiences, but these two films from 1994 had one key innovation in common.
Happy International Women’s Day: Wild Geese
A reprint of Mary Oliver’s poem, “Wild Geese” in honor of International Women’s Day.
Art, Love, and the Healing Ambiguities of Shirkers
As we as a culture attempt to course correct and shun abusers and manipulators in favor of vulnerable people and survivors, Tan and Shirkers have provided me with a personally liberating framework.
Are You Even Listening? The Middle School Girls of Pen15 and Eighth Grade Are Speaking
In a time where it seems we’re all trying to remember what normal feels like, we can look to these weirdos and listen to what they have to say.
The Status of Feminist Film Criticism – A Roundup Report
Jennifer Merin, President of the Alliance of Women Film Journalists, inquires about what makes for feminist criticism.
Welcome to Women Writers Week 2019
An introduction to Women Writers Week 2019.
You Do Not Have to Be Good: On Mary Oliver’s Wild Geese
On the poem Wild Geese by Mary Oliver and how it relates to Women Writers Week.
