Category: Film
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Jobu Tupaki’s Everyslay Serverywhere All at Kuntz
There is so much to be cynical about. We are living through a period of cultural regression fueled by an angry and resentful right wing that is attacking reproductive rights, LGB and especially trans rights, and accurate writings of history which don’t shy away from painful histories of racism (“CRT” and “woke-ism”). The most popular…
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The Most Divorced Pants Ever and Her (2013)
The movie Her forever altered something in my brain. In 2013, I was fresh to graduate school, thinking deeply about graphic design and fashion while rediscovering my love of science fiction. As a young person, my mind was cracked open by Being John Malkovich, the subsequent Adaptation, and then followed up by Eternal Sunshine of the…
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Muji Futurism and After Yang (2021)
After Yang is a beautiful, sublime, and ultimately minimal film about family identity and memory. The titular Yang is played by Justin H. Min, whose lightning-in-a-bottle performance as the android (“technosapien”) babysitter is barely-there but grounds the film’s emotional core. This isn’t a high drama film that begets spoiler warnings, but I recommend seeking it…