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Jon Hogan lives in Jersey City, NJ, and does things with film and comics. Those things include journalism, fundraising, and curation. Take a peek at the things he sees on Instagram.

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The Macabre Painter Behind the Alien Movies

by Jon Hogan May 15, 2017May 15, 2017

With Ridley Scott’s prequel Alien: Covenant being released this week, it’s worth revisiting the documentary on the painter H.R. Giger, who inspired the series’ aesthetic.

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A Graphic Novel in the Form of a Monster-Obsessed Child’s Notebook

by Jon Hogan May 3, 2017May 3, 2017

In My Favorite Thing Is Monsters, Emil Ferris avoids the strictures of any one genre, following the meandering mind of a 10-year-old obsessed with movie monsters.

Richard Hambleton "Standing Man" (photo by Hank O'Neal, all photos courtesy Storyville Films)
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The Rise and Fall of a 1980s Street Art Star

by Jon Hogan April 21, 2017April 21, 2017

Artist Richard Hambleton’s career took off in the 1980s, but the following decade he was wracked by addiction and destitute. A new documentary tracks his dramatic trajectory.

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A Madcap Animated Movie About a High School Slowly Sliding into the Sea

by Jon Hogan April 11, 2017April 11, 2017

This captivating film offers a strong argument for more graphic novelists to apply their creativity to animation.

Guillaume Canet and Guillaume Gallienne in Cézanne et Moi (Cézanne and I), a Magnolia Pictures release (all images courtesy Magnolia Pictures)
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A Stilted Cinematic Portrait of Cézanne and Zola’s Lifelong Friendship

by Jon Hogan March 31, 2017March 31, 2017

The new film Cézanne and I focuses on the extreme temperamental differences between the two great friends, but offers few other insights.

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A Fantastical Addition to the Fading Genre of Live-Action Children’s Films

by Jon Hogan March 29, 2017March 29, 2017

Andrés Waissbluth’s Un caballo llamado Elefante (“Elephant, the Horse”), playing at the Museum of Modern Art, is a charming reversal of the trend toward animation.

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Revisiting an Antiquated Chris Marker Film About Technology

by Jon Hogan March 21, 2017

French director and artist Chris Marker’s 1997 film Level Five, screening this weekend at Metrograph, is a hilariously antiquated portrayal of the internet.

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Chronicling the Days When Superheroes Knocked Out Nazis

by Jon Hogan March 17, 2017March 17, 2017

The new book Take That, Adolf! compiles classic comic book covers that show how American superheroes were marshaled into service during World War II.

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The Horror Story of a Dystopian Painter Obsessed with Control

by Jon Hogan March 15, 2017March 15, 2017

The Last Family is a domestic horror story portraying the violent dissolution of a family.

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The Opulent World of Qatari Falconry

by Jon Hogan March 14, 2017

Yuri Ancarani’s documentary The Challenge immerses viewers in the dazzling subculture of ultra-wealthy sheiks who practice falconry.

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Mama Cass Finds Her Voice in a Comics Portrait of Her Teen Years

by Jon Hogan March 8, 2017

French cartoonist Pénélope Bagieu has taken a unique opportunity to correct public misperceptions about the musical icon’s life.

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From a Suicidal Sheriff to a Scrappy Sandpiper, a Look at the 2017 Oscar-Nominated Animated Shorts

by Jon Hogan February 21, 2017

The five films nominated for this year’s Academy Award for the best animated short film use a range of animation and storytelling styles to shuttle characters and viewers across time and space.

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