Abel Ferrara’s Siberia is an alternately nightmarish and transcendent journey through the subconscious.
Author Archives: Justine Smith
Justine Smith is a freelance film writer based in Montreal, Quebec.
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How Canada’s Most Glamorous Adult Theater Has Survived
The Cinéma L’Amour in Montreal hearkens back to the Golden Age of Porn.
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There Should Be Oscars for Documentary Editing, Photography, and More
The Academy would do well to expand its recognition of nonfiction.
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How to Tell a Scary Story on TikTok
Live TikToks featuring séances, “hauntings,” and other spooky things are becoming incredibly popular.
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Allen v. Farrow Revisits Harrowing Allegations of Sexual Abuse
The docuseries is the latest look back at the Woody Allen scandal. But do these projects really come from a more enlightened perspective?
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Exploring the Abandoned Spaces of the Internet
The web series Preserving Worlds asks us to consider the value of past-their-prime sites like Second Life.
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A Filmmaker Grapples with the Loss of Her Brothers Through Documentary
Currently streaming through MoMA, Sophy Romvari’s newest short Still Processing, exemplifies her tender approach to sensitive subjects.
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Is Any Modern Porn Worth Preserving?
There are many issues with keeping pornography in the historical record. Was anything of value lost in Pornhub’s recent massive video purge?
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The Spotless, Uncanny World of Cleaning YouTube
The “Clean with Me” video genre pits our deep need to connect against the pressures that come with sharing the intimacies of one’s life.
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Who Should Get the Credit for Citizen Kane? The Great Debate Continues
The new Hollywood period piece Mank revives an old controversy over the acclaimed film.
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What Does it Mean to Make a “Postcapitalist” Film?
Isiah Medina’s Inventing the Future and Mike Hoolboom’s Judy Versus Capitalism posit different ways for movies to work outside traditional aesthetics and structures.
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Nudity in the US Film Industry, and How it Has (and Hasn’t) Evolved
The documentary Skin spurs the viewer to think about what kind of bodies are usually naked in movies.