THE ASSISTANT vs BOMBSHELL: Portraying Emotional and Sexual Abuse in the Workplace
In his latest essay, Nicolò Grasso uses The Assistant and Bombshell as a contrasting illustration of importance of perspective and authenticity in successful portrayal of sexual abuse
EARWIG AND THE WITCH: Childhood Skeletons and Goro Miyazaki’s Emotional Breakthrough
In his latest essay, Carson Timar defends Earwig and the Witch as Goro Miyazaki’s most subtly personal feature.
The Enduring Legacy of LAST YEAR AT MARIENBAD
In his debut essay, Nicolo Grasso explores the many ways in which Last Year at Marienbad has embedded itself in the collective cinematic consciousness.
ONE NIGHT IN MIAMI: Bringing Larger-than-life Characters Down to Earth
In his latest essay, Alexander Holmes examines One Night in Miami as an innovate reinvention of a biopic.
CERTIFIED COPY: Kiarostami’s “Mona Francesca”
In his latest essay, Martin Velev attempts to rationalize the notions of originality found in Abbas Kiarostami’s Certified Copy.
Following the Awards Season 2020-2021: Golden Globe and SAG Nominations
In his latest piece, Carson Timar checks in with the Awards race and unpacks the recent Golden Globe and SAG nominations.
Taiwan’s non-linear time in Hou Hsiao-hsien’s THREE TIMES
In his latest essay, Martin Velev examines the subtle fabric of temporality in Hou Hsiao-hsien’s Three Times.
ZERO DARK THIRTY: An Exploration of Violence
In his latest essay Rory Marsh takes a look at the role of violence in Zero Dark Thirty
The Curious Case of THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON
In his latest essay, Jakub Flasz reappraises The Curious Case of Benjamin Button as an achievement in adapting the unadaptable.
How Sound of Metal Helped Me Cope With Hearing Loss
In her editorial feature, Alina Faulds uses Sound Of Metal to show the healing power of cinema.
ANOTHER ROUND: A Darwinian Study of Alcohol
In his inaugural essay for CLAPPER, Martin Velev takes a deep dive into the underpinnings of Another Round as a Darwinian study
The Art of Silence in A FISTFUL OF DYNAMITE
In his latest piece, Oliver Swift examines Sergio Leone’s use of silence as a storytelling tool in A Fistful Of Dynamite.
DAVID BYRNE’S AMERICAN UTOPIA: The American Experience of 2020
In his latest essay, Alexander Holmes deconstructs David Byrne’s American Utopia as a microcosm of the American experience in 2020.
ANOTHER ROUND: Hollywood’s Drinking Problem
In his latest essay, Ewan Gleadow contrasts Thomas Vinterberg’s Another Round against the legacy of cliché in portraying alcoholism on screen.
WE ARE WHO WE ARE: The Universal Dysfunction of Finding Our Identity
In his latest piece, Carson Timar looks at We Are Who We Are as a microcosm of anxieties and dysfunctions characterizing current times.
BOJACK HORSEMAN - THE VIEW FROM HALFWAY DOWN: What Is the Purpose of Life?
In his latest essay, Carson Timar discusses the dark themes in the Bojack Horseman episode The View From Halfway Down
BURNING: Liberation Amidst Raging Uncertainties
Hung Huynh deconstructs the thematic fabric of Lee Chang-dong’s Burning as an exploration of rage and masculinity.
MARNIE: Was Sean Connery a Twist?
In his latest essay, Jakub Flasz peels the layers of meta-commentary embedded in Marnie
Digital Filmmaking: Destruction of Belief
In his latest essay, Jak-Luke Sharp explores the past, present, and future of Horror cinema regarding the perils of digital filmmaking
AFI FEST 2020: Should the Wind Drop
Should the Wind Drop might have a solid emotional core, but the structure and pacing of the film does it no favors