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The Kindness of Strangers
On the souls of others, the narcissism of too much solitude, and the opposite of "Eat, Pray, Love" in Carys Davies' second novella.
The Audience Cut
On movies that don't know when to end, comfort films, and the critic in each of us.
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The Mysteries of "Lost in Translation"
More than twenty years since the film's release, I'm still thinking about the mystery of its beginning and its ending.
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How to Make the Familiar Strange
A wide look at the close-up magic of Nicholson Baker, and how his books map the wonder of the everyday.
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Matthew Morgan

December 2024

November 2024

Forbidden Knowledge
On open conversation, censorship, and why children learn the names of dinosaurs.
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Matthew Morgan
"Eternal Sunshine": Lo-Fi Memories
On the "flaws" of memory, the grain of film, and what we lose when we entrust too much of ourselves to the digital world.
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This Great Absence
What's left of religion when we remove belief, and what can we fill that space with?
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"Ex Machina": Through the Looking Glass
On the 10th anniversary of "Ex Machina", we take a look at its masterful exploitation of empathy, and what the film says about our capacity to feel…
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October 2024

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