Pre-Nova Conditions: Cinema on the Edge of Apocalypse
Why should we care about the end of the world anymore? Big franchise blockbusters and slick streaming series regularly reduce the end times to backdrops of weightless Lego bricks, routinely […]
Read MoreSpider-Masculinities & Beyond!
With great gender comes great responsibility! Across the past 25 years, and multiple blockbuster films, the history of Spider-Man’s portrayal on film constitutes an evolving canon of masculinities (and beyond!). […]
Read MoreWomen Directors in Horror
Though their contributions have often been overlooked, women directors have been part of the horror genre for as long as it has existed. In this course, we’ll shine a spooky […]
Read MoreDisturbing Dinner Discussions
Pull up a chair and join us for a three course meal of relationship-dynamic thrillers this holiday season! Whether dining with a partner’s out-of-touch family at their isolated estate, feasting […]
Read MoreIntro to Agnes Varda
In this course we’ll discuss the legend, the myth, the bowl cut… of the one and only Agnès Varda. A multidisciplinary mother of the French new wave, documentary realism, and […]
Read MoreRemembering Gena Rowlands
Captivating on both the silver screen and from the comfort of your home, Gena Rowlands’ artful approach to rendering visible women’s interiority deserves resounding praise. Remembering Gena Rowlands is a […]
Read MoreXenomorph Academy
In his 1979 film ALIEN, Ridley Scott brought to life one of cinema’s most iconic and enduring creatures, the Xenomorph. A parasitic predator, a “perfect organism” that has since hatched […]
Read MoreCRASH COURSE | Uninvited Guests: Home Invasion In Film
One of the more terrifying concepts in horror, maybe simply because of its plausibility, is that we are not even safe in our own houses. How often do you really […]
Read MoreHalf Agony, Half Hope: Austen Adaptations of the 90s
In the 1990s, Hollywood rediscovered the novels of Jane Austen and produced 9 adaptations of her works. Join us this October to examine the horrors of absent parents, poverty, bad […]
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