Netflix’s new comedy/drama gets some key things wrong about higher education, including its “sendup” of woke culture. Continue reading
October 1, 2021
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Category Archives: Film and Television
August 27, 2021
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What Promising Young Woman Gets Right About Misogyny and Male Violence
Promising Young Woman is an unsatisfying film. But that’s what it gets deeply right about misogyny and patriarchy. Continue reading
July 28, 2021
by Aesthetics for Birds
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Do We Still Need Physical Media?
Physical media feels like a languishing dinosaur in the 21st century world. Here’s why it still matters. Continue reading
July 7, 2021
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Kate Manne on Charlie Kaufman
Philosopher Kate Manne talks about Charlie Kaufman’s “I’m Thinking of Ending Things” Continue reading
May 10, 2021
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Mobile Games and Netflix Binges: Why We Should Encourage Easy Entertainment in Hard Times
The ongoing pandemic poses many challenges to our mental health and wellbeing. Can aesthetics help us out? Continue reading
October 7, 2020
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“We Are Everything and We Are Nothing”: An Interview with Actor And Filmmaker Julie Delpy
Julie Delpy discusses the importance of philosophy in her films, in education, and for society today. Continue reading
May 29, 2020
by Alex King
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AFB’S TERMS OF ART #45: CULTURE INDUSTRY
Pronunciation: DISNEY (jk but also… am i?) Continue reading
May 28, 2020
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AFB’S TERMS OF ART #44: MALE GAZE
The “male gaze” is a concept that originated in film theory, but is now applied to a variety of art forms or to our more general ways of seeing the world. Continue reading
May 14, 2020
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OUR NEW REALITY: TARKOVSKY AND BERGMAN IN THE TIME OF COVID-19
What makes My Best Friend’s Wedding interesting in terms of genre is that it engages the genre without inaugurating our protagonist into it. Continue reading
March 7, 2020
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Throwback Movie Review: Nothing but a Man (1964) and Depictions of Racism
What makes My Best Friend’s Wedding interesting in terms of genre is that it engages the genre without inaugurating our protagonist into it. Continue reading
