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Moon Knight Isn’t Brutal but it’s Complex Nonetheless

I had REALLY high expectations for Moon Knight. Ones that it was unlikely to meet even at the best moments. I was praying to the gods for…

3 min readMay 5, 2022

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Moon Knight Isn’t Brutal but it’s Complex Nonetheless

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The Shifting Lines of Masculinity and the Power of the Dog

— SPOILERS AHEAD —

2 min readSep 14, 2021

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The Shifting Lines of Masculinity and the Power of the Dog

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Revisiting the Portrayal of Abuse in La Strada

As Gelsomina (a hauntingly hilarious Giulietta Masina) ponders whether to leave her abusive partner, a kindhearted and nameless fool…

2 min readFeb 26, 2021

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Revisiting the Portrayal of Abuse in La Strada

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Emerging from the Cocoon in Three Colours: Blue

A double-edged sword.

2 min readNov 26, 2020

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Emerging from the Cocoon in Three Colours: Blue

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Mangrove in the Time of Questioning What Justice Truly Means

A colander rolls in place on the ground for an entire minute after a violent raid at the eponymous Mangrove restaurant. The chaotic scene…

2 min readNov 24, 2020

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Mangrove in the Time of Questioning What Justice Truly Means

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Simplicity in Execution, Gravity in Narrative: Abbas Kiarostami’s Taste of Cherry

Taste of Cherry feels almost biblical in its means of storytelling. A man, wanting to die, asks three different men to bury him after he…

2 min readAug 8, 2020

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Simplicity in Execution, Gravity in Narrative: Abbas Kiarostami’s Taste of Cherry

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An American Rebirth in Paris, Texas

Paris, Texas is not a place. It is the genesis. Travis has an inexplicable desire to buy a plot of land in the city because he believes…

2 min readJul 8, 2020

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An American Rebirth in Paris, Texas

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A Day IS the Life in Certified Copy

Instead of a day in the life, a day is the life in Abbas Kiarostami’s brilliantly winding tale of authenticity, wilting love, and blurred…

2 min readJun 24, 2020

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A Day IS the Life in Certified Copy

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As always, Spike Lee makes the most relevant film of the year

No doubt that some of the themes in Da 5 Bloods are heavy handed but when watching a Spike Lee joint you should know that you are as much…

3 min readJun 13, 2020

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As always, Spike Lee makes the most relevant film of the year

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Harakiri: How Did I Not See This Sooner

Twelve years after his acclaimed piece Rashomon, Shinobu Hashimoto follows a similar chord with Harakiri while vastly improving on his…

2 min readMay 28, 2020

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Graham Steinberg

Graham Steinberg

My college doesn’t have a film major so I write reviews to compensate. Follow me: www.letterboxd.com/gstein and Twitter @gwsteinberg

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