the art of illiteratesThe Wonderful Story of Blindfolded Bubzia // on video game yogis and other esoteric mattersa series of digressive meditations on the act of seeing without one’s eyesMar 6Mar 6
the art of illiteratesRupturing Temporalities in The Zone of Interest and Killers of the Flower MoonJonathan Glazer and Martin Scorsese’s Best Picture nominees puncture the bubble of historyFeb 7Feb 7
the art of illiteratesExploring the Oscar-Nominated Animated Shorts of 2014, Ten Years OnA technical tour de force from Disney; Pixar artists going independent; another gem from the NFB; and more.Feb 5Feb 5
the art of illiteratesExploring the Oscar-Nominated Animated Shorts of 2004, 20 years onRevisiting a portrait of the artist as a disintegrating man; a lament from the Korean diaspora; a portrait of canine paranoia; and more.Feb 2Feb 2
the art of illiteratesExploring the Oscar-Nominated Animated Shorts of 1984 and 1994Revisiting these honored short-form animated works in their 40th and 30th anniversaries of releaseJan 30Jan 30
the art of illiteratesPOST-CINEMA 2023 // the best films that maybe aren’t films of 2023my personal favorite bits of non-cinematic cinema ephemera from calendar year 2023Jan 24Jan 24
the art of illiteratesDan in Real Life’s Bad Poster and Steve Carell’s Depressing Filmographyrambling on about the cursed filmography of one of our most famous comedy actorsJan 20Jan 20
the art of illiteratesThree Unbelievable Reasons why Die Hard is a Christmas Movie!!!an unscientific scientific analysis / emotional polemic on the subject of “Die Hard is a Christmas Movie”Dec 18, 2023Dec 18, 2023
the art of illiteratesSpider-Verse stands in defiance of “death” as a central tenet of children’s entertainmentAcross the Spider-Verse is a rich postmodern blockbuster in the tradition of recent films like The Last Jedi and The Matrix ResurrectionsJun 7, 2023Jun 7, 2023
the art of illiteratesa brief meditation on “so bad it’s good”it’s just…good.May 24, 2023May 24, 2023
