Karenna UmscheidConceptualizing CaliforniaAesthetics of west coast media and art would have you believe the Hollywoodland sign isn’t worth jumping off of.Apr 13, 2022Apr 13, 2022
Karenna UmscheidMartin Scorsese’s Greedy, Lonely MenSouls are hollowed out under the dizzying array of bright lights. Casino’s Sam Rothstein thrives late at night, surveying his riches in Las…Oct 8, 2021Oct 8, 2021
Karenna UmscheidBirdman & American Beauty: Do We Fly Or Fall When We Reach Self-Actualization?Birdman’s Riggan Thompson and American Beauty’s Lester Burnham seem to be two men with quite a bit in common. Damaged marriages, broken…Sep 25, 2021Sep 25, 2021
Karenna UmscheidDavid Lowery & The Meaning of Life: The Green Knight and A Ghost StoryDavid Lowery’s The Green Knight has me in a shambled ponderosa, a fragmented reality of great stories and tales. It seems from birth we are…Aug 5, 2021Aug 5, 2021