Ryan NachnaniinFanfarePast Lives — Oh, the Places We’ve BeenPast Lives redefines what it means to love, framing it in a context whose beauty will be foreign to many.Dec 16, 20234Dec 16, 20234
Ryan NachnaniinFanfare“High Plains Drifter” — Strangers in the Haze“High Plains Drifter” shows us that our actions determine the people who will enter our lives, and that this is a justice we can’t escape.Sep 20, 202313Sep 20, 202313
Ryan NachnaniinFanfare“The Hustler” — The Games We PlayThe Hustler dissects the games we rely on to determine our worth and denounces the idea of “winning” as a harmful, individualistic pursuit.Aug 21, 20231Aug 21, 20231
Ryan NachnaniinFanfareDismantling Mythologies Through the Lens of Brett MorgenWith his documentaries, Brett Morgen uses the medium of film to humanise artists that have been subject to relentless myth-making.Jul 3, 20231Jul 3, 20231
Ryan NachnaniinFanfare“Infinity Pool” — The Second Self“Infinity Pool” explores the unyielding burdens we place on ourselves and how it leads us, and our environment, to guilt-induced masochism.Mar 26, 20231Mar 26, 20231
Ryan NachnaniinFanfare“Harakiri” — The Coward’s Way Out“Harakiri” denounces the exploitative notion that honour is acquired through an adherence to tradition.Feb 20, 2023Feb 20, 2023
Ryan NachnaniinFanfareThe Clash of Reason and Passion in the Age of AI ArtThe discourse around AI art is representative of a historical conflict between reason and passion. It’s past time we bridge the gap.Jan 18, 20231Jan 18, 20231
Ryan NachnaniinFanfare“The Banshees of Inisherin” — Post-Pandemic Cinema“The Banshees of Inisherin” is a somber allegory for the pandemic experience and how it demonstrated the fragility of the human connection.Dec 31, 20222Dec 31, 20222
Ryan NachnaniinFanfareThe Power of the Dog — The Old West Lives On“The Power of the Dog” refers to a destructive force working to keep the Old West alive — and it has succeeded.Mar 20, 20222Mar 20, 20222
Ryan NachnaniinFanfareSuccession — The World is your PlaygroundThe Roy family has spent their lives secluded in a variety of “playgrounds” and, so, they don’t understand the world they reign over.Feb 8, 2022Feb 8, 2022