In this essay, I will elucidate how they achieve a subversion of genre and perform a postmodern commentary through th even of genre theories By referring to the work of scholars like Thomas Schatz and Rick Altman and broad absurdist philosophy, I will illustrate the ways in which the Coens' decontextualize traditional ways of thinking about narratives through genre, and how they comment on existence through this rethinking of convention.

This essay will highlight emotional resonance and affect in the diegesis of Inside Llewyn Davis by focusing on Llewyn’s audition in Chicago and its aftermath. I will illustrate how the Coen Brothers utilize this cognitive process to shape the viewer’s emotional response and perception of Llewyn’s internal state of mind and fractured identity.

How Suspiria utilizes color, sound, and space in order to skew spectators’ preordained formal vocabulary and create something too enchanting to look away from, yet too terrifying to endure.

An argumentative essay on the paradoxical phenomena that led to, and to some extent reversed, the decline of physical media and their confluence with the bittersweet idealization of the past; a critical illumination of the collective redressal of our varied histories with prominent forms of artistic engagement.

A two-part essay on (1) the legacies of jazz musicians (Max Roach and Dizzy Gillespie) and their representations on film, and (2) gender and women in jazz and their portrayal in film.

Written essay on the work of filmmaker David Fincher and his unique artistic signature and exercises in reflexivity, digital filmmaking, and spectatorial mockery.

Some notes and reflections of photographer Diane Arbus’ work, and the conversations surrounding it in academia.

Essay on what horror is as a genre, and why it is important to study (later revisited as a video essay).

By distinctly projecting posthumanist thinking onto film, this paper will question the extent of its contribution to cognitive film theory concerning portrayals of relationships in films, and how it may subvert or strengthen pre-existing notions related to them.

Academic paper on the 1995 film La Haine and its formal and thematic elements, focusing on the representation of the banlieue as a space and social dimension.

Theoretical analysis of Banshees of Inisherin and the film-philosophy of David Bordwell.

Comparative short essay on the film theories of Siegfried Kracauer, André Bazin, and Sergei Eisenstein—an exploration of the debates surrounding realism and formalism in film.

A reflection on what Girish Shambu terms a “new cinephilia”, responding to film theory and ontological orthodoxy.

Academic paper on the impact of social media on the future of television production, distribution, and consumption; a cultural and social analysis.

Since the departure of New Wave Cinema, many filmmakers have sought to develop a signature style and often treat it as a persona that manifests itself on-screen, whether direct or indirect. English film director and screenwriter Guy Ritchie is one filmmaker who, over the course of his career, has created a powerful directorial and narrative voice for himself and now has a solidified, unique style of his own.

First Reformed is a 2017 film written and directed by Paul Schrader, starring Ethan Hawke, Amanda Seyfried, Cedric Kyles, and Victoria Hill. The film follows a small-time yet respected reverend of a small church in upstate New York and his life-changing encounter with a nihilistic climate change activist.