film

The Barest Trace of a Future

On Samuel Beckett's Quadrat 1+2

Nov 4 •

david c. porter

Did Mishima Die Happy?

“Did he really think it through?” – Henry Miller, Reflections on the Death of Mishima

Sep 13 •

Mann and His Modes

On Man of the West (1958)

Jul 9 •

The Eastern Frontier

Stillness, Gesture and the Future of Hong Kong in Johnnie To’s The Mission

Jun 28 •

Moral Twilight & Depraved Indifference

On Sweet Smell of Success

May 29 •

A Hall of Mirrors Leading Nowhere

On Zone of Interest

Apr 5 •

The Many Faces of Mary Pickford

"... we all remember that beautiful dress, but what’s so much more interesting is the mud that stained the fringes."

Mar 18 •

The Hobbyhorse's Capsule Spotlights: Vol. 3

On Jane Schoenbrun, Fred Camper, Leighton Pierce & David Ayer

Mar 4 •

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Imitation of Strife

On Todd Haynes' Self-Aware, Self-Cannibalizing May December

Feb 13 •

Lost in the World with Millennium Mambo

"Millennium Mambo is still as vivid and alive as it has ever been."

Jan 24 •

Interview: Anna Biller

“The unwanted male gaze is bad enough, but what about the gaze you respond to?

Nov 27, 2023 •

The Hobbyhorse's Capsule Spotlights: Vol. 2

Litan (directed by Jean-Pierre Mocky, 1982)

Oct 27, 2023 •

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