Features
Longer-form pieces, lists, and deep-dives that don’t fit a single review.
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Varda by Jon – Part 12: La Glaneuse
At the time of writing, the first trailer for The Matrix Resurrections has just been released today. I don’t care speculate on exact plot details…
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Hail Horror! Welcome to Hooptober!
A bit of history. I’ve always been a horror nerd, doing some kind of solitary fright flick marathon as far back as 2007 with the…
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Varda by Jon – Part 11: Simon Cinéma
If I had to boil down my renewed interest in movies (going on 10 years at this point) to one thing, it would be the…
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Varda by Jon – Part 10: Jacques Demy
One of my favourite cinematic surprises of 2020 was the documentary Dick Johnson is Dead. Director Kirsten Johnson, as a means of processing the deterioration…
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Varda by Jon – Part 9: Jane B
If I’ve found a recurring theme to the work of Agnès Varda, it would be a curious empathy. Over and over again, Varda’s ability to…
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Varda by Jon – Part 8: No Shelter
The problem of evil is typically relegated to cosmic and philosophical concerns, and the centuries of continually progressing debates do not speak well for any…