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THE VERNON SHOW

Film Criticism • Video Essays • Podcasts

Manhattan, NY

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HOW TO FRAME A STORY   WATCH HERE

the visual narrative power of Goodbye Dragon Inn, directed by Tsai Ming-liang

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WHAT HAPPENED TO THE MOVIES? WATCH HERE

two friends take to a bar in the village to discuss the question: "what happened to the movies?"

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An Audiovisual Essay comparing two of America's greatest writers, Walt Whitman & W.E.B. Du Bois

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STEVE YEDLIN INTERVIEW

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Poker Face DP Steve Yedlin on Creating His Own Imaging Algorithm, Drawing From ’70s Influences, and Carving Out a Visual Niche for Himself

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MATIAS BOUCARD INTERVIEW

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Athena Cinematographer Matias Boucard on the Film’s Dazzling Opening Shot, Working With the Alexa 65, and Romain Gavras’ Urgent Directorial Style

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THE HARD WORK OF HOPE

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a review of the film Pure Grit (2021)

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THE MYTH OF COLUMBIA ON SCREEN

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The cinematic decisions made by the cast and crew of movies representing sixty years of Columbia’s people, places, and ideas reveal the myth of the University and its role in society.

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MICHIGAN DAILY

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“The critic shouldn’t need to tear a work apart to demonstrate that he knows how it was put together. The important thing is to convey what is new and beautiful in the work, not how it was made — which is more or less implicit.”

Pauline Kael in Trash, Art, and The Movies

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