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The Long Take: The Fabulous Fashion of Michael Mann’s Movies
How fashion matters at the movies.
Feb 6
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Alex Didion
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The Long Take: Hayao Miyazaki's War
How The Boy and the Heron tells the story of anime's wartime roots, as well as Miyazaki's own experiences.
Jan 14
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Alex Didion
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My Favorite Pieces I wrote in 2023
Recapping the year with some of my favorite contributions.
Dec 31, 2023
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Alex Didion
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My Favorite Things of 2023
From film to TV to anime to... anything I loved this year.
Dec 30, 2023
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Alex Didion
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Literally Me: Lost in Translation (2003)
How Sofia Coppola's most famous film explores liminal tourism.
Dec 10, 2023
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Alex Didion
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The Long Take: My Moviebob Problem and Ours
Nov 14, 2020
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Alex Didion
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Reaction Shots: Shane Gillis is Funny. Hasan Minhaj is Not
Sep 17, 2023
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Alex Didion
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The Long Take: The Witch Trials of JK Rowling - A Review
Apr 30, 2023
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Alex Didion
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Reaction Shots: Why Ben Shapiro Dislikes Your Rap Song
Aug 21, 2020
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Alex Didion
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Film Club: Oliver Jia / Merry Christmas Mr Lawrence (1983)
The Kyoto-based American researcher talks living on Japan, fighting randos on Twitter and Nagasa Oshima's masterpiece.
Oct 1, 2023
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Alex Didion
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Reaction Shots: Shane Gillis is Funny. Hasan Minhaj is Not
Two comedians and a New Yorker walk into a bar.
Sep 17, 2023
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Alex Didion
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Reaction Shots: False Idols
Ramblings on Barbenheimer and Tedros and Tedros
Sep 6, 2023
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Alex Didion
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Anime August - The real 'Monster' in Monster
Why Naoki Urasawa's classic psychological thriller is intense, challenging and hopeful.
Aug 22, 2023
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Alex Didion
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Anime August - How You Should Read Berserk
Or why you don’t have to skip the Black Swordsman Arc.
Aug 14, 2023
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Alex Didion
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Anime August - What Attack on Titan says about Civilisation
An entry-level anime that is deeper than it really is.
Aug 8, 2023
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Alex Didion
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Anime August - An Intro
Or Why Convincing People To Watch Anime is Quite Difficult
Aug 1, 2023
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Alex Didion
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The Long Take: The High-Information Appeal of Succession
Just a week and a half late on this. Sorry! And of course, some spoilers ahead.
Jun 7, 2023
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Alex Didion
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Lack of Taste: A Manifesto
Let's get things settled.
Jul 18, 2020
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Alex Didion
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