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Material Witness Finale: What Apocalypse Is Made Of

2014-12-04T17:27:00-05:00

Western civilization has never been particularly adept at dealing with death, which is perhaps why its own eventual collapse is such a source of cinematic fascination.

Material Witness #6: The Interstitial Blues

2014-10-29T15:19:00-04:00

So you've spent the last few decades ducking who you are, or what you do for a living. Nobody's perfect. But try to steer clear of the interstitial spaces, because that's where fate is gonna getcha.

Material Witness #5: Cultural Gerrymandering

2014-10-03T11:36:00-04:00

We are hemmed in as much by the physical as the psychological.

Material Witness #4: Writing on the Wall

2014-09-16T11:15:00-04:00

In cinema, signage plays a duplicitous role. Like a cartoon thought bubble, signage is a tangible manifestation of how a character feels, yet it also encourages the audience to read between the etched lines.

Material Witness #3: Windows to the Soul(less)

2014-08-22T11:25:00-04:00

Love is the universal tether that binds kings to paupers and geniuses to fools. Perhaps this is why audiences are endlessly fascinated by psychopaths, serial killers, and other characters who seemingly live without love.

Material Witness #2: Lighting the path of self-destruction in "Mad Men" and "Suits"

2014-08-01T11:05:00-04:00

In an era when corporations are people, people are increasingly the figureheads of corporate emotion.

Material Witness: Insanity in the walls of "True Detective" and "Twin Peaks"

2014-07-11T11:10:00-04:00

What is the line between sanity and insanity? Specifically, what is the material?