Chile's Troubled Conscience through the Cinema of Pablo Larrain
Jakub Flasz Examines the Filmography of Director Pablo Larraín as a Metaphor for Chile's Troubled Conscience
THE MEN WHO TREAD ON TIGER’S TAIL: Akira Kurosawa's Turning Point in Experimenting with Genre
Carson Timar takes a look at Akira Kurosawa’s experimentation of genre and its failures present in The Men Who Tread on the Tiger's Tail
RED BEARD: An Opportunity for Akira Kurosawa to Teach Cinema
Jakub Flasz takes a look at Akira Kurosawa’s Red Beard as the directors outlet to teach cinema
SCANDAL: Akira Kurosawa's Critique of Sensationalist Press Within the Age of Fake New
Jakub Flasz takes a look at the critique of the sensationalist press in Scandal and its comparisons to present-day exploitation of fake news.
The Enduring Legacy of The Lady Vanishes
Exactly forty years ago, the world of film suffered a tragic loss when Sir Alfred Hitchcock left this mortal coil. Jakub Flasz takes a look at one of the influential directors more underseen work in The Lady Vanishes
KAGEMUSHA: Akira Kurosawa's re-evaluation of the Samurai genre and its influence on Star Wars
Alexander Holmes takes a look at the deconstruction and revaluation of lore and tropes in Akira Kurosawa's Kagemusha and its influence on Star Wars
I LIVE IN FEAR: The Universally Shared Fear and Tension of Atomic Destruction
Carson Timar explores the fear and tension of inevitable war and destruction in the Akira Kurosawa directed and Toshiro Mifune starring I live In Fear
DERSU UZALA: Akira Kurosawa's Allegorical Autobiography
Jakub Flasz looks at Akira Kurosawa’s Dersu Uzala and its sentiments that act as the directors’ allegorical autobiography
THE BAD SLEEP WELL: The cinematic impact and influence on the Movie Brat Pack of the 1970s
Alexander Holmes takes a look at the cinematic impact and influence of Akira Kurosawa’s The Bad Sleep Well on 1970s auteurs George Lucas, Martin Scorsese, Brian De Palma and Francis Ford Coppola
Zeitgeist of the Decade: Black Films Matter
Jakub Flasz continues his Zeitgeist of the Decade series with a look at the themes, impact and legacy of Black Cinema, why it has often been forgotten and why it matters
Zeitgeist of the Decade: How Comic Book Movies Transitioned From a Curiosity to a Cultural Phenomenon
Jakub Flasz begins his Zeitgeist of the Decade series with a look at the ongoing cultural impact of comic book movies and the genre’s transition from a simplsistc curiosity to a full-blown financial and cultural phenomenon
AKIRA KUROSAWA: A Celebration of a Filmmaking Icon
To celebrate Akira Kurosawa’s tremendous legacy CLAPPER will run a curated retrospective of his works with an aim to underscore the enduring relevance of his immense filmmaking output
Parasite Best Picture Victory: A Fitting Crescendo to a Decade-Long Trend
Jakub Flasz Takes a Look at Best Picture Victor of Parasite as a Fitting Crescendo to a Decade-Long Trend in Academy Avoidance
Fans Strike Back: Star Wars and the Curious Case of Fan Ownership
Jakub Flasz Travels Into Dangerous Territory and Takes a Look at the Curious Case of Fan Ownership in the Star Wars Franchise
A Hideo Kojima Joint: What Could a Feature Film Look Like From the Visionary Game Designer?
Sumer Singh investigates what a Hideo Kojima movie could possibly look like from the iconic video game entrepreneur
Ju-On, Katsumi & 4444444444: The Impact and Iconography That Changed Horror
Writer Sumer Singh Takes a Look at the JU-ON Series and its Legacy, Impact and Iconography that Changed the Face of Horror
Scared Sh*tless: Why is the Academy Awards Scared of Nominating Horror Films?
Writer Kyle Krieghbaum Takes a Look at Why the Academy Awards are So Scared of Nominating Horror Films
Oscars - What Will, Could, and Should Win At the 92nd Academy Awards
Oscar night has arrived! Writer Paul Price Takes A Look at What Will, Could, and Should Win At the 92nd Academy Awards
Dump months: A Uniquely American Phenomenon
Writer Owen Hiscock takes a look at the Unique Phenomenon known as Dump Months
What Terrence Malick Looks For in A Hidden Life
Writer Jan Knutson pens an essay on the existential and philosophical exploits of Terrence Malick's A Hidden Life