ARTEMIS FOWL: The Sunk Cost Fallacy and Morality of Schoolyard Bullying
Jakub Flasz investigates the release of ARTEMIS FOWL on Disney+, questioning its online scrutinisation and critical annihilation
HOOP DREAMS: The importance of Steve James’ film in the post-BLM world
In his latest essay, Jakub Flasz explores the importance of Steve James’ HOOP DREAMS in the post-BLM world
BAMBOOZLED: Spike Lee's New Millennium Satire
Continuing our SPIKE LEE RETROSPECTIVE in support of BLM, Kevin Whyte pens his essay on BAMBOOZLED and takes a look at the United States long history of racist, stereotypical portrayals of minority groups and the lack of representation many still face in media
THE VVITCH: A Guide on how to break the Balance Between Two Opposites
In his debut essay for CLAPPER, Pietro Falcone explores the balance between two opposites in Robert Eggers’ THE VVITCH
MIRACLE AT ST. ANNA: Prelude to DA 5 BLOODS
Continuing our SPIKE LEE RETROSPECTIVE in support of BLM, Jak-Luke Sharp pens his essay on cinematic techniques found in MIRACLE AT ST. ANNA and its influence in DA 5 BLOODS
MALCOLM X: Spike Lee’s Symbol of Hope and Guidance
Continuing our SPIKE LEE RETROSPECTIVE in support of BLM, Alexander Holmes pens an essay on the exploration of the titular character found in Spike Lee’s MALCOLM X
SCHOOL DAZE: An Exploration of Race, Gender and Class Politics
Continuing our SPIKE LEE RETROSPECTIVE in support of BLM, Alexander Holmes explores Race, Gender and Class Politics in Spike Lee’s School Daze
BLACKkKLANSMAN: Taking the Power Back
Continuing our SPIKE LEE RETROSPECTIVE in support of BLM, Kyle Gaffney explores the power dynamic used in Lee’s Academy Award-winning BlackKklansman
SHE’S GOTTA HAVE IT: Lessons From Nola Darling
Even though the newsreels have stopped and social media has turned to something new, the fight for equality and BLM still rages on. For the month of July, CLAPPER is continuing to promote the Black Lives Matter movement with a Spike Lee retrospective series. Beginning with Lalo Ortegas essay on Spike Lee’s debut hit SHE’S GOTTA HAVE IT and its rebooted remix series on NETFLIX regarding empowerment, cancel culture and learning from creative mistakes
7500: The Continued Harm of Unneeded Stereotypes
Carson Timar Explores the Continued Harm of Unneeded Religious Stereotypes Found in Patrick Volrath’s 7500
A TOPIARY: Shane Carruth's Cinematic Pipe Dream
To celebrate the debut episode release of ClapperCast, Jakub Flasz in his latest essay looks at the perils and problems with Shane Carruth’s A Topiary
THE LAST BLACK MAN IN SAN FRANCISCO: A Rumination On the Cultural Marginalization of Minorities
Jakub Flasz in his latest essay explores the cultural marginalization of minorities in Joe Talbot’s The Last Black Man in San Francisco
The Subverted Expectations of Genre Convention in M. Night Shyamalan’s Glass
Jak-Luke Sharp examines the subverted expectations of expected genre convention in M. Night Shyamalan’s Glass
RASHOMON: A Tragic Victim Of Its Own Genius
In the concluding essay in CLAPPER’s Akira Kurosawa Retrospective series, Jakub Flasz looks at the genius behind Rashomon
DODES'KA-DEN: The History and Allegories that led to the Creation of Akira Kurosawa's most pessimistic film
Sumer Singh takes a look at the bleak history that led to Akira Kurosawa's most pessimistic and personal feature Dodes'ka-den
THE WANTING MARE: Tone and Colour in Service of Anti-Fantasy
Jakub Flasz in his latest essay explores tone and colour in Nicholas Ashe Bateman’s The Wanting Mare
NOTTING HILL: The seminal romantic comedy of the 1990s
Rory Marsh explores and investigates Notting Hill as the seminal defining romantic comedy of the 1990s
RAN: The Shades of Good and Evil Found in Akira Kurosawa's Masterpiece
Owen Hiscock examines and explores the shades of good and evil found in works of Akira Kurosawa's Ran and William Shakespeare’s King Lear
The Language of Love and Loneliness of Wong Kar-wai
Hung Huynh takes a look at the language of love and loneliness present in the works of director Wong Kar-wai
DREAMS: An Exploration of Human Consciousness
Sumer Singh explores the theme of human consciousness in Akira Kurosawa's Dreams