Vladimir premieres March 5 on Netflix. By Elazar Abrahams Adapted from Julia May Jonas’ 2022 novel of the same name, Vladimir drops viewers into a liberal arts college ecosystem where everyone is in everyone else’s […]
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Overcompensating: Season 1 – Review
Overcompensating premieres May 15 on Prime Video. By Elazar Abrahams Overcompensating is a standout entry in the college comedy genre, delivering both hearty laughs and poignant moments. Created by and starring Benito Skinner, the series […]
Criminality in ‘Fargo’
By Elazar Abrahams A few years ago, I wrote a paper for a crime fiction class, which follows below. It’s a close read of one of the Coen Brothers’ earliest and best films, Fargo. Good […]
‘2001: A Space Odyssey’ + Film as a Visual Medium
By Elazar Abrahams A few years ago, I wrote a paper for a film class, which follows below. The assignment was a scene analysis, a close read of a piece from any film on the […]
Framing ‘Rear Window’
By Elazar Abrahams A few years ago, I wrote a paper for a film class, which follows below. The assignment was a frame analysis, a close read of a few seconds from any film on […]
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