Joe Tripician1d ago
A new essay on Jane Campion's "Top of the Lake" on structural violence, the limits of institutional activism, and why Robin Griffin keeps showing up even when showing up changes almost nothing. For anyone who has ever pushed on something that did not move.
https://joetripician.substack.com/p/the-lake-does-not-recognize-your
#TopOfTheLake #JaneCampion #TVCriticism #FeministMedia #Activism #LongRead #Television
NewAmsterDonNov 23, 2024

This Insubstantial Pageant | on BARRY (HBO) | Bright Wall/Dark Room 📺 ✍🏽 #TV #television #criticism #TVCriticism #MediaCriticism #BARRY

“In a media landscape crowded with bloodless casualties, where heroes (usually white, mostly men) kill either with self-righteous certainty or dignified reluctance while villains fetishize death for its own sake, BARRY deglamorizes violence by showing what it actually is: a tool people use to try to solve problems.

https://www.brightwalldarkroom.com/2020/08/19/this-insubstantial-pageant/

This Insubstantial Pageant | Barry (HBO) | Bright Wall/Dark Room

A different lens on film

Bright Wall/Dark Room