A Sentimental Journey Through the Films of Tsai Ming Liang

|Cole Seidl| There’s a very specific existential crisis that happens to many film students. It occurs with such frequency as to almost feel like a cliché. You spend 4 years drowning in film. Film history, film theory, film production, film conversations. Then, you suddenly find yourself… Continue reading

A Whale of a Tale: Béla Tarr’s Werckmeister Harmonies

A slow walk through the small town.

|Luke Mosher| Béla Tarr’s slow cinema masterpiece Werckmeister Harmonies (2000) is a bleak and beautiful experience. It is exactly the kind of film that repertory theaters like Trylon were designed for. During the nearly 2.5 hour run time, you can’t check your phone or get distracted by your dog; you must sit in the theater and reckon with it… Continue reading