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Spoiler-Free Review of Speak No Evil, my favorite film at Sundance 2022

Posted on 2022/01/31 by Steve Capone

When a Danish family visits a Dutch family they’ve met on holiday, what are easily brushed aside as cultural differences charge the battery in the slow-burn horror that is Speak No Evil. The psychological and social horror that characterize this … Continue reading →

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Teaching Memo: How to Use Film [effectively] in the Classroom

Posted on 2019/10/23 by Steve Capone

In class this week, my students and I watched and discussed The Biggest Little Farm – an ingenious movie that I fully expected to be intensely boring but that I’ve now seen four times and absolutely adore. (Aside: When I first … Continue reading →

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Considering the Sundance Film, Settlers

Posted on 2016/01/24 by Steve Capone

Here’s a thought that I’ve never had before, and I’m wondering if historians have ventured into the territory: we cannot psychologically distinguish between Hitler, exterminator-of-millions, and Hitler, political force. But there’s a benefit to reading Hitler’s politics, including his seizure … Continue reading →

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