In Fish Tank, physical boundaries stand for social boundaries — the constraints imposed by gender and class and the walls we build for self-protection. Read our …
Must Reads
Must reads are the best of the best articles at The Seventh Row. These include reviews, interviews, and essays. If you're new to the site, this is a good place to start to get a sense of what kinds of stories we write. Here is the best of our multidisciplinary approach to reviewing films, our most illuminating and original interviews, and our best essays.
Hail, Caesar: The Coen Brothers’ Golden Age
Alex Heeney looks at the performances, costumes, and blocking in the Coen Brothers' glorious Hail, Caesar and how it was heavily influenced by Golden Age …
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Why you’ve never heard of the Sloan Prize
I’d like to think of the Sundance Film Festival’s Alfred P. Sloan Prize as a beacon of hope for science in film. But it's an award that no one is promoting, …
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Anna Rose Holmer on her Sundance hit The Fits
First-time director Anna Rose Holmer discusses The Fits and how working with the New York City ballet influenced her film. She also discusses using sound and …
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Sonita and Sand Storm at Sundance: when the patriarchy looks like your mother
Two Sundance hits explore how empowered women function within a patriarchal society. They pose the question, can you defeat the patriarchy simply by exercising …
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45 Years of marriage on thin ice
In 45 Years, Andrew Haigh uses sound and very precise framing to develop a complex, cinematic story of a long-term relationship. Read our book about Andrew …