film should not be streamed on netflix. envelop yourself in the darkness of the movie hall and submit to the artist's vision.

❤️balkan queen❤️

Anora is the right winner for the moment: a giant nothing of a film which superficially feels progressive and positive and is great fun to be a part of in the moment, but is ultimately empty and ineffectual. Just like America's resistance to fascism.

Here I am in Little White LIes, talking about Marble Ass and DIY filmmaking; the relationship between Vucic, Milosevic, and today's far-right; the present-day student protests in Serbia, and why all that matters: lwlies.com/articles/the-r…

Live footage of Piksi's doodle

An especially pertinent video today given English election results

I know I've asked this question before in alternate guises, but if I were to start a newsletter/substack focused on Yugoslav cinema, would you subscribe and read it? How frequently would you want updates? Don't be shy: tell me if it's a good idea or a waste of time

If you're at ICCEES next week, I'm presenting a mini-film programme on Yugoslav film: Broken Pasts, Fragmented Futures. I;m very excited to see what people's responses are. Alas, I cannot be there in person, but will be beaming in digitally to intro: iccees2025.org/ICCEES%202025%…

All the cool kids today are talking about Slovenian experimental films from the Yugoslav era. That's why I sat down with Matevž Jerman to talk about Alpe-Adria Underground, a doc about exactly that. Paywalled, but you can claim a free post. cinemayearzero.com/p/a-bunch-of-a…

Slovenian cinema is the subject of Alpe-Adria Underground!, directed by Matevž Jerman and Jurij Meden. Fedor Tot spoke about the documentary and Slovenia's thrilling experimental scene with Jerman ahead of the film's Cinema Rediscovered screening: cinemayearzero.com/p/a-bunch-of-a…

Here's a really good skeptical published piece (by Nick Pinkerton) on Anderson: the gold standard, really. I've given it to students to chew on: some swallow it like a bitter pill, others spit it out. Worth reading. thepointmag.com/criticism/the-…

Veličanstveno i dostojanstveno. 16💔🕊️

Pope Leo also said said that if you use your phone in the cinema you are going straight to hell. A especial place in the eternal fire is reserved for those who take photos of the screen.