Philosophy of Film

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Man-Made Horrors Beyond My Comprehension: Men and the Phenomenology of Misogyny

Author’s Note: The following discourse will concern misogyny as it pertains to men and women. It is worth observing, however, the pertinence of nonbinary...
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Eo and Animal Ethics

Disclaimer: Dr. Sara Bizarro is a series editor at the Blog of the APA. The views expressed here are solely those of the author...
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The Aesthetics of Perfection: The Value of Culinary Achievement in The Menu

“It needs an ending that ties everything together conceptually. Otherwise, it just tastes good and who cares?” Chef Julian Slowik, the villain of the film...
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The Dead Eyes of “Decision to Leave”

Roland Barthes once wrote of the disturbing effect of the point-of-view shot from the eyes of a dead man in Carl Theodor Dreyer’s Vampyr:...
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Nope’s Social Demons

In an interview that has gone viral in several places, Jordan Peele stated that he had five films planned on what he referred to...