← PREVIOUS POSTSuspiria RELATED POSTS LA NOUVELLE VAGUEJuly 24, 2013-Posted by Mark Ryall “EVERYONE’S A CRITIC”: THE FRENCH NEW WAVE AND THE LEGACY OF THE AUTEUR THEORY Mention of the Nouvelle Vague to the … READ MORE →15 MIN READTHE WORLDS OF WES ANDERSON: CONCLUSIONFebruary 20, 2016-Posted by Mark Ryall The fundamental basis of negative criticism directed at Wes Anderson can be summed up in the maxim, “familiarity breeds contempt.” Or … READ MORE →6 MIN READTHE DEPARTED AND THE BOSTON CRIME DRAMAJune 13, 2014-Posted by Mark Ryall HIDING IN PLAIN SIGHT: SCORSESE, THE DEPARTED AND THE ASSIMILATED IRISH-AMERICAN IDENTITY The heterogeneous microclimate of Boston has allowed the ethnic … READ MORE →20 MIN READ