Leah M. Maathey
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‘Die My Love’ Review: A Fiery Film Lacking Emotional Heat
While the film’s juxtaposing imagery and fragmented timeline are at times shocking or visually brilliant, its narrative becomes muddled.
‘The Roses’ Review: Every Rose Has Its Thorn
“The Roses” has many redeeming qualities, but also contains many pitfalls that distract from its societal critiques.
Revisiting ‘Repulsion’ 60 Years Later Amid Polanski’s Criminal Charges
"Repulsion" is a horror film whose themes of sexual violence have new implications in light of Roman Polanski’s history of sexual assault.
‘Cruel Intentions’ Review: Bold Themes, Shallow Execution
“Cruel Intentions” is well-paced and passably entertaining, albeit far from unique or groundbreaking.
‘Ellbogen’ Review and Q&A at Coolidge Corner Theater: Adolescence and Alienation
In the end, “Ellbogen” delivers a powerful, politically and culturally charged story of a young woman finding herself in the wake of a life-altering event.
My Letterboxd Top Four: Your New Favorite Movies
In sharing my Letterboxd top four, I hope to inspire you to create an account and, at best, inspire you to watch one or two or all of my favorite films.
Fostering Community Ownership and Unity: Inside CultureHouse’s Union Square Pop-Up
CultureHouse and its pop-ups are an exercise in visibility and representation as much as they’re a means of enhancing local communities.
Harvard Authors Profile: Tom W. Seeman ’85 on Crafting A Faithful Memoir
Tom W. Seeman '85 hopes to convey the importance of “small kindnesses,” specifically kindness through service, in his memoir "Animals I Want To See."
Telling Her Story: Vignettes for Women’s History Month
Here are The Crimson’s Arts Board’s favorite books and authors to turn to in reflection on gender, womanhood, and femininity.
Immersive Surrealism: Exploring Nobuhiko Obayashi’s ‘House’ at the MFA’s Annual Festival of Films from Japan
The MFA’s annual Japanese film festival is an excellent forum to spotlight Japanese film whilst broadening the scope of fine art.