Departures: The Art of Transformation
By Makoto Fujimura
The 2008 Academy Award-winning film Departures is both a deep look at death, artistry, and service, and a representation of a new emergence in Japanese filmmaking.

The Dehumanization of Sasha Grey
By Christy Tennant
On Sasha Grey, Rolling Stone‘s double standards, and the victimization of “self-actualized” women.

St. Matthew Passion Unveiled
By Linnea Kickasola
Jonathan Miller’s production of St. Matthew Passion at Brooklyn Academy of Music this spring was stunningly faithful and moving.