Series: Timecodes

A minute-by-minute analysis of one episode (Part 8) of David Lynch's Twin Peaks: The Return (2017). Much has been written about the work of David Lynch and existential fear in relation to Americana and the American Dream-as-American Nightmare in terms that are circular and artistically self-referential—or Lynchian. But with Part 8 of his most recent work, the 2017 series Twin...

A minute-by-minute analysis of Spike Lee's infamous film, BlacKkKlansman. Blending film criticism with creative nonfiction, each book in the Timecodes series focuses on one film, exploring it minute by minute beginning with minute one, and ending with the final minute before the closing credits. Film scholars have examined Spike Lee’s inventive visual style, didactic argumentative structure, use of music, and...

A minute-by-minute analysis of Anisia Uzeyman’s and Saul Williams’ film, Neptune Frost (2021). This book traces the complex structure of the film, working through its rich tapestry of images and sounds while exploring its dual themes of resource exploitation and extraction, and gender oppression. Neptune Frost shows how Africa stands at both ends of the production cycle: minerals are mined...

A minute-by-minute analysis of Charlie Kaufman’s Synecdoche, New York (2008). Blending film criticism with creative nonfiction, each book in the Timecodes series focuses on one film, exploring it minute by minute beginning with minute one, and ending with the final minute before the closing credits. In the canon of Charlie Kaufman written/directed films, which include Being John Malkovich, Adaptation, and...

A minute-by-minute analysis of Charlie Kaufman’s Synecdoche, New York (2008). Blending film criticism with creative nonfiction, each book in the Timecodes series focuses on one film, exploring it minute by minute. This begins with minute one, and ends with the final minute before the closing credits. In the canon of Charlie Kaufman written/directed films, which include Being John Malkovich, Adaptation,...

A minute-by-minute analysis of Gus Van Sant film, Gerry (2002). Blending film criticism with creative nonfiction, each book in the Timecodes series focuses on one film, exploring it minute by minute beginning with minute one, and ending with the final minute before the closing credits. In the canon of director Gus Van Sant’s films, Gerry (2002) stands out as a...