Smith’s film evokes the slacker-cum-loser aesthetic so wedded to the period, but American Movie occupies a space of spiritual resonance deeper than its period aesthetic. Read More
illustration by Brianna AshbyI divided my childhood between three different states. When I was eleven and had just begun to establish a New York-based identity (Knicks fan, stealthy listener to Z100’s “Love Phones,” eater of Charlie Mom potstickers, buyer of shoes on 8th street), my family moved to rural Connecticut,... Read More