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Magnificent Obsessions

Magnificent Obsessions: The Ruptures of Madeline’s Madeline and Clouds of Sils Maria

Veronica Fitzpatrick·
Issue 63: Work
Though the actors’ imperative to “use it” presumes that every feeling’s instrumental function may be clear, graspable, and harmless, there’s a well-documented dark side to improvisational energy, to working without scripts and roles; boundaries that protect as well as corral.
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Magnificent Obsessions: The Ear Piercing in Videodrome

Veronica Fitzpatrick·
Issue 62: Body
The moment I always return to isn’t one of Videodrome’s spectacular set pieces, but it is what I consider the film’s Cronenberg turn: the instant you understand that that’s what you’re watching, where the film admits its appetite for what bodies can stand and do.
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Magnificent Obsessions: The 33-Second Elevator Ride in Indiscreet

Veronica Fitzpatrick·
Issue 61: Heat
When she turns to exit, Philip is still watching her face. Here, liminal, suspended between floors, everything is left to imagination. Nothing said leaves nothing to overhear.
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