The Subjective Observer

Scorsese's Hidden Masterpiece

Kundun & In Search of Kundun

Aug 31 • 

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Majority Rules

Screening & Discussion August 16th

Aug 3 • 

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July 2025

A Tragic Love of Cinema

Close-up and Close-up Long Shot

Jul 26 • 

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June 2025

Gross Indecency

An inside look at documentary theater

Jun 9 • 

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May 2025

IFFBoston Feature Documentary Highlights

2,000 Meters to Andriivka, Stolen Kingdom, and Deaf President Now!

May 7 • 

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April 2025

Stellar Short Docs at IFFBoston

Shorts Kenmore Documentary

Apr 28 • 

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March 2025

One Year Anniversary of The Subjective Observer

Today marks the one year anniversary of The Subjective Observer. I am re-sharing my first published essay, “20 Days in Mariupol.” At the time I had…

Mar 10 • 

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February 2025

The Power of Catharsis

Reenactments in Four Daughters

Feb 25 • 

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January 2025

Remembering David Lynch

The world lost a great artist when David Lynch passed away.

Jan 19 • 

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December 2024

Best of 2024

Exceptional documentaries, books, and podcasts

Dec 31, 2024 • 

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November 2024

Prelude to a Radical Feminist

"Shulie": a short documentary

Nov 17, 2024 • 

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October 2024

American Movie

Horror and Delusions of Grandeur

Oct 30, 2024 • 

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