Noah Smith

Noah Smith

13
Jan

Ambition Wasn’t the Sin in Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar

In this essay, I argue that ambition wasn’t the true sin in Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar, focusing instead on
13
Jan

Glengarry Glen Ross Fever Dream

A fever-dream meditation on the film and its exploration of desperation and salesmanship.
13
Jan

What does it mean to wake up inside your own life? "My Dinner with André"

This essay explores the questions raised by the film ‘My Dinner with André’ and reflects on the idea of waking
13
Jan

Lost Highway - as it sounds, David Lynch film painting in the form of film noir - as I watch it

Like many Lynch films the start is strange, seems different, almost like it is not a motion picture. But works.
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13
Jan

Twin Peaks: The Return | No Catharsis, Only the Abdication of Guilt

Dreams do not reveal truth; they anesthetize it. They soften the unbearable. They fracture causality and distribute blame so that
1 min read
13
Jan

Llanfair Drive

This site is now live. Finished work will live here. Work-in-progress remains elsewhere. Thank you for being here at the