"Once Upon A Time In Anatolia" In-Depth Analysis | Nuri Bilge Ceylan's Masterpiece | ArtiFact #69: Alex Sheremet, Keith Jackewicz
Turkey's Nuri Bilge Ceylan is our greatest living filmmaker, and 2011's "Once Upon A Time In Anatolia" is still his greatest film. Set deep in the heart of an ancient land, the film probes both myth a...
28 Apr 1h 28min
Love vs. Marriage in "Blue Valentine" | ArtiFact 68: Christina Behnke, Alex Sheremet
Derek Cianfrance's "Blue Valentine" (2010) remains one of the greatest and most realistic depictions of marriage on film. It eschews melodrama in favor of granularity, avoids the typical pitfalls of "...
8 Apr 1h 12min
Kubrick vs. Epstein: "Eyes Wide Shut" | ArtiFact 67: Christina Behnke, Alex Sheremet
Stanley Kubrick's "Eyes Wide Shut" was never meant to be an erotic thriller, but a supreme glimpse into human psychology. Alice (Nicole Kidman) and Bill (Tom Cruise) are well-suited for each other's i...
19 Mars 1h 23min
Did "Children of Men" Predict The Future? | ArtiFact #66: Keith Jackewicz, Alex Sheremet
Alfonso Cuaron's "Children of Men" (2006) is enjoying a renaissance not only for its aesthetic qualities, but also its prescience. In the 2000s, overpopulation was still being discussed, and immigrati...
23 Feb 1h 6min
Exposing The Epstein Class | ArtiFact 65: Alex Sheremet, Keith Jackewicz
The release of the Jeffrey Epstein files have further eroded the status quo. People all over the world have recognized the Epstein class is bipartisan, and we dissect the implications. You can also w...
19 Feb 1h 9min
[TEASER] ArtiFact #65: New Georgia Film, Musk & Trump, Crypto Dystopia, & Looming Catastrophes
Topics: discussing our upcoming film on Don Moss in Savannah, Georgia & Tybee Island; "Camera Work" photos curated by Alfred Stieglitz; adopting new cinematic techniques; Donald Trump, Elon Musk, & Am...
21 Feb 20251min
Donald Trump & The Liberal Hydra | ArtiFact 64: Benjamin Studebaker
Donald Trump's 2024 win surprised many pundits, but not Benjamin Studebaker, who had assumed the worldwide incumbency crisis in 2024 would ultimately come for Joe Biden and Kamala Harris. His newest b...
22 Nov 20241h 41min
GAME OVER: Kamala Harris Pulls The Plug | ArtiFact 63: Alex Sheremet, Keith Jackewicz
As soon as Joe Biden dropped out, Kamala Harris cinched the Democratic Party nomination. We assess Kamala Harris's uphill battle, and the extent to which Joe Biden condemned her to it. For example, wh...
2 Aug 20241h 11min
