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Jay Hoffmann

I work at Reaktiv. I write at The History of the Web.

Paths of Glory (1957)

Kubrick challenges what a war film can say

The art of blocking a scene

The importance of blocking, and the way that The Bear uses it to great effect.

Superhero movies were a blip

It has felt like the superhero blockbuster meant the end of a certain kind of film. But maybe that was just something temporary.

Consuming films like Coca-Cola

Finishing my non-fiction sweep of Sculpting in Time and Just Keep Investing