screen |skr_n| |skrin| |skri_n| noun • a blank, typically white or silver surface on which a photographic image is projected : the world's largest movie screen • movies or television; the motion-picture industry : she's a star of the stage as well as the screen. verb [ trans. ] • protect (someone) from something dangerous or unpleasant • evaluate or analyze (something) for its suitability for a particular purpose or application


Sunday, November 05, 2023

Fantastic Machine

This Swedish documentary ruminates on the impact of the camera on humanity, some of it good, but most of it bad. From early films to modern Tik Toks, image is an obsession in culture, to the point where we don’t even recognize it anymore. Well-edited and a bit like surfing YouTube, filmmakers keep you riveted, but hardly scratch the surface of how life-changing the camera can be.

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