Author: Harrison
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Read “The Two Nicosias, Part I” in The Cyprus Files
This week’s Cyprus Files newsletter takes a look at the contemporary urban experience of the walled city of Nicosia, the last divided capital in Europe. In future posts I will continue to do my best to explain the complex geopolitical situation in Cyprus. Thanks for reading!
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Read “Laura Dern, ‘A Woman in Trouble’” in The Brooklyn Rail
Melissa Anderson’s new book Inland Empire reinterprets David Lynch’s most inscrutable film by examining the director’s collaborations with Laura Dern. Read my review of the book and the eponymous film in the November issue of The Brooklyn Rail. Thanks for reading!
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Read “A humble request: Support ‘A Mouthful of Air’ (2021 film)” in The Usonian
Tomorrow, Friday, October 29, marks the cinematic release of A Mouthful of Air, a moving film about an important subject by my friend Amy Koppelman. It’s a challenging film, but eminently worthwhile, and I’m honored to have been involved in a small part of its production. Learn more about AMOA in the latest issue of…
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Read “Bad reviews are the mind-killer” on Medium
Unlike most of our blockbusters, “Dune” (2021) takes risks and should more than earn our respect as armchair film critics. Check out my “Dune” review on Medium: “Bad reviews are the mind-killer.” Thanks for reading, and follow me on Medium for more reviews and essays on storytelling.
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Read “Kafka on the Shore” in The Cyprus Files
This week’s entry in “The Cyprus Files” explores a different angle: the Kafkaesque bureaucratic measures required to temporarily live in Cyprus; i.e., what I’ve been up to largely over the last few months. Thanks for reading and don’t forget to subscribe to The Usonian, my newsletter on Substack.
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Read “’Not a Self-Portrait’: Lynne Sachs’ ‘Film About a Father Who’ Unspools the Collateral Damage of a Problematic Father” in the Los Angeles Review of Books
I’m proud to publish my first essay in the Los Angeles Review of Books, a review of Lynne Sachs’ new documentary, “Film About a Father Who,” now available on the Criterion Channel. “Film About a Father Who” raises tough questions about what it means for a filmmaker to make a documentary about their own problematic…
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Read “The Usonian Interviews, No. 8: Writer and Literary Translator Lin King” in The Usonian
This week in The Usonian, check out my latest newsletter interview, this time with the amazingly talented writer and literary translator Lin King. We talk about her writing process, working with time in narrative, and her much-lauded short story, “Appetite”! Make sure to subscribe to The Usonian so you don’t miss an update.
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Listen to “Mulholland Drive with Harrison Blackman and Renegade Film Theory” on the Film at Fifty podcast
Thrilled to once again appear on the excellent “Film at Fifty” podcast alongside Nick from Renegade Film Theory just in time for spooky season. This time we discuss David Lynch’s masterpiece, “Mulholland Drive,” and we really unpack THAT espresso scene. Listen to the podcast here, on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you listen to podcasts.
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Read “The many faces of Cyprus” in The Cyprus Files, a newsletter series from The Usonian
Check out the second installment of “The Cyprus Files,” my series of posts reflecting on Cyprus and my Fulbright year on the island. This week’s post narrates a dramatic tale of the Crusades and how it illuminates the eclectic influences on the Cypriot built environment. Thanks for reading, and if you are interested in more…
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Read “This is Cyprus” in The Cyprus Files, a new limited newsletter series from The Usonian
I just published the first issue of The Cyprus Files, the new channel of my Substack newsletter dedicated to my Fulbright experiences and observations from the divided island nation in the Mediterranean. The introductory post gives a brief overview of Cypriot history and its present context. Stay tuned and subscribe as I bring you a…