memory

The Repression of Truth in Michel Franco’s ‘Memory’

The Repression of Truth in Michel Franco’s ‘Memory’

Michel Franco’s Memory explores the premise of entrapment in the context of trauma and dementia and, in its repression of truth, builds to a chilling moment.

‘Memento’ Is the Movie of the Attention Economy

‘Memento’ Is the Movie of the Attention Economy

We are afraid of time, and so like Leonard in Memento, we kill it, compulsively and indiscriminately.

On Nabokov’s Experiments with Fragmented Dream Time

On Nabokov’s Experiments with Fragmented Dream Time

Nabokov's work is a fascinating read for all the questions it raises—some of which the world's best minds have been tackling for centuries.

Loss of Memory and Divided Identities in Psychological Thriller ‘I Know My Name’

Loss of Memory and Divided Identities in Psychological Thriller ‘I Know My Name’

It's risky to build the success of a genre psychological thriller on the incorporation of psychological therapeutic techniques. But in Cooke's hands, it works.

‘Star Wars’: The Forgetful Menace

Are You Paying Attention? ‘The Distracted Mind’

Are You Paying Attention? ‘The Distracted Mind’

Multi-tasking on your smart phone consumes too many resources, including memory, and can cause the system to "choke". Imagine what it does to your brain.

Moving Pixels Podcast: Coming of Age When ‘Life Is Strange’

Moving Pixels Podcast: Coming of Age When ‘Life Is Strange’

Time travelling and selfies are the central conceits of Life Is Strange.
‘Knock-Knock’: To Be Brave Like Children, Knowing When to Run

‘Knock-Knock’: To Be Brave Like Children, Knowing When to Run

Ice Pick Lodge has ported a childhood game, Hide and Seek, to the PC. In doing so, they acknowledge the terror that lies in being seen, in being found out.

Menace and Meh: Patrick McEown’s ‘Hair Shirt’

I Am Kloot: Sky at Night

Eat, Memory by Amanda Hesser

Memory (2005)