Ryan Bedsaul

Writer, Teacher, Multimedia Filmmaker

[Ryan Bedsaul @rcbedsaul]

Earlier this year, I reread The Odyssey with a reading group. Nolan’s adaptation came up more than once during our discussions and had me wondering to what extent this was a promising side effect of giving Homer’s poem the Hollywood treatment...
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"Because its effects aren’t measurable by any scientific scale, it’s easy to forget how powerfully the arts can illuminate deeper truths about life."

Ryan Bedsaul on “Silent Friend”: https://t.co/vvGuDiET58

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"If Jude does not shy away from using AI in genuinely upsetting fashion, at least it’s not all for shock value."

@rcbedsaul reviews Radu Jude's "Dracula," in all its vampiric glory: https://t.co/EMqq82MZ6e

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“He never pretends the grand narrative he’s telling is anything other than artifice, which, paradoxically, makes it feel more true.” @rcbedsaul on "The Phoenician Scheme" and Wes Anderson’s latest style. https://t.co/fBNYbmAOdl

[Ryan Bedsaul @rcbedsaul]

@caillinpuente Well when you say them all together like that it sounds almost too flattering!