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Nick Davis

Associate Professor

Department of English,

Program in Gender and

    Sexuality Studies,

Northwestern University


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Updated: Nov 19, 2024

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62 U.S., 86 world premieres

New: Joker: Folie à DeuxC–
New: Memoirs of a SnailC+
The OutrunD+
Hit ManB–

Fully updated list, at last!

New: Lingua FrancaB+
New: Synecdoche, NYA
Heart of a DogA–
Fish TankA–

60th Chicago Film Festival

New: The BrutalistA–
New: VermiglioB+
New: Silent TrilogyA–
New: ToxicC+

Fall class on Chi Film Fest

Flowers of ShanghaiA–
Chungking ExpressA–
BushmanA–
Fruit of ParadiseA–

New pages in fewer words

New: A Real PainB
New: Nickel BoysB+
New: The Wild RobotA–
Faces PlacesB

Among my favorite pieces

The PianoA+
Jerry MaguireA–
Before SunsetA–
The Black DahliaC+

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My Bests of the Decade

Short essays on pet movies

Recent essay on films of 1999

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What I've published

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