Deconstructing Cinema

Pakeezah

We look to India and Kamal Amrohi’s 1972 romantic epic, Pakeezah for part 17 of Deconstructing Cinema with Meena Kumari’s passionate and bloody dance, Teer-E-Nazar. More…

Showgirls

Jamie Suckley takes us into the world of Showgirls and asks you leave your inhibitions at the door as he discusses the infamous pool scene in part 11 of Deconstructing Cinema. More…

Remember Me

We take a look at Remember Me and forgiveness. For those who have left us, those who were never there for us, those who are taken from us and those who took them. More…

The Outsiders

As Ponyboy Curtis recites Robert Frost’s poem ‘Nothing Gold Can Stay’ while watching the sunset in The Outsiders, he suddenly understands its meaning. More…

Deconstructing Cinema – One Scene At A Time

Each week we take one scene from a movie and deconstruct it to reveal what kind of an impact they’ve had historically and culturally and what they say about us as a society. More…

WRITE FOR STATIC MASS!

If you are passionate not only about watching movies but also about writing, we would love to hear from you!

Please get in touch and let us know whether you have a favorite genre, an interest for example in World Cinema, and how often you could write reviews and/or features for us.

You can as well send us your features and reviews right away. We look forward to receiving articles between 700 and 1,500 words, submitted as a Word document.

You can find more information here.

Please also read our Terms & Conditions.

Static Mass Emporium

— Founder & Editor in Chief —
Patrick Samuel

— Editor in Chief & Webmaster —
Jonahh Oestreich

— Contributing Editors —
Arpad Lukacs • Ben Nicholson
John Bleasdale • Paul Bullock
Paul Costello

— Authors & Correspondents —
Alison Devlin • Andrew Latimer
Barbara Diril • Ben Cook
Colin Williamson • Dipesh Parmar
Ian Roberts • Jack Murphy
James Arden • Jamie Suckley
Kyle Barrett • Max Lalanne
Nandini Godara • Pete Turner
Richa Rudola • Robert Bright
Rohan Mohmand • Thomas Grieve

— Guest Writers —
Danny Byrne • Joaquin Villalobos
Lauren Mannion • Lesley Coffin
Lito Velasco • Mark Patton
Norman Buckley • Toby C Prior
Tyson James Yates • V.Venkateshwaran