Philip Conklin

Philip Conklin is a co-founder of The Periphery and the co-author of A People’s History of Detroit.

Essays

The Virus in Detroit Anniversary Issue
Michael Brown on Trial Issue VII
Against Aggregation: The Anti-Criticism of Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic Issue VI
Filmgoing on the Internet: Netflix and the Cult of Individualism Issue IV

On the Arts

Jurassic World and the Blockbuster Paradigm Issue XVI
Tribeca 2015 Issue XIV
Five Propositions On Cinderella Issue XIII
Oscars, Inc. Issue XI
It Ain't Got That Swing [Whiplash] Issue X
Violence as Culture [Nightcrawler] Issue IX
In Which the Review Reveals All the Gone Girl Spoilers Issue VIII
Bad Films/Good Economics [Why There Are So Many Superhero Movies] Issue VII
Cinema as Richard Linklater [Boyhood] Issue VI
Revolutionary Motion: Snowpiercer Issue V
Last Month at the Movies: X-Men: Days of Future Past vs. Edge of Tomorrow Issue IV
Filmgoing in the Internet Age: A Seven-Day MUBI Film Festival Issue III
This is Not a Film: Godzilla and the Hollywood Doxa Issue III
Frames of Reference: The Grand Budapest Hotel and the World of Wes Anderson Issue II
A Marxish Reading of Charlie Chaplin's Modern Times Issue II
Assessing the Impact of The Wolf of Wall Street Issue I
The Struggle of Representation: Fruitvale Station Issue I