What is The Quiet Earth?

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A new video essay on the 1985 film The Quiet Earth by New York arts journalist and critic Bryan Reesman. He provides an overview of the science fiction film with his thoughts on its themes, lingering questions, and longevity.

What is The Quiet Earth?

My So-Called High School Rank

The Memory Boom

My Partners

Paradise Not Lost

Rebel with a Bow Tie

Tough Guise 2

A Profile of 'Brief Encounter'

A Profile of 'Black Narcissus'

Daphne du Maurier: In Rebecca's Footsteps

With the Filmmaker: Wes Anderson

Guns for Hire: The Making of 'The Magnificent Seven'

Irréversible : à l'envers et contre tout

Scarface: The Al Capone Story

Slowly Forgetting Your Faces

Teen Spirit: Teenagers and Hollywood

Being Evel

Charlton Heston: For All Seasons

Fred MacMurray: The Guy Next Door

Roger Moore: A Matter of Class

William Holden: The Golden Boy