Alex Svensson
@alsven.bsky.social
Emerson College Affiliated Faculty / Film & Media Studies PhD / Researching: Horror, Found Footage, Experimental Film & Video, Promotional Paratexts, Moral Panics
Recent at New Review of Film & TV: https://nrftsjournal.org/flash-fright
Recent at New Review of Film & TV: https://nrftsjournal.org/flash-fright
I posted too soon! The class is officially SOLD OUT! Thanks to all that signed up! You can still purchase tickets to individual screenings open to the public, however.
The @thecoolidge.bsky.social PROJECTIONS screening series & the connected course I’m teaching at the cinema (“Dystopia Now?”) kicks off tonight w/ IDIOCRACY (apt for J6…)! Tickets still available here:
coolidge.org/events/proje...
coolidge.org/events/proje...
January 6, 2026 at 4:58 PM
I posted too soon! The class is officially SOLD OUT! Thanks to all that signed up! You can still purchase tickets to individual screenings open to the public, however.
The @thecoolidge.bsky.social PROJECTIONS screening series & the connected course I’m teaching at the cinema (“Dystopia Now?”) kicks off tonight w/ IDIOCRACY (apt for J6…)! Tickets still available here:
coolidge.org/events/proje...
coolidge.org/events/proje...
January 6, 2026 at 4:36 PM
The @thecoolidge.bsky.social PROJECTIONS screening series & the connected course I’m teaching at the cinema (“Dystopia Now?”) kicks off tonight w/ IDIOCRACY (apt for J6…)! Tickets still available here:
coolidge.org/events/proje...
coolidge.org/events/proje...
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Mud And Sand (1922) : 333s
January 3, 2026 at 8:30 PM
Mud And Sand (1922) : 333s
My Letterboxd year in review is paltry, but we welcomed a baby girl into the world in 2025, so hardly time for new watches at home and especially at the cinema (I also never log rewatches, a habit I might break this year)! Love that Thomerson is my main guy from the TRANCERS marathon I snuck in…
January 3, 2026 at 3:59 AM
My Letterboxd year in review is paltry, but we welcomed a baby girl into the world in 2025, so hardly time for new watches at home and especially at the cinema (I also never log rewatches, a habit I might break this year)! Love that Thomerson is my main guy from the TRANCERS marathon I snuck in…
Halfway through the decade! What are your favorite films each year so far?
2020: Palm Springs
2021: Barb & Star Go to Vista Del Mar
2022: Halloween Ends
2023: The Pope’s Exorcist
2024: Rap World
2025: The Phoenician Scheme
2020: Palm Springs
2021: Barb & Star Go to Vista Del Mar
2022: Halloween Ends
2023: The Pope’s Exorcist
2024: Rap World
2025: The Phoenician Scheme
Halfway through the decade! What are your favorite films each year so far?
2020: Small Axe
2021: Memoria
2022: The Fabelmans
2023: Killers of the Flower Moon
2024: Anora
2025: One Battle After Another
2020: Small Axe
2021: Memoria
2022: The Fabelmans
2023: Killers of the Flower Moon
2024: Anora
2025: One Battle After Another
Halfway through the decade! What are your favorite films each year so far?
2020: David Byrne's American Utopia
2021: West Side Story
2022: Decision to Leave
2023: The Zone of Interest
2024: Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga
2025: Sinners
2020: David Byrne's American Utopia
2021: West Side Story
2022: Decision to Leave
2023: The Zone of Interest
2024: Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga
2025: Sinners
January 3, 2026 at 12:08 AM
Halfway through the decade! What are your favorite films each year so far?
2020: Palm Springs
2021: Barb & Star Go to Vista Del Mar
2022: Halloween Ends
2023: The Pope’s Exorcist
2024: Rap World
2025: The Phoenician Scheme
2020: Palm Springs
2021: Barb & Star Go to Vista Del Mar
2022: Halloween Ends
2023: The Pope’s Exorcist
2024: Rap World
2025: The Phoenician Scheme
January 2, 2026 at 1:35 PM
A few Mary Berry holiday specials on YouTube, and the algo brought me to this fascinating gem for late nite viewing
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boxd.it/cnmuKv
A review of The Office Party (1970)
cigarettes in a wine glass Did a bit of reading after because I’m fascinated by this short documentary, and found this interesting Adam Curtis write up on the film from 2010: www.bbc.co.uk/webarchive/...
boxd.it
January 2, 2026 at 5:00 AM
A few Mary Berry holiday specials on YouTube, and the algo brought me to this fascinating gem for late nite viewing
boxd.it/cnmuKv
boxd.it/cnmuKv
Mary Halvorson - About Ghosts (Official Video)
YouTube video by Nonesuch Records
youtu.be
January 2, 2026 at 3:27 AM
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December 9, 2025 at 11:20 PM
“Death of cinema” arguments seem as old as the medium itself. Things do seem different now post-pandemic & amidst unchecked monopolization; Godfrey Cheshire’s words way back in 1999 for NY Press appear prophetic/doom-y, yet they are also a reminder of cinema’s fluidity & *exciting* instability
December 7, 2025 at 11:07 PM
“Death of cinema” arguments seem as old as the medium itself. Things do seem different now post-pandemic & amidst unchecked monopolization; Godfrey Cheshire’s words way back in 1999 for NY Press appear prophetic/doom-y, yet they are also a reminder of cinema’s fluidity & *exciting* instability
Reposted by Alex Svensson
Lol realized as soon as I made this and posted it that the industry is actively advocating for this very thing, so it should probably actually read:
December 7, 2025 at 10:34 PM
Lol realized as soon as I made this and posted it that the industry is actively advocating for this very thing, so it should probably actually read:
The new Planet Hollywood isn’t looking so hot!
I see Stallone sent a cardboard standee instead
December 7, 2025 at 4:47 PM
The new Planet Hollywood isn’t looking so hot!
Last nite’s viewing at the @thecoolidge.bsky.social (a rare chance to get out to the cinema with an infant at home, I’m glad it was for this nearly 5-hour experience, which looked amazing in 70mm)
boxd.it/bXQwNx
boxd.it/bXQwNx
A ★★★★★ review of Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair (2006)
Seen in 70mm at Coolidge Corner Theatre (Brookline, MA) The new cut + the glorious, rich print amplify and make more potent everything compelling about the original two-parter (which I hadn’t seen in ...
boxd.it
December 7, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Last nite’s viewing at the @thecoolidge.bsky.social (a rare chance to get out to the cinema with an infant at home, I’m glad it was for this nearly 5-hour experience, which looked amazing in 70mm)
boxd.it/bXQwNx
boxd.it/bXQwNx
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A CDC Advisory Committee is now trying to rollback decades-long recommendations that have protected newborns and children from diseases and saved lives.
We believe in scientific evidence, and families with any concerns hepatitis B should discuss them with their health care provider. (1/2)
We believe in scientific evidence, and families with any concerns hepatitis B should discuss them with their health care provider. (1/2)
December 5, 2025 at 8:06 PM
A CDC Advisory Committee is now trying to rollback decades-long recommendations that have protected newborns and children from diseases and saved lives.
We believe in scientific evidence, and families with any concerns hepatitis B should discuss them with their health care provider. (1/2)
We believe in scientific evidence, and families with any concerns hepatitis B should discuss them with their health care provider. (1/2)
I’m excited to announce that in early 2026 I’ll be partnering once more w/ @thecoolidge.bsky.social & Coolidge Education to teach a class on cinematic dystopias at the historic art house theatre in Brookline, MA! Link below for more info & tickets:
coolidge.org/events/proje...
coolidge.org/events/proje...
Projections: Dystopia Now?
Five Tuesdays, January 6 to February 3, from 6:15pm to approx. 9:15pmCinematic visions of dystopian societies are typically understood as projections of imagined futures, seemingly distant worlds brut...
coolidge.org
December 1, 2025 at 8:59 PM
I’m excited to announce that in early 2026 I’ll be partnering once more w/ @thecoolidge.bsky.social & Coolidge Education to teach a class on cinematic dystopias at the historic art house theatre in Brookline, MA! Link below for more info & tickets:
coolidge.org/events/proje...
coolidge.org/events/proje...
Reposted by Alex Svensson
Handing back student work that’s been written by ChatGPT with a 0 followed by the comment “This essay will never stand in authentic wonder before the Beauty of God’s creation.”
Pope Leo XIV told students not to use artificial intelligence for homework, saying that AI ‘won’t stand in authentic wonder before the beauty of God’s creation.’
Even God Is Worried About ChatGPT
Pope Leo XIV told students not to use artificial intelligence for homework, saying that AI ‘won’t stand in authentic wonder before the beauty of God’s creation.’
www.vulture.com
November 26, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Handing back student work that’s been written by ChatGPT with a 0 followed by the comment “This essay will never stand in authentic wonder before the Beauty of God’s creation.”
Reposted by Alex Svensson
Had a little fun for my old employer at the expense of the BU snotrag who called in ICE on a Boston car wash.
You have reached the ICE tip line. Your delusion is important to us. - The Boston Globe
SATIRE: After the Allston Car Wash raid, a college student’s voicemails into the void.
www.bostonglobe.com
November 19, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Had a little fun for my old employer at the expense of the BU snotrag who called in ICE on a Boston car wash.
Leaving Carpenter Center for the Visual Arts / Harvard Film Archive - just attended an excellent talk by Neta Alexander (Yale) on multimodal AI, labor, and disability (to put it far too simply); walking away with spinning thoughts and a big reading list…
November 3, 2025 at 9:24 PM
Leaving Carpenter Center for the Visual Arts / Harvard Film Archive - just attended an excellent talk by Neta Alexander (Yale) on multimodal AI, labor, and disability (to put it far too simply); walking away with spinning thoughts and a big reading list…
Reposted by Alex Svensson
Wake up ghouls and goblins. It's Halloween! 🎃
Check out our horror film takeover on Kanopy. Watch something spooky tonight, like Werner Herzog’s NOSFERATU THE VAMPYRE (1979) for free and without ads or subscriptions through participating libraries and universities at https://bit.ly/4hr36cN.
Check out our horror film takeover on Kanopy. Watch something spooky tonight, like Werner Herzog’s NOSFERATU THE VAMPYRE (1979) for free and without ads or subscriptions through participating libraries and universities at https://bit.ly/4hr36cN.
October 31, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Wake up ghouls and goblins. It's Halloween! 🎃
Check out our horror film takeover on Kanopy. Watch something spooky tonight, like Werner Herzog’s NOSFERATU THE VAMPYRE (1979) for free and without ads or subscriptions through participating libraries and universities at https://bit.ly/4hr36cN.
Check out our horror film takeover on Kanopy. Watch something spooky tonight, like Werner Herzog’s NOSFERATU THE VAMPYRE (1979) for free and without ads or subscriptions through participating libraries and universities at https://bit.ly/4hr36cN.
Did my PhD at IU and had a wonderful experience with my professors, mentors, and colleagues in CMCL (which transformed into the Media School); deeply disappointed in IU, and proud of students for standing up for themselves and what is right.
Administrators at Indiana University baselessly fired the student media director and ordered the student paper to cease its print edition, so it'd sure be a shame if this excellent digital front page were to be widely shared today
issuu.com/idsnews/docs...
issuu.com/idsnews/docs...
October 17, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Did my PhD at IU and had a wonderful experience with my professors, mentors, and colleagues in CMCL (which transformed into the Media School); deeply disappointed in IU, and proud of students for standing up for themselves and what is right.