figures

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It’s a rupture, derailing the film from its aesthetic, narrative, and emotional tracks; like Ordet, it both refigures everything that came before it and still seems somehow of the world that has been created.

From Slate • Jun. 8, 2018

Or symbolized in the manner of David Driskell’s homage to Till, also housed at the N.M.A.A.H.C., which refigures the boy as a crucified Christ.

From The New Yorker • May 5, 2017

“Good Grief” refigures the band through ecstatic overkill — the harmonies that were once the group’s anchor are set upon by all manner of production.

From New York Times • Apr. 3, 2016