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The automachination literary magazine was founded by poet, filmmaker, and photographer Alex Sheremet, who also writes for this website. You can watch our video essays on YouTube and follow us on Twitter.

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Recent Posts

  • POETRY: Don Moss’s “Divulgence”
  • Why Woody Allen’s “Annie Hall” (1977) Is Still A Classic
  • Why Did Nathan Cofnas Kill Jason Arday?
  • In The Dark: Analyzing Woody Allen’s “Husbands And Wives” (1992)
  • Another Box Of Pictures: Don Moss’s “The Sort”

Recent Comments

  • Michelle Jones on Between Two Lives, a Dream: Hayao Miyazaki’s “The Boy and the Heron” (2023)
  • David RIchards on Why Don’t You Love Me: Reviewing Curry Barker’s “Obsession” (2025)
  • Chris Diver on Challenging Genre: On Fred Zinnemann’s “High Noon” (1952)
  • Dr Purushotham Kodaganti on Routine Overwhelms: Reviewing Satyajit Ray’s “Mahanagar” (1963)
  • Don Moss on ANALYSIS: Misreading Wallace Stevens’ “The Emperor of Ice-Cream”

Alex Sheremet’s books

The cover of Alex Sheremet's 'A Few Streets More To Kensington'
The cover for Alex Sheremet's film study, Woody Allen: Reel to Real.

What We’re Thinking About

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