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Critical Influences

Michael Quinn

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Writing about the things that shape how I see the world.

March 01, 2026

Tone on Tone: A Monochromatic Picture of Midlife in "Another Woman"

March 01, 2026/ Michael Quinn
Tone on Tone: A Monochromatic Picture of Midlife in "Another Woman"

Some people have closed the book on Woody Allen. I understand that impulse. But his movies shaped who I am—and rewatching Another Woman reminded me how much.

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March 01, 2026/ Michael Quinn/
art & identity, class & power, critical influences, cultural criticism, fashion, film, New York City
December 15, 2025

"Mouchette": The Privilege of the Wretched

December 15, 2025/ Michael Quinn
"Mouchette": The Privilege of the Wretched

Mouchette, a French peasant girl whose name means “little fly,” is a pest to the people around her. Scrunched up and defensive, she clomps through a rough world where words have little value—even the ones that might save her life.

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December 15, 2025/ Michael Quinn/
literary criticism, critical influences, reading & identity, class & power

Critical Influences photo credit: Michael Quinn

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