This article attempts to analyze Wes Anderson’s work through the lens of James C. Scott’s 1998 book Seeing Like A State, using Asteroid City and The Phoenician Scheme to try to understand auteurship as a form of quasibureaucratic control, a form of control that these films, despite their pervasive stylization, subtly yet consistently undermine. Many have accused Anderson of retreating into pure mannerism, but these films can be read as dramatizations of resistance to their ow

Dear the film community at Columbia University, Double Exposure hereby cordially invites you to take part in the 2026 Oscar Pool. The pool is open to all undergraduate students (CC, SEAS, GS, BC) and all faculty members. Here is the link to sign up: https://www.runyourpool.com/contest/?jCode=ed8c64508859495b903525b721b81907 Create an account with your Columbia/Barnard email address and make your picks. The results will update live during the ceremony. Below is the scoring sy