Intercut Relaunches After Halted Publication 

When Eden Blakemore ’27 rejoined Intercut Magazine as its brand-new editor-in-chief, known for its brightly colored, neo-retro Instagram and its dedication to anything moving image related, she faced a problem. She was ready to start, but no one was there to train her.

Since its founding almost a decade ago, Intercut Magazine has been an essential publication for University students interested in film studies to share their thoughts and opinions on the moving image. Recent editions include long-form discussions on changing representations of masculinity, contemporary media’s romanticization of the ’70s and ’80s in film, celebrities’ public discussions of global issues, and more.

However, after its art director and most other leaders graduated in 2024, the magazine has largely moved online and has spent the past few years trying to recover. 

Blakemore wrote for Intercut in her first year at the University, but by her sophomore year, all the leadership had graduated, leaving her with the magazine. Without any experience, Blakemore had to run Intercut on her own. During the 2024–25 print cycle, although the magazine received and reviewed pitches, it couldn’t produce a printed publication without an art director. Then, when Blakemore went abroad, the publication reached a hard stop. 

 “The people in charge were never able to actually publish anything,” Blakemore said.

Blakemore had to spend the summer before senior year attempting to revive the publication before she graduates in the spring. She brought on Z Azerad ’28 as managing this past fall to help revive the publication.

“I wanted to make sure that before I graduated, the magazine was healthy and operational,” Blakemore said.

With the efforts of Blakemore and Editor Azerad, Intercut is now undergoing production changes that will ensure the publication continues to support student voices at the University. Intercut publishes student reviews, critiques, and opinions on film, television, and the moving image, “even if you have never taken a film class before,” their website states. In addition to the written works, the magazine features art relevant to its subjects and will soon be accompanied by a newsletter on Substack called “Spliced.”

Despite the logistical challenges it has faced over the years, Intercut remains one of the University’s most unique publications, giving people a platform to share their appreciation of the moving image.

“Someone has described it in the past as being a long-form Letterboxd,” Blakemore said.

Now, Blakemore and Azerad are accepting rolling submissions and working to publish these pieces digitally throughout the semester, culminating in a printed issue in the spring. 

Smooth sailing, it seems!

Unfortunately not, as the password to the magazine’s archived version was lost in the hasty transition. Now, Intercut leadership is trying to locate and create an archive of previous issues.

This unfortunate lack of institutional memory does not change the fact that the Intercut has been, and still is, a community for cinephiles, filmmakers, and lovers of the moving image to share thoughts and opinions on what they care about.

“There are a lot of ways to be involved with filmmaking on campus, but there [are] also a lot of people on campus who like film studies, and like to talk and discuss and read, and there’s less of a place for that,” Blakemore said. “Intercut was the only one.” 

Given how vital Intercut is to the University’s film community, those behind the publication have been doing everything they can to ensure it can be passed down each year while maintaining its current quality and cohesiveness. 

A top priority for Intercut is hiring a new art director for the magazine, and applications are now open on their website. Their first open writers’ room will be on Wednesday, Sept. 30, when they will begin rebuilding the club into the publication that Blakemore and so many others first fell in love with. 

Ruby Weston can be reached at rweston@wesleyan.edu.