Shrek, Love, and Life
Shrek has a serious claim to being the work of art that has had the most influence on me asContinue Reading
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Redefining Romance in Laurent’s Galveston
Coincidentally, two films that I find to be criminally underrated in the 2010s both star Elle Fanning. The first oneContinue Reading
The Quiet Poetry of Near Dark
Before Quentin Tarantino and Robert Rodriguez would make From Dusk Till Dawn in 1996 and John Carpenter Vampires in 1998,Continue Reading
U.S. Go Home – Adolescent Angst and the Greatest Coming of Age Film Ever Made
Coming of age films have long held a special place in my heart. Growing up, it’s easy to forget thatContinue Reading
Old Joy: The End of an Era
“I forget all this is out here sometimes.” There are few subjects more compelling to me in art than theContinue Reading
The Circus Making American Psycho
When people think of American Psycho, they may reflect on the film adaptation rather than director Mary Harron‘s contribution toContinue Reading
Writing, Directing and Acting All at Once: Noël Wells in Mr. Roosevelt
“There is no way in hell you’re a bad person. You’re a good person -with really bad execution.” Most wouldContinue Reading
News From Home and the Curse of an Early Masterpiece
At times, Orson Welles was known to express that he felt Citizen Kane, though proclaimed by many as the greatestContinue Reading
Coming-of-Age in Girlhood
At the beginning of Girlhood, Marieme (Karidja Touré) is timid and self-conscious. She takes care of her younger sister atContinue Reading
Loving Vincent and Painted Biography
Biographical films about artists often seemed doomed to failure or, at the very least, extreme dullness. Often seeming to beContinue Reading
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