The Importance of a Woman-led Story in The Lost Daughter
For a film that focuses on the responsibilities of motherhood and the relationships between mothers and daughters, it only seemsContinue Reading
Category: July Theme Month
Each July, we choose a theme and write pieces that relate to the given theme:
2021 – Underseen Films From the 90s
2020 – International Cinema
2019 – Documentaries
2018 – Criterion Collection films
Feminist Crimes in Buffaloed
Tanya Wexler had directed three films at the time Buffaloed was announced, and unfortunately, none of her previously released filmsContinue Reading
Quiet Observance of Empty Myths in Meek’s Cutoff
In a time when basic survival was of paramount concern, men held all voting power, and the colonialist mantra “manifestContinue Reading
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
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
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