“Joker” Wanted to Start a Conversation About Mental Illness. Here’s Why It Failed
Todd Phillips’ Joker captured moviegoers in early October, opening at a record $96 million domestically and later claiming the titleContinue Reading
Category: The Visual
Review: The “Blair Witch” Video Game Strikes Out
Many different modes of storytelling have attempted to utilize the story and lore of the 1999 film The Blair WitchContinue Reading
Domestic Violence in Film: The Danger of Abusers as Stereotypes
Domestic violence is an epidemic that is slowly earning more media space — but more representation in cinema doesn’t actuallyContinue Reading
From “Sex and the City” to “Modern Love,” the Newspaper Column Love Story Once Again Finds Home Onscreen
Real love stories don’t happen on the rollercoaster of Freytag’s Pyramid. They’re not a fell swoop of rising action andContinue Reading
How “Jennifer’s Body” Subverts Horror Narratives and Speaks to the Power of Women
As of Sept. 14, 2019, Karyn Kusama’s cult classic Jennifer’s Body is 10 years old. The film holds a specialContinue Reading
“Hoop Dreams” is right on time, even 25 years later
The documentary “Hoop Dreams” has called to me like a faint echo, growing louder throughout my life, reminding me aboutContinue Reading
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