Avengers Endgame: Male Entitlement Undermines Steve Rogers’ Core Characterization and Story Arc
In my previous editorial, I explored transformative fandom’s movement to embrace Steve Rogers as not only a…
Meghan White
First Man
The opening sequence of Damien Chazelle’s FIRST MAN is absolutely thrilling: test pilot Neil Armstrong (Ryan…
Green Book
It’s a distinctly uncomfortable feeling to have the audience around you burst into laughter at…
Guilt, Rage, and Love – Examining Kusama’s DESTROYER and Denis’ HIGH LIFE
Both HIGH LIFE and DESTROYER utilize flashbacks as a mechanism for the protagonist to process past trauma, and moments of almost disarming tenderness to punctuate brutality—a jarring but effective vacillation.
Consequences
CONSEQUENCES meditates on the slow-acting poison of self-hatred without ever making it feel mundane.
Capernaum
We, the audience, feel as if she is imploring us directly: don’t judge me. You…
TORONTO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL ADDS GRETA AND VOX LUX
TORONTO — The Toronto International Film Festival® today announced two new films that will premiere as part of the Special Presentations programme in September.
FESTIVAL SPOTLIGHT – Karyn Kusama’s “Destroyer”
Representation in Hollywood is an ongoing discussion of great importance, with popular media functioning as contemporary culture’s mythology. Films serve as the window to our collective soul…