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‘Sound of Metal’ Challenges Audiences to Consider the Value of Silence
There is no denying that America is grappling with the idea spending time alone, and thus ultimately, the silence that comes with it. That makes watching Sound of Metal all the more poignant. The film follows Ruben (played brilliantly by Riz Ahmed) a...
5 Screenwriting Takeaways: Genre Subversion and Female Rage in 'Promising Young Woman'
Screenwriters and movie lovers have likely caught wind of the premise for Promising Young Woman by now. It’s the buzziest release of 2021 so far, with the Oscar® rumor mill churning for star Carey Mulligan who plays protagonist Cassie; a young woman ...
5 Screenwriting Takeaways: HBO Max's 'I Hate Suzie'
HBO Max has brought the darkly funny laugh-cry British hit I Hate Suzie to American audiences, and it's a cathartic watch to go down the rabbit hole with a woman likely having a worse existential crisis than you (pandemic and political crisis aside)....
Looking Beyond Labels With Isabel Sandoval: Part 2
In Part 1 of our interview with Isabel Sandoval we discussed her latest film Lingua Franca, the power of the trans female gaze and giving women agency on screen, as well as making films as an immigrant in the era of Trump. We continue our conversatio...
5 Screenwriting Takeaways: 'Your Honor' Considers the Grey Areas of Morality
Your Honor is a crime drama with incredibly high stakes that can’t help but be reminiscent of Bryan Cranston’s turn as Walter White in Breaking Bad. This time around, Cranston plays another father-with-nothing-to-lose as prominent New Orleans judge M...
Looking Beyond Labels With Isabel Sandoval: Part 1
It’s no coincidence that writer-director Isabel Sandoval’s latest film Lingua Franca finds the most power in things left unsaid. It’s a delicate drama that touches on being an undocumented immigrant and a trans woman under the reign of Trump, and beg...
5 Screenwriting Takeaways: 'Wander Darkly's' Unique Examination of the Memory of Love
Tara Miele’s new film Wander Darkly is reminiscent of Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind with some big final reveals that could be compared to The Sixth Sense, but make no mistake; Wander Darkly is absolutely a love story. The film opens with rest...
Sing Me A Song' Chronicles a Buddhist Monk's Struggles With Internet Temptations
Sing Me A Song is a fascinating examination of what happens when an isolated community slowly but surely is exposed to the outside world through the internet and television... To the point that young monks are now aware of internet dating. While one ...
‘Herself’ Portrays the Power of Human Empathy Through Constructing a Tiny But Mighty House
Herself opens on a child’s playhouse belonging to one of Sandra’s (played by the powerful Clare Dunne) children. Inside is an inscription listing a phone number and a request to call the cops. The house represents Sandra’s current and future salvatio...