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Who Really Controls Romantic Comedy Messaging

Who Really Controls Romantic Comedy Messaging

Whenever one watches a romantic comedy, it’s important to know who’s creating the messaging. Just because the main character’s a woman, doesn’t mean the story portrays a woman’s point of view. In reality, it’s the writer’s point of view, and more than half the time that position is held by a man. There are many […]Read Post ›

The Problem With Men Dominating Movie Reviewing

How Much Should You Trust Movie Critics?

On the cover of the book The Outsiders, the author’s name is written as S.E. Hinton. She thought if consumers knew she was a woman, they’d be less likely to buy and praise her book. Therefore, she used her initials to disguise her gender, and the book was a hit. Maybe this seems ridiculous or […]Read Post ›

6 Movies Every Aspiring Screenwriter Should Watch

6 Movies Every Aspiring Screenwriter Should Watch

The best way to become a great screenwriter is by watching and reading movies with fantastic writing that inspire you to take a deeper look at the structures, dialogue, characters, and world-building within them. It’s also helpful to watch them when you’re feeling uninspired, to give yourself that little spark to get you writing. So […]Read Post ›

How to Avoid the White Savior Trope

Time to End the White Savior Trope

It’s no secret that race and gender have been hot-button topics in the entertainment industry, especially lately. There have been valid complaints about the lack of diversity, representation, and multidimensional female characters in films and TV, but one of the most underrated critique is the white savior trope, which is when a film focuses on […]Read Post ›

Crazy Rich Asians: A Conversation with Annie and Tiffany

Crazy Rich Asians dominated the American box offices in August and has been the topic of much conversation in the Asian American community since the trailer was first released in the Spring. This is the first Hollywood film since 1993’s Joy Luck Club with a full cast of Asian American leads (which incidentally uses some […]Read Post ›

The Impact of a Budget on Indie Films

The Impact of a Budget on Indie Films

It could be that we’re having an ‘80s revival where the masses are craving teenage coming-of-age films, but the production time and clichés that worked for John Hughes back then aren’t translating to today’s audiences.

How The Bold Type Sets The Bar For Feminist TV

How The Bold Type Sets The Bar For Feminist TV

I am sick of watching television shows that paint women in their 20’s as codependent, emotionally infantile, and shallow people, not to mention completely lacking the real mindset of young women. I find shows like Girls to be insulting because they claim to represent women my age (25), but all I see are whiny spoiled […]Read Post ›

Black Panther: A Revolutionary Game-Changer

  One could very easily write a long research paper about Black Panther.  Much has already been said about the importance of its powerful and groundbreaking mainstream representation, from Time Magazine’s February 19 cover story by Jamil Smith, to the Twitter campaign #WhatBlackPantherMeanstoMe begun by Kayla Sutton of the website Black Girl Nerds, to a flood […]Read Post ›

Profiles in Art: Lizzie Nichols

Lizzie Nichols is an illustrator based out of Los Angeles, California. She is currently a Visual Development Artist at Sony Pictures Animation, has worked as Lead Set Designer at Rubicon Group Holdings (RGH), and is a former Disney Imagineer. Lizzie is responsible for creating animated worlds and characters that help tell a specific story. You can […]Read Post ›

What Made Lady Bird A Successful Film

Why Lady Bird Was A Successful Film

Greta Gerwig’s directorial debut,  Lady Bird, has become a cultural phenomenon. Earning a score 100% on Rotten Tomatoes while garnering the most reviews in history, it would be an understatement to say that this indie film far exceeded commercial expectations. When I heard about this film, I wondered, how did this subtle look into the mundane […]Read Post ›

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