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How PEN15 Declaws The Asian Tiger Mom Stereotype On Screen
How PEN15 Declaws The Asian Tiger Mom Stereotype On Screen

What Pen15 has done is pave the way for more nuanced Asian or Asian-American-centered stories to be normalized onscreen.

Hopeful Existentialism: RUSSIAN DOLL and THE GOOD PLACE
Hopeful Existentialism: RUSSIAN DOLL and THE GOOD PLACE

Two series, The Good Place and Russian Doll, are wildly different in tone but reminiscent of each other on a philosophical level.

Webs of Injustice: Three Women-Centric Films Search for Redemption and Truth
Webs of Injustice: Three Women-Centric Films Search for Redemption and Truth

Three new women-centric streaming releases examine the ways in which systemic injustice affects women.

Nostalgia Done Right In COBRA KAI
Nostalgia Done Right In COBRA KAI

The series Cobra Kai falls in the category of doing nostalgia right, combining both elemnts of the films of the 1980s while also remaining fresh.

Take An Exclusive Virtual Tour Of Japan's Ghibli Museum
Take An Exclusive Virtual Tour Of Japan’s Ghibli Museum

Cinephiles fans can virtually visit the Ghibli Museum, a celebration of the prolific Japanese animation studio’s work, designed by Hayao Miyazaki.

Tarantino's Order: The Original Structure of TRUE ROMANCE
Tarantino’s Order: The Original Structure of TRUE ROMANCE

By analysing the different ways that True Romance could’ve been structured, we can clearly see the stylistic differences between two filmmakers.

The Psychology In My Neighbor Totoro
The Psychology In My Neighbor Totoro

Whether elements in My Neighbor Totoro are imagined or real, the film explores family dynamics in a way that may be relatable to a number of individuals.

DANCER IN THE DARK: A Grim Deconstruction of the Modern Musical 20 Years Later
DANCER IN THE DARK: A Grim Deconstruction of the Modern Musical 20 Years Later

Dancer in the Dark holds a mirror up to the world with such clarity that its impossible not to catch a glimpse of ourselves in the reflection.

Estus W. Pirkle: The Cinematic Evangelist
Estus W. Pirkle: The Cinematic Evangelist

Blake Collier takes a deeper look at the three Estus W Pirkle-Ron Ormond films that bookended the 1970s.

HAMILTON & AMADEUS: A Perfect Double Feature
HAMILTON & AMADEUS: A Perfect Double Feature

William Hopson create the perfect double feature with Hamilton and Amadeus through the shared focus of their antagonized protagonists.

How THE MANDALORIAN And ILM Created A Visual Effects Breakthrough
How THE MANDALORIAN And ILM Created A Visual Effects Breakthrough

The Mandalorian delivered audiences and filmmakers a visual effects breakthrough. And because of it, visual effects are likely changing forever.

Video Dispatches: Douglas Sirk, Film Noir, AN IDEAL PLACE TO KILL & DISTANT JOURNEY
Video Dispatches: Douglas Sirk, Film Noir, AN IDEAL PLACE TO KILL & DISTANT JOURNEY

Shawn Glinis continues his video dispatches with There’s Always Tomorrow, An Ideal Place to Kill, Film Noir: The Dark Side of Cinema IV and Distant Journey.

The Legacy Of The Caped Crusader BATMAN BEGINS Retrospective
The Legacy Of The Caped Crusader: BATMAN BEGINS Retrospective

While there are dozens of memorable moments, the way the film makes Batman a genuinely interesting and complex character remains its lasting legacy.

THE CHILDREN'S HOUR: 60 Years of Progress
THE CHILDREN’S HOUR: 60 Years of Progress

Sixty years ago, The Children’s Hour dared to make audiences uncomfortable and present the consequences of bigotry.

Film Culture and Covertly Militarized Cinema
Film Culture and Covertly Militarized Cinema

As film viewers and critics, it is more important than ever for us to be aware of this invisible governmental and militarized bias in film and TV.