In the Disney animated short film, Paperman (2012), everything is black and white except for the love interest’s lipstick (which is, of course, red). Her lipstick marks a piece of paper, standing […]
Are black and white films back in style?
‘Chick Flicks’: Iconic or Formulaic?
From familiar character archetypes like the ‘dumb blonde’ or ‘mean girl’, to plot points like the ‘meet-cute’, the makeover scene, or the overused love triangle, it can sometimes feel like if you […]
Romanticism’s disservice to creative minds
CW: alcohol and drug abuse Before June 1967, the world was preoccupied with what one presumes was the world’s preoccupation in the 60s: Elvis Presley, the Beatles, Motown, miniskirts, Vietnam. But at […]
Review: The Living Nightmare that is I’m Thinking of Ending Things
“People like to think of themselves as points moving through time. But I think it’s probably the opposite. We’re stationary, and time passes through us.” Every time I’ve recommended Charlie Kaufman’s new […]