Grief on Trial in ‘Pieces of a Woman’

Grieving the loss of a child is a deep, specific, and enigmatic kind of pain. It’s nearly impossible to communicate to those who haven’t...

Aurora Amidon

8 07.01.2021

The Ending and Post-Credits Sequence of ‘Wonder Woman 1984’ Explained

Ending Explained is a recurring series in which we explore the finales, secrets, and themes of interesting movies and shows, both new and old. This...

Aurora Amidon

6 28.12.2020

The Cathartic Power of ‘Sense and Sensibility’

Sense and Sensibility is about two young girls in England in the early 1800s, desperately traversing the line between love and monetary stability...

Aurora Amidon

4 13.12.2020

Landscape as Metaphor in ‘Brokeback Mountain’

Brokeback Mountain is not a landscape film. Rather, it’s a film that begins in the great outdoors, specifically the beautiful, idyllic mountains...

Aurora Amidon

6 08.12.2020

‘Zodiac’ and Setting the Scene for a Serial Killer

Not many opening scenes master suspense quite like David Fincher ’s Zodiac . From the very opening shot, the film promises to tell the chilling...

Aurora Amidon

2 02.12.2020

Fritz Lang’s ‘M’ and the Aesthetics of Justice

Welcome to The Noirvember Files , a new series dropping the spotlight on essential film noir selections. The titles celebrated here exemplify...

Aurora Amidon

10 24.11.2020

‘Brighton Rock’ and the Iconography of Film Noir

Welcome to The Noirvember Files , a new series dropping the spotlight on essential film noir selections. The titles celebrated here exemplify the...

Aurora Amidon

9 15.11.2020

The Ending of ‘Ad Astra’ Explained

Ending Explained is a recurring series in which we explore the finales, secrets, and themes of interesting movies and shows, both new and old. This...