Elsewhere: Have You Heard About Dead Man?
I wrote a short post about Dead Man for The Black List’s Essential Westerns series. Spoilers: This isn’t just one of my favorite Westerns, it’s one of my favorite movies.
New Words, New Perspective
A look at some arc words in Disney’s Moana, and what changing a pattern can reveal to the audience about characters.
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Show me what you lie about and I’ll show you who you are
Seth Stephens-Davidowitz had an interesting op-ed in the New York Times this past weekend. Using data from Google searches and social media posts, he makes a point about the separation …
Wind Your Watch, Dude.
There’s plenty that Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure can teach us beyond the importance of being excellent to each other. At one point, Future Ted reminds his past self to …
“Like the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution, and my first report card at school.”
My grandfather made a deal with me: I’d get a quarter for every A on my report card. When I told my grandfather how much he owed me, he’d repeat …
