So I saw Sinners. Then I saw it again. Next I’m gonna see it in IMAX. I’m constantly talking about it and watching YouTube videos of director Ryan Coogler discussing it. I can’t get it out of my mind, ya’ll. …
Category: Writing
Raw Truth vs. Cooked Drama
I’ve been watching “Happy Face” on Paramount Plus and it got me thinking about the dilemma: when telling a true story, do you go documentary or scripted feature? The series brilliantly adapts the disturbing true story of the Happy Face …
Crazy Stupid Titles
Ever fallen in love with a movie that you would have seen YEARS earlier if the title had been less…misleading? That’s how I feel about “Crazy, Stupid, Love.” This 2011 gem written by Dan Fogelman and starring Steve Carell, Ryan …
Blood and Mother’s Milk: Toni Morrison’s ‘Beloved’ as Sweet Song of Sorrowful Loss
In honor of Toni Morrison’s passing, I am reposting an essay I wrote for a class about her Pulitzer Prize winning novel, Beloved. I’ll never be the same after reading it. My intention here was to connect themes of attachment …
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