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Rejecting Big Plot: Deadwood and the Thematic Resonance of Unfocused Storytelling
This week I'm wrong about the fundamental value of narrative, plus I rant about the Ghibli-AI image trend and American fantasies of violence in Reacher
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Forrest Brown
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Kiki's Delivery Service and the Relatable Catastrophes of Growing Up
This week, I'm wrong about how Miyazaki avoids chosen-one coming-of-age tropes in his classic film, plus I get way too invested in whether or not Kiki…
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Conclave and the Art of the Twist
This week I'm wrong about an Oscar favorite's thematic evisceration of conservatism, plus spur of the moment movie trips and prescriptivism
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Forrest Brown
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The Art of Navel-Gazing
This week I'm wrong about art about art, plus new and old November traditions
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Forrest Brown
You Have An Ethical Responsibility to Avoid Using So-Called AI
This week I'm wrong about the comprehensively horrible impacts of the misleadingly named technology, plus I won a screenwriting competition
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Forrest Brown
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My Re-watchable Remedy for Burnout
This week I'm wrong about the timeless virtues of Stardust (2007), plus my run-ins with a celebrity
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Stop Talking During the Movie: Why Voiceover Needs to Go
This week I'm wrong about how voiceover blunts the potential of the new Glen Powell movie I really wanted to like, plus I recount over-burning my candle…
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Forrest Brown
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Confidently Wrong
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