Ciara Wardlow

Ciara Wardlow is a human being who writes about movies and other things. Sometimes she tries to be funny on Twitter.
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‘mother!’ Paints a Picture of How Female Characters Get Screwed Over

By Ciara Wardlow 

It’s all in the name of love. And God, of course.

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The Fall 2017 Movies With The Most to Prove

By Ciara Wardlow 

These movies will have to be seriously impressive in order to impress us.

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The History and Consequences of Hollywood’s Gender-Flipping Obsession

By Ciara Wardlow 

Sometimes the lower-risk option is also more rewarding.

Game Of Thrones Ned Stark Doomed

25 Signs Your Character is About to Die

By Ciara Wardlow 

If one or more of these applies to you, I’m afraid I have some bad news.

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How Closing Shots Highlight the Flaws of ‘Game of Thrones’ Season 7

By Ciara Wardlow 

Is a perfect parting shot worth undermining the narrative?

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Will Dying Horses Ever Be A Dead Horse Trope?

By Ciara Wardlow 

Animals, people, and default empathy settings.

Fight Club Ending

The Plot Twist Checklist

By Ciara Wardlow 

A toolbox for the construction of plot twists, not an instruction manual (nobody reads those anyway).

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The Badass Little Girl and Old Guy Hall of Fame

By Ciara Wardlow 

An ode to one of the oddest odd couple tropes to repeatedly grace the silver screen.

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Christopher Nolan’s Emotional Objects and the ‘Dunkirk’ Exception

By Ciara Wardlow 

All of Christopher Nolan’s films use props to appeal to your emotions apart from Dunkirk.