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Author: Meg Shields
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Big Boys and Mighty Metaphors: The Symbolic Power of the Kaiju
Big boys. Big ideas.
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Constraints as Style: The Visual Language of “Emily the Criminal”
When constraints lead to creativity, good things happen.
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Why Pandora is the Thematic Key to ‘Avatar: The Way of Water’
Can you *sea* what James Cameron is doing?
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Fourth Wall Breaks, Gaze, and the Feminine J’Accuse
Here’s looking at you, audience.
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How the Cinematography in ‘It Follows’ Trains You To Be Paranoid
Thanks, ‘It Follows’ for making a slow pan feel so scary.
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The Stylish Majesty of ‘Son of the White Mare’
An essential pillar of animation horse-tory.
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How to Direct an Action Movie Like SS Rajamouli
Queue the speed ramping.
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What Makes the Prologue from ‘The Last of Us’ So Effective
Exploring what makes the grim prologue of The Last of Us season 1 so effective.
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Why the Locations of ‘Andor’ Feel So Familiar
Nothing quite like that sweet sweet tactility, amirite?
