Death
Topic of discussion.
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Tim Heidecker’s ‘Fear of Death,’ Lars von Trier’s ‘Melancholia,’ and the Comfort in Facing the End
There’s an unlikely link between the controversial Danish filmmaker and the absurdist comedian: how they approach human mortality.
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The Mysterious Case of Vanishing Corpses, Explained
Sometimes when characters die, their bodies disappear. Let’s talk about why.
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Courting Cinematic Death
The return of William Sadler’s Reaper to ‘Bill & Ted Face the Music’ makes us nostalgic for all those other killer cinematic personifications.
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Death and Beyond: ‘A Ghost Story’ and ‘Enter the Void’
Exploring the afterlife in the work of David Lowery and Gaspar Noé.
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The Most Memorable TV Deaths of 2017
Yeah, there’s going to be spoilers in here.
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25 Signs Your Character is About to Die
If one or more of these applies to you, I’m afraid I have some bad news.
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Dramatic Irony and Character Deaths
We explore the cinematic trope wherein a character dies at the beginning of the plot.
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All Alone is All We Are: ‘Six Feet Under’ and Grief on Television
The HBO series never sugar coated truths about loss and death.
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‘Musca’ is a Dark Comedy about a Man, a Fly, and a Message from the Other Side
Short of the Day A man sits in a café sipping a spot of tea, reading a book and waiting on a sandwich. That’s when a…