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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To Build a Great Villain, Start With One of These 13 Motivations

By Ciara Wardlow 

Featuring a convenient guide of villain motives to help you Build-Your-Own Bad Guy. Twirly mustaches, prominent cheekbones, long-haired cats, and other accessories not included.

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The Great Rags to Riches Stories of ‘Game of Thrones’

By Ciara Wardlow 

To quote Drake, “Started from the bottom, now we’re here.”

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‘Game of Thrones’ and the Art of Promotional Misdirection

By Ciara Wardlow 

As the King of Television, Game of Thrones doesn’t need to sell itself to viewers anymore. But that doesn’t mean the promos don’t serve a very important purpose…

Cool Hand Luke

7 Reasons Paul Newman Was the Ultimate All-American Dreamboat

By Ciara Wardlow 

Celebrating the Ryan Gosling that we didn’t have to import from Canada.

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The Ways in Which Cinema Celebrates Its Own Royalty

By Ciara Wardlow 

Exploring the many ways iconic directors have ended up in other peoples’ movies.

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We’ve Lost Summer Movie Season

By Ciara Wardlow 

Where did it go? Was it ever really there at all? Let’s look at some numbers.

Buster Keaton (Courtesy of the Library of Congress)

Netflix’s Classic Cinema Problem

By Ciara Wardlow 

Netflix’s U.S. streaming movie library isn’t actually that terrible… so long as you’re not looking for any movies older than a college student.

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‘Animaniacs’ Reboot in the Works in Latest Appeal to 90s Nostalgia

By Ciara Wardlow 

Good luck getting the theme song out of your head now.

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Discomfort at The Cannes 2017 Awards

By Ciara Wardlow 

Surprises were abound at the Cannes closing night celebration, but so was discomfort and confusion.