Tropes

Moonlight Diner

The Irresistible Appeal of Culinary Courtship in Film

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Cheers to this very cheesy, yet very pure, film trope.

Yesterday

‘Yesterday’ and the Ultimate Big Lie

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Danny Boyle’s movie uses an extreme what-if situation to play with and distract from romantic comedy tropes.

Booksmart

The Comfort of Conflicted Graduates Trying to Move On

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So, where do we go from here?

ballet in horror Suspiria

The Evolution of Ballet in Horror

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The dance form adds eerie surrealism to the genre.

Sixth Sense

The Secret to a Good Twist Ending

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Some plot twists really work, some really don’t. We broke them down to try to figure out why.

All The Presidents Men

Watergate’s Journalism Tropes and Media Mythology

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The institution of the press has attained a mythical status in film, shaped by the legacies of Watergate and the Nixon era.

Spectacular Spectacular

The Show Within a Show Tells Us What to Expect

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Musical theatre is rife with this common trope, but where did it come from and how does it work?

Robocop Defenestration

A Celebration of Great Movie Defenestrations

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People being thrown out of windows is one of cinema’s most entertaining tropes.