ESSAYS
Personal stories, analyses, and explorations.
‘May December,’ the Frog Prince, and Adultification
Joe is a rich character, haunted without fully knowing it, and so many of Melton’s acting choices—from his manner of speaking to his body language—echo those unseen burdens.
The British Bard and Bollywood
What does it mean for a country that was once under British rule to adapt their colonizer’s stories as their own?
You’re at the Center, and So Am I
BTS’ music video for “Black Swan” is an example of a perfect dance film. It’s a kind of cine-choreo that perfectly utilizes elements of its setting—the theatre. And instead of using it as solely a stage, the theatre almost feels like a character itself as the camera rotates it to keep BTS in place.