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17 aspiring director and screenwriter from Chicago lover of pop music and romance novels
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The Ethical Problems with America’s True Crime Obsession (opens the original)
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*This piece will be discussing themes of sexual assault and grooming, please take care of yourself. Your mental health matters and should always come first. There has always been something uncomfortable about the way people consume true crime. Especially when I was thinking about all the Youtubers and the podcasters that would always talk about this stuff, why were they always making money off of someone else’s death? Why were they talking about this like this was gossip that happened at Sunday
When Atmosphere replaces the story (opens the original)
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What would you do if you were stuck in a time loop?Would you live out the day as it was exactly?Would you mess with life little by little?Would you stand in place and wait for it to be over?Would you try to improve your life to in hopes of getting out?What if you were trapped on a road with your friends?Would that change anything?<a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!kuRJ!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-med
The Ghost of Horror Past (opens the original)
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The whole reason for this publication existing is the idea that film is inherently personal. Every story put to screen. Every visual choice. Every symbol. It is all connected back to what compels us to tell our stories. I like to believe that every film represents something about the writer or director, it can tell us about what they were experiencing at the time or how they were feeling when their story came into existence. I cannot think of a director who embodies this idea more than Jane Scho
Movie Theater Etiquette with Ally (opens the original)
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I go to the movies all the time and usually people are well-behaved, but some people lack common sense and consideration for those around them, so I am making this guide solely for those who do need to be reminded how to act in a movie theater (as well as sharing some of my unhinged stories along the way).<div class="im
Spider-Man: Brand New Day is what the MCU needs right now (opens the original)
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I used to be a huge Marvel fan. I would go see the films with my family. I would dress up as the characters for Halloween. I would theorize about each film. I would watch my favorites on repeat.<img alt="" class="sizing-normal" height="458" src="https://substackcdn.c
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