In the years since cinema began, there have been many tropes and concepts that have been used over and over, in different contexts and different iterations. One of the most interesting of these tropes ...

Some people take care of orchids. Others take care of guinea pigs. Barbara takes care of tropes. Most of the day she’s a 51-year-old seamstress in Illinois and a caregiver for her husband. But in her ...

From Euripides' Medea and Charlotte Brontë's "madwoman in the attic" to more modern reclamations, portrayals of madwomen in ...

Anja Djuricic was born in Belgrade, Serbia, in 1992. Her first interest in film started very early, as she learned to speak English by watching Disney animated movies (and many, many reruns). Anja ...

We all love a hero. Not only do we want him to win, but we want to be him. But let’s face it, a hero is only as good as the villain is bad. In some stories, heroes and villains may seem like complete ...

Meet Dev, an avid writer, cat lover, and anime enthusiast. He has a passion for storytelling, traveling, and new adventures. Seinen anime, primarily targeted at adults, has long been celebrated for ...

James is a freelance media writer who took a BA in Philosophy and graduated Southampton with more questions then answers. For his Masters, he pivoted to Creative Writing instead. Of course, the whole ...

This is when something seemingly unexpected happens in the film, with the intention of causing the audience to leap out of their seats. The jump scare is probably one of the most used tropes in the ...