by Mina Tham | Nov 6, 2020 | Issues, Left
Love is complicated and takes many forms; the love you feel for your parents, your friends, and your significant other are all different but still considered love. What would happen if the love you felt for somebody was still there, but the person was gone? The 1966...
by Mina Tham | Nov 6, 2020 | Issues, Left
One of my favorite films used to be The Help (2011), directed by Tate Taylor, but now I know that this film is considered a ‘white-savior’ film, and that’s changed my mind completely. A ‘white-savior’ in film is when a white person “saves” people of color...
by Mina Tham | Oct 14, 2020 | Issues, Left
Welcome back to A Newcomer’s Guide to La Nouvelle Vague and welcome to Issue number three – I can’t believe we’re halfway through already! This issue features films that are a rollercoaster of emotions and of all different styles. The first film is directed by...
by Mina Tham | Oct 14, 2020 | Issues, Left
Many films have used time travel as their plot device, including films you may recognize like Back to The Future (1985), Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children (2016), and X-Men: Days of Future’s Past (2014). Television shows such as Futurama, Doctor Who, and The...
by Mina Tham | Oct 14, 2020 | Issues, Left
Trigger warning: Before I begin, I want to mention that this essay involves discussion on suicide, depression, and contains images depicting both, as the film’s message and plot centers around these topics. If you or a loved one are dealing with harmful thoughts,...
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