Passion (2012) — The Mise-en-scène of Twisted Desire and a Catastrophic Interpretation of Relationships
Isolation is sometimes crafted by others, but it is also a prison one invites upon oneself at the end of an excessive desire to prove one’s worth. We live within the contradictory longing…
JT LeRoy: A Mask Forged of Desire and the Liberation of the Other, That Strange Solidarity
Is it art, or is it a scam, to craft a glittering crown using someone’s deepest wounds as the material? We often willingly erase our own faces to become the versions of ourselves…
Gigola (2010): An In-Depth Interpretation of Female Narrative, A Solitary Walk Between Greed and Freedom
Sometimes, we borrow the masks of others to save ourselves. When the grief of losing a loved one is too immense, the bereaved often destroy their original selves and sculpt a new identity…
Fried Green Tomatoes — A Classic of Female Narrative, the Aesthetics of Solidarity and Filling the ‘Hunger’ of Lack
To satisfy someone’s hunger is more than a simple act of sharing food; it is a most solemn promise to rebuild a world that has collapsed for another. We all live with our…
Frida (2002) Film Review: A Record of Immortal Desire and Survival, Sublimating Pain into Art
While pain is an unwelcome guest in the human experience, for some, that very suffering becomes the sole energy sustaining life. The film Frida, which captures the life of Mexican painter Frida Kahlo,…
Breaking the Girls: A Chilling Alliance Where Twisted Desire and Vivid Revenge Intersect
Meeting someone who unearths your deficiencies with surgical precision is far more dangerous than encountering a perfect stranger. We all harbor secret desires to alter the trajectory of our lives, but if the…
