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Lately there has been a lot of talk about whether a piece of media is feminist or not. There are many different definitions and beliefs about what classifies a film as feminist, but the general consensus is that a feminist film is a political movement that aims to educate viewers about social inequality between menContinue reading “Captain Marvel: A Feminist Film”

Derek Jarman’s last film Blue is an experimental documentary/memoir about his life and his final struggle with AIDS. The film consists of a single stationary blue screen that remains unchanging throughout the entirety of the piece, accompanied by an intricate soundscape consisting of Jarman’s voice, the voices of close friends and collaborators, and a fewContinue reading “Blue”

The drag ball documentary Paris is Burning (1990) was a very eye-opening film for me to watch. Beforehand, I knew very little about the drag balls and the people that participated in them (to be frank, I knew very little about most LGBTQ+ things, which is why I am trying to learn more). It wasContinue reading “Paris is Burning”

The Body Remembers When the World Broken Open is a 2019 Canadian film about a chance encounter between an older and more successful woman, Áila, and a younger and pregnant victim of domestic abuse, Rosie. Designed to depict the same timeframe as it takes to watch, the film follows their meeting and attempts to getContinue reading “Restyling of Film”

In our world where LGBTQ+ awareness and activism is so prevalent, it was very interesting to me to watch The Celluloid Closet. The documentary focuses on the portrayal of homosexual characters and relationships throughout film in the 20th century. It details the early depictions where gay characters were the butt of every joke, to turningContinue reading “The Celluloid Closet”

There are many elements that make up a film, but sound is everything. Before technology advanced we could only make silent films, but now that we can include sound, in my opinion, the films and TV shows are much better. Sound does so much on screen, whether it is dialogue conveying information to the audience,Continue reading “Sound in Horror Films”

Hello and welcome to my blog! My name is Tara Mann, I am a sophomore Creative Writing student minoring in Computer Science at Chapman University. I am originally from Monterey, CA, I love all things musical theatre, and I enjoy watching movies and TV shows. Since I am primarily a writer and also an actor,Continue reading “About”