What does Steven Soderbergh’s Haywire have to say about revenge, and does it have the right lead actress to say it?
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On Screen Projection: Nine to Five (1980)
With the release of Bombshell, another film featuring female leads, also centered around workplace harassment, is highlighted.
On Screen Projection: Terms of Endearment (1983)
David looks at imperfect mother-daughter relationships in the classic family drama.
On Screen Projection: Hollywoodland (2006)
David looks at how a lack of autonomy led to tragedy for Superman actor George Reeves in Hollywoodland.
On Screen Projection: The Wicker Man (1973)
David looks at the horrific cost of religious zealotry in the cult horror masterpiece.
On Screen Projection: Men in Black
David looks at the original Men in Black and what it reflects in the psyche of Tommy Lee Jones’ Agent K.
On Screen Projection: The Wave
David discusses the “sense of loss” at the heart of The Wave and other disaster movies like it.
On Screen Projection: Kill Bill
Revenge is never a straight line and Kill Bill proves it.
On Screen Projection: Unbreakable and Split
On the act of self-actualization in the first two films of Shyamalan’s trilogy.
On Screen Projection: Velvet Goldmine
Fame makes a man take things over. Fame lets him loose, hard to swallow.
On Screen Projection: Shame
On how Steve McQueen’s 2011 film handles handling trauma.
On Screen Projection: The Man Who Wasn’t There
Unwrapping the existential dread of the Coens’ neo noir film.
On Screen Projection: Friendship in the Star Wars Universe
A close look at the power and importance of friendship in the Star Wars canon.
On Screen Projection: Captain America and Perseverance
A look at Captain America and why his dedication and loyalty makes him one of the MCU’s best heroes.