An Inheritance You Can’t Liquidate
The beginning of Jimpa shows Hannah watching her teenage daughter Frances step into the Amsterdam home of their grandfather through…
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Floor, the Sofa, and the Quiet Economy of Surrender
The first scene of Pillion shows Colin played by Harry Melling who delivers his performance with delicate intensity which makes…
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Men Who Won’t Look Up
The story of The Mysterious Gaze of the Flamingo begins when a character readjusts their blindfold. Not their own. Your…
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The Bank Sees Dirt; The Film Sees Everything Else
A loan officer in Rebuilding shows Dusty why his burned-out land lacks enough value to support the paper used for…
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The Economics of Being Seen
Fifty-six cents for a pack of cigarettes. Eighty-nine cents for a hot dog. Seven dollars and forty-three cents for two…
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The Borrowed House and the Woman Who Couldn’t Afford to Leave It
There's a moment early in Hedda when our protagonist fingers the key around her neck, the one that unlocks her…
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Currency to Escape
There's a moment early in Kiss of the Spider Woman where Molina adjusts a strand of beads hanging from his…
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Wax Cylinders and the Things We Extract
The History of Sound shows David and Lionel recording music in their neighbor's home kitchen while their recording equipment transforms…
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The Economy of Stillness
The train passenger from last week spoke words which still resonate in my thoughts. She used her phone to whisper…
