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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Road to a Championship Ticket
A return flight from New York to Tokyo in 1952 cost roughly $1,200. The inflation adjustment brings the total value…
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Redundancy Package
The first thing Man-su loses after his job is the Netflix subscription. The film No Other Choice by Park Chan-wook…
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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 Economy of Staying Alive
A pack of cigarettes. The Secret Agent by Kleber Mendonça Filho shows how money enables someone to survive a police…
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Opportunity Cost of Genius
The first part of Hamnet shows Agnes Hathaway searching for medicinal plants in the Warwickshire forest while she carries her…
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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…
