Meet Dev, an avid writer, cat lover, and anime enthusiast. He has a passion for storytelling, traveling, and new adventures. Seinen anime, primarily targeted at adults, has long been celebrated for ...

When Ronald Rosenblatt chants the haftarah for congregants at Temple Emanuel of Beverly Hills, the 70-year-old West Los Angeles dentist feels a deep connection with his past. His late father regularly ...

James is a freelance media writer who took a BA in Philosophy and graduated Southampton with more questions then answers. For his Masters, he pivoted to Creative Writing instead. Of course, the whole ...

Romantic comedies are the one genre no one can hate. Yet, despite their repeated use of the same tropes to narrate a slightly different story each time, they seem to be popular among people of all ...

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Joshua Kristian McCoy is a freelance writer and film critic from the United States. He is a lifelong film buff, a voting member of the Georgia Film Critics Association, a tournament-winning Smash Bros ...

A hero’s sacrifice is considered one of the hardest-hitting storytelling devices a filmmaker could use. As true as this may be, audiences often know when a trope like this is being used to pull their ...