Film genres are usually named after an emotion, or the experience of…
Category: Romance
Painting Words in Portrait of a Lady on Fire (2019)
“When you’re observing me, who do you think I’m observing?” Reading visual…
Practical Witchcraft and Style in Howl’s Moving Castle (2004) and Earwig and the Witch (2020)
Howl’s Moving Castle installs a delicate balance between practicality and magic. The…
“My Gift is My Song”: Heroic Love and Eurydice in Moulin Rouge (2001)
I used to turn off Moulin Rouge! right before the ending, just…
Gothic Love in Crimson Peak (2015)
While gazing at the creaky empty rooms of Crimson Peak, Thomas notes…