nicolesanacoreDeath to Mainstream Cinema: Cecil B. Demented and the Franchise EraAs the 2020s push on, watching Cecil B. Demented could be enough to radicalize any moviegoer against mainstream cinema.7 min read·Dec 30, 2023----
nicolesanacoreLife Is But a Dream: The American Dream as Portrayed in A Streetcar Named DesireThe American Dream — the idea that anyone can pull themselves up by their bootstraps, take things into their own hands to become successful…8 min read·Nov 20, 2022----
nicolesanacoreBull in a China Shop: The Fragile Masculinity of Jake LaMottaWhat is a man to do when he has everything and it’s still not enough?6 min read·Jul 19, 2022----
nicolesanacoreGOT7 Is Booked and BusyIt’s been a little over a year since GOT7 left their agency JYPE, and the multi-talented K-Pop group has been busier than ever.7 min read·Mar 25, 2022----
nicolesanacoreThe Yassification of True CrimeIt’s everywhere. Podcasts, YouTube channels, even cable TV shows — true crime. But does the genre’s recent rise in popularity do any good?10 min read·Dec 10, 2021----
nicolesanacoreIn Defense of Kay CorleoneAn in-depth analysis of The Godfather’s Kay Corleone, a woman just as complex as her mafia boss husband, yet widely vilified for being…10 min read·Nov 25, 2021--4--4
nicolesanacoreBuffaloed Pulls Back the Curtain on the Unregulated Debt Collection IndustryPeg Dahl (Zooey Deutch) is nothing less than a hustler, a smartly dressed #girlboss before it was all over t-shirts and coffee mugs on…7 min read·Sep 24, 2021----
nicolesanacoreReflections in a Switchblade Knife: Looking Back on Sal Mineo’s Bold BisexualityIn the decade following the end of the Second World War, a new type of American emerged from the shining new suburbs full of mass-market…10 min read·Jun 28, 2021----