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What Is a "Mexican Standoff"? Showdowns in Film & TV

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the good the bad and the ugly

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The Ultimate Guide to Horror Subgenres

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The Heather Trope—What Is It, and How Do You Write This Character?

3 months ago by Alyssa Miller

Alyssa Miller

What Happened to the Spoof Movie?

4 months ago by Alyssa Miller

Alyssa Miller

Did We Fail to Appreciate the Rom-Com Boom of the 90s? Maybe...

4 months ago by Alyssa Miller

Alyssa Miller

What Is a "Mary Sue" Character Type? (Definition and Examples)

4 months ago by Jason Hellerman

Jason Hellerman

Unlock the Historical Movie and TV Genre (Definition & Examples)

6 months ago by Jason Hellerman

Jason Hellerman

The Disaster Genre in Film and TV Explained (Definition & Examples)

7 months ago by Jason Hellerman

Jason Hellerman

11 Short Film Clichés You Need to Avoid

7 months ago by Alyssa Miller

Alyssa Miller

What’s So Special About the Special Girl Trope?

8 months ago by Alyssa Miller

Alyssa Miller

This Is How 'The Mandalorian' Honors 'Star Wars' While Still Doing Its Own Thing

9 months ago by Alyssa Miller

Alyssa Miller

'Pig' and 'John Wick' Are Prime Examples of Shaking Up This Trope

10 months ago by Jason Hellerman

Jason Hellerman

What Are the Three Necessary Elements for Romantic Comedies?

11 months ago by Jason Hellerman

Jason Hellerman

'Station Eleven' Avoids This Dystopian Storytelling Trope (And Is Better For It!)

1 year ago by Jason Hellerman

Jason Hellerman

There's Incredibly Dynamic Storytelling in This 'Mass Effect 3' Mission

1 year ago by Jason Hellerman

Jason Hellerman

What Does It Mean to Reinvent a Genre?

1 year ago by Jason Hellerman

Jason Hellerman

Why Do We Keep Bringing Zombies Back from the Dead?

1 year ago by Alyssa Miller

Alyssa Miller

The ‘True Romance’ Script Is the Blueprint for All of Tarantino’s Films

1 year ago by Alyssa Miller

Alyssa Miller

Girlhood to Monstress: How Women in Horror Have Always Been the Hero and the Villain

1 year ago by Alyssa Miller

Alyssa Miller

Learn How ‘Loki’ Writer Michael Waldron Subverts the Villain Trope

2 years ago by Alyssa Miller

Alyssa Miller

The Manic Pixie Dream Boyfriend Must Die

2 years ago by Alyssa Miller

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Manic pixie dream boy

titanic

the fault in our stars

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character development

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Alyssa Miller

Follow the Map to the Fantasy Genre in Film and TV

2 years ago by Jason Hellerman

Jason Hellerman

Born Sexy Yesterday: Why Does This Male-Fantasy Trope Need to Go?

2 years ago by Alyssa Miller

Alyssa Miller

Do Iraq War Movies Have a Specific Genre?

2 years ago by Jason Hellerman

Jason Hellerman

A Deep Examination of the Final Girl Trope

2 years ago by Jason Hellerman

Jason Hellerman

How Does Bong Joon-Ho Break Genre Conventions?

2 years ago by Jason Hellerman

Jason Hellerman

What Are Movie Tropes and How to Use Them

3 years ago by Jason Hellerman

Jason Hellerman

The 'Cool Girl' Trope: Real Life Fantasy, Screenwriting Nightmare

3 years ago by Jason Hellerman

Jason Hellerman

How 'Zombieland' Subverts Zombie Tropes in its Storytelling

3 years ago by Jason Hellerman

Jason Hellerman

Why the 'Fish Out Of Water' Trope Is So Valuable to Screenwriters

3 years ago by Jason Hellerman

Jason Hellerman

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