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Breakdown by: Danielle Karagannis Screenplay by: Lisa Cholodenko and Stuart Blumberg The Kids Are All Right centers on a married lesbian couple and their two children. The children are drawn to discover their “Father” aka sperm donor. The married couple attempts to accept their children’s need to explore this, proving to be especially difficult for […]

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Screenplay by: Wes Anderson, Noah Baumbach Breakdown by: Megan Tambio Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009) is perhaps visionary director Wes Anderson’s most lauded film. Based on the children’s book from fellow offbeat auteur Roald Dahl, the film couples existential themes with groundbreaking visuals to deliver a unique tale of what it means to be fantastic. The […]

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Breakdown by: Danielle Karagannis Screenplay by: Emma Donoghue Based on the novel, Room, by: Emma Donoghue How could something so traumatic and abhorrent posses such beautiful layers? Room is exactly that, as devastation through the innocence of a child’s perspective is explored. Room tells the tragic tale of young woman, Ma, who’s been held captive […]

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Breakdown by: Danielle Karagannis Screenplay by: Barry Jenkins Story by: Tarell Alvin McCraney Moonlight tells the heart-wrenching story of Chiron AKA Little, as he grows up in a drug-fuelled neighborhood located in South Miami’s Liberty City. Little experiences minimal guidance as struggling to understand his own identity – his Mother is more concerned about scoring […]

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Screenplay by: Wes Anderson, Owen Wilson Breakdown by: Megan Tambio The Royal Tenenbaums is revered as a fan favorite amongst Wes Anderson films for good reason. The traits that both fascinate and frustrate viewers about his directing style (the bone- dry tone juxtaposed by whimsical visuals and often undercut by bleeding heart characters) seep into […]

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Screenplay by: Tom Holland Tom Holland wrote this campy horror screenplay about a teenager named Charley Brewster (William Ragsdale) who discovers that his next-door neighbor Jerry Dandrige (Chris Sarandon) is a vampire. Unlike a lot of horror films from that time period, the screenplay for Fright Night is smart and, within the first ten pages, […]

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Script breakdown by Travis Maiuro Written by Mark Heyman and Andres Heinz and Jon McLaughlin; Story by Andres Heinz Black Swan is a deliciously dark and sexy psychological thriller about obsession and innocence, set in the world of ballet. Ballet dancer Nina begins as a naive and idealistic artist. Over time, she becomes so obsessed […]

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