The only way you’re going to be able to successfully write a screenplay is if you know the key terms of the profession like the back of your hand. There are two concepts that are often seen as ...

It’s a family affair this time around, with Ben Mankiewicz examining all that went into the making of the scandalous epic directed by his uncle Joe. By Mike Barnes Senior Editor As TCM notes, the ...

In her 2021 essay “The Case Against the Trauma Plot,” New Yorker critic Parul Sehgal delves into the controversy surrounding Hanya Yanagihara’s novel A Little Life. Referring to its protagonist, the ...

Most screenplays use some form of a plot device. But a bad plot device can ruin an otherwise acceptable screenplay, so screenwriters must be careful to craft storytelling devices in a way that ...

It was on a train journey, from Richmond to Waterloo, that Virginia Woolf encountered the weeping woman. A pinched little thing, with her silent tears, she had no way of knowing that she was about to ...

Remus is a writer, editor, journalist, and author with an eye for detail and an extremely active imagination. He is an enthusiast of everything to do with the graphic medium, whether it's Western ...

Plot twists in television are kind of par for the course. One should expect their favorite TV shows to be home to plot twists, especially shows that follow a strict narrative. So, TV shows having plot ...

Listen to more stories on the Noa app. Nothing amplifies a popular trend more than a prominent critic making a noisy case against it. In her 2021 polemic, “The Case Against the Trauma Plot,” the ...

Philip Roth’s classic novel, newly adapted by HBO, envisions a world in which Charles Lindbergh wins the 1940 presidential election Based on a True Story Meilan Solly - Senior Associate Digital Editor ...

“I am proud of the men and women of the FBI who uncovered and stopped the plot before anyone was harmed. Terrorism is still the FBI’s number one priority, and we will use every resource to protect the ...

David Simon’s potent HBO adaptation of the Philip Roth novel imagines a country tilting toward fascism. By James Poniewozik There’s a repeating motif in David Simon’s passionate, gutting adaptation of ...