Cinematic Resilience: Amartei Armar’s ‘Our Time Will Come’ and the New Wave of Ghanaian Social Realism
Main Facts: A Bold Debut at the Intersection of Dickens and Accra The global cinematic landscape has recently turned its gaze toward West Africa, not merely as a backdrop for international productions, but as a powerhouse of indigenous storytelling. At…
The "Sex Purge" Phenomenon: Why Director Will Gluck Prioritized Human Connection Over Dystopian World-Building
Since the first trailer for One Night Only hit the internet, the film has been saddled with an unavoidable, punchy moniker: the "Sex Purge." The comparison to James DeMonaco’s Blumhouse horror franchise—where, in a dystopian future, all crime…
The Anxiety of the Architect: Will Gluck on the High-Stakes Art of the Modern Rom-Com
All good comedy is rooted in a fundamental, sometimes uncomfortable, honesty. So, when I sat down over Zoom last month to interview the perennially sharp and candid filmmaker Will Gluck, I opted for a standard, polite icebreaker to set the stage for a…
Fairway to Nowhere: Deconstructing Will Ferrell’s Ambiguous Netflix Comedy, ‘The Hawk’
In the pantheon of Will Ferrell’s career, the comedian has carved a singular niche: the loud, obnoxious, yet strangely magnetic man-child who refuses to acknowledge his own incompetence. From the high-octane absurdity of Talladega Nights to the…
