Archive - Film Matters

A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night

and other extraordinary stories we craft out of the ordinary.

Jul 23 •

Sharon Lacoste McDonagh

Film in Focus: Battle of the Queens (2011) Nicolas Steiner

Not the film you think it is going to be

Jul 9 •

Sharon Lacoste McDonagh

June 2025

The Film That Found Me

Being shaped by popular culture

Jun 25 •

Sharon Lacoste McDonagh

Summer Watch List

I know what you did last summer

Jun 4 •

Sharon Lacoste McDonagh

May 2025

A Red Herring Walks into the Classroom

Not your usual suspect.

May 21 •

Sharon Lacoste McDonagh

When a MacGuffin is not a MacGuffin

How students get it wrong, and why story structure sets it right.

May 7 •

Sharon Lacoste McDonagh

April 2025

The Majestic Plastic Bag

A documentary… but not.

Apr 23 •

Sharon Lacoste McDonagh

Reverse Engineering

A remix, a remake, a retake

Apr 9 •

Sharon Lacoste McDonagh

March 2025

Film in Focus: Ya no estoy aquí (2019) Fernando Frías

I am no longer here.

Mar 26 •

Sharon Lacoste McDonagh

And try not to break the 180.

Mar 5 •

Sharon Lacoste McDonagh

February 2025

Movement, style or theory: a quick guide

What’s the difference?

Feb 18 •

Sharon Lacoste McDonagh

Film in Focus: All the President’s Men (1976) Alan J. Pakula

Where are the watchdogs of today?

Feb 5 •

Sharon Lacoste McDonagh

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