‘Sentimental Value’: Joachim Trier on the House Montage, and Why Almost Burning His Home Down ‘Percolated in the Back of My Mind When I Wrote This’

‘Sentimental Value’: Joachim Trier on the House Montage, and Why Almost Burning His Home Down ‘Percolated in the Back of My Mind When I Wrote This’

Joachim Trier knew when he was making “Sentimental Value” that it was a character study of two sisters and their father. “We did not want to make a film that felt like a chamber drama where people sit around the table and talk.” Trier wanted the characters to move. “Sentimental Value” is a Norwegian drama […]

Batman’s Newest Villain Breaks a Terrible Trend That’s Been Killing New Characters

Batman’s Newest Villain Breaks a Terrible Trend That’s Been Killing New Characters

Image Courtesy of DC Comics Supervillains are essential to superhero comics. Obviously, every story needs an antagonist, and villains provide the perfect enemy for superheroes to test their might, wits, and spirits against. Over time, the most iconic villains have risen to a prominence that even many heroes couldn’t hope for. Lex Luthor, the Joker, Bane, and countless others have […]