Susannah McCullough of ScreenPrism explored some of the fan theories that try to explain the cryptic contents of the mysterious 666 black briefcase that changed hands throughout the 1994 Quentin Tarantino film Pulp Fiction. Many of these ideas revolved around religious and/or personal redemption. Both Jules and Ringo found themselves…
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A Breakdown of Wes Anderson’s Life As a Young Man and His Career Launching Film ‘Rushmore’
In an insightful video essay, ScreenPrism dove in and gave us a wonderful breakdown of director Wes Anderson‘s life as a young man, his unique filming techniques, and his career launching 1998 comedy-drama film, Rushmore. The start of every school year provides a great excuse to revisit one of the…
How the Use of Nonverbal Cinematic Techniques Speak for the Women of ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’
In another of their very insightful video essays, film and television analysis platform ScreenPrism shows how the use of such non-verbal and reflective cinematic techniques as framing, color, music, flashbacks and voiceover speak to and for the highly marginalized women of The Handmaid’s Tale. The show is a masterclass in…
The Disarming Masculine Symbolism Behind the Repeated Hand Amputations in Star Wars Films
As part of their ongoing analysis of the many Star Wars films, Debra Minoff and Susannah McCullough of Screenprism took a look at how the repeated theme of losing hands, symbolizes a castration of sorts. When an opponent loses a hand, the opponent loses the ability to fight back. In…
How Betty Draper’s Inability to Change With the Times Led to Her Ultimate Demise on ‘Mad Men’
As part of their ongoing analysis of the well-defined characters of Mad Men, Debra Minoff and Susannah McCullough of Screenprism took a look at the very beautiful but desperately unhappy Betty Draper of Mad Men, to whom looks were everything. Yet, while Betty was concerned with outward appearances, society was…
How ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ Backhandedly Stresses the Vital Importance of Seeing Everyone as Equal
In an oddly hopeful piece Debra Minoff and Susannah McCullough of Screenprism once again turn their insightful eyes towards the Hulu series The Handmaid’s Tale, specifically noting the overt message of puritanical gender and class discrimination. They also point out the underlying crucial message of treating others as equals and…
How Gunther’s Fear of Leaving His Comfort Zone Impedes His Ability to Have Relationships With ‘Friends’
As part of their ongoing series of deconstructing the individual personalities of the characters from the classic TV sitcom series Friends, hosts Debra Minoff and Susannah McCullough of The Take (formerly ScreenPrism) take a look at Gunther, the soft spoken, bleached blonde barista who mostly stayed in the background throughout…
An Analysis of the Symbolism, Theories, and Ideologies Behind Star Wars Lightsabers
In honor of Star Wars: The Last Jedi hitting theaters next month, ScreenPrism created an insightful video analysis of the symbolism, theories and ideologies behind the iconic Jedi weapon of choice, the lightsaber. The lightsaber is the Force made visible, sensible, concrete — the mental transformed into the physical. What…
