ABOUT Benjamin Sellers
Ben is a film writer based in Durham, North Carolina, and creator of TheEmotionPictures, an online platform that publishes think-pieces inspired by movies. His writing explores who gets represented in film, and the interplay between the movies and society.
Steven Spielberg has a way of generating headlines. History’s most successful director, with a career spanning more than five decades, he has been widely praised as one of Hollywood’s most prescient and pioneering visionaries. His criticism last month of streaming giant Netflix, coupled with his newly announced collaboration with Netflix competitor Apple TV+, are sure…
The Total Newness of Bohemian Rhapsody Bryan Singer kick-started Hollywood’s superhero craze with his 2000 film, X-Men. Singer’s most recent film, Bohemian Rhapsody, may end up being a similarly seminal moment for the movie industry. There has never been a movie like it: a biopic blockbuster with a larger-than-life soundtrack and mainstream appeal. And there…
