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Present Tense

Present Tense: Tomboys

By Sheila O'Malley
November 21, 2019
One of the guys: the figure of the tomboy has popped up regularly throughout the timeline of movies

Present Tense: Angel Baby

By Sheila O'Malley
November 5, 2019
Darkness at the break of day: Michael Rymer’s 1995 film is a vivid portrayal of the highest highs and the lowest lows

Present Tense: Audience vs. Alone

By Sheila O'Malley
October 24, 2019
On an island: what we lose—and gain—when we watch alone

Present Tense: Brett Hanover’s Rukus

By Sheila O'Malley
October 10, 2019
Fuzzy memory: an interview with the director of Rukus, a highly personal docu-fiction hybrid of significant scope and emotional power

Present Tense: The Death Scene

By Sheila O'Malley
September 26, 2019
Perchance to dream: the challenges of death scenes are technical as well as existential

Present Tense: Matthias Schoenaerts

By Sheila O'Malley
September 12, 2019
The man in me: in the Belgian actor’s hands, characters who could be tough-guy cliches become fully-realized and three-dimensional

Present Tense: Female Comedians

By Sheila O'Malley
August 23, 2019
Yes, and: why comedy and improv often produce some of the greatest actors

Present Tense: Out of the Blue

By Sheila O'Malley
August 8, 2019
Into the black: Dennis Hopper's doom-ridden, death-stalked film takes punk rock at its word

Present Tense: Back-ting

By Sheila O'Malley
July 25, 2019
Can’t look away: the nearly lost art of acting with back to the camera

Present Tense: What Happened Was…

By Sheila O'Malley
July 11, 2019
Alone together: Tom Noonan’s two-hander is an unblinking look at the havoc loneliness can wreak on humans