Miyako Pleines
School
Knox College, Northwestern University
Expertise
Movies, TV, Horror
- Miyako has written a column for Catapult called "The Curse" which is all about the poetry and persuasion of horror movies.
- She is a film and book reviewer for Spectrum Culture.
- She also writes a column about birds and books for the Chicago Audubon Society.
Experience
Miyako Pleines has been a writer and film and TV junkie for as long as she can remember. Her work has been published in Electric Literature, the Ploughshares blog, The Rumpus, and elsewhere. Several of her works have been nominated for Best American Essays, with one piece selected as a notable essay for the 2015 edition. She joined Static Media in 2021, and she's excited to share her love of film and television with others.
Education
Miyako has a bachelors degree in creative writing from Knox College, and an MFA in creative writing from Northwestern University.
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Stories By Miyako Pleines
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Leatherface himself probably wasn't up to speed on Greek drama, but the symbolism remains.
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The fear at the root of the film is a very relatable one.
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Martin Scorsese's The Last Waltz presents The Band's farewell show, and is largely considered one of the best concert documentaries, despite being sans crowds.
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Holt McCallany transformed his body for his Mindhunter role — stepping into the lifestyle of a '70s-era FBI agent in order to play Bill Tench.
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David Fincher is known for his love of multiple takes, and that resulted in some long days on the Mindhunter set.
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Netflix's series Mindhunter was a unique entry in the crime drama genre, but making the psychological thriller was a difficult experience for David Fincher.
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We've all tried to do the accent. Don't deny it.
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For his feature directorial debut, the filmmaker behind The Northman and The Lighthouse specifically wanted to build a foundation of trust among his actors.
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There's something in the mist! (It's cool practical special effects trivia.)
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We look at the origins of Die Hard's signature line (you know the one), why Bruce Willis' character John McClane says it, and what it really means.
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Olivia Colman acted alongside Anthony Hopkins in the award-winning Florian Zeller film "The Father," and apparently, he was a breeze to work with.
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Hmm, we're not sure we agree with this one.
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It's Freddy Krueger's world, and we're just dreamin' in it.
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You'd think Reynolds Woodcock would be comparatively easy next to other characters...
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'Nobody trusts anybody now … and we're all very tired.'
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'Laughter is the antidote for fear.'
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Benoit Blanc is already a quirky character among the murder mystery of Knives Out, but Rian Johnson originally wanted him to be even more bizarre.
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The Fellowship of the Ring gave Peter Jackson's LOTR trilogy a strong foundation to work from, and ended on the perfect note to set up The Two Towers.
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The technicolor nightmare of Suspiria inspires and terrifies decades later.
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It seems bizarre to think that the "Toy Story" franchise, which has had so much success over the years, was almost relegated to the VHS bargain bins.
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It's one of the best horror performances of all time.
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Stephen King has been pretty forthright in his opinions about Stephen King movies.
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Director Stuart Gordon came from a highbrow theatre background. Find out why the horror master chose a gory Lovecraft adaption for his first film,
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Stanley Kubrick's masterpiece, "2001: A Space Odyssey" is remarkable for many reasons. It's one of the largest sources of inspiration for science fiction films.