Hillary TanThe Difference Between Knowing and Believing: All That Jazz (1979) and The Haunting of Bly Manor…“This is what it’s like to know that your life is just beginning, but to believe it’s always about to end.”18 min read·Feb 6, 2021----
Hillary TanA Series Of Tangentially Related Observations and Reflections About “The Farewell”A film essay by Hillary Tan14 min read·Apr 19, 2020----
Hillary TanHer, and the Shared ExperienceI started writing mini wrap-ups of my year in films about two years ago, and it’s something I find myself looking forward to. Usually…12 min read·Jan 26, 2019----
Hillary TanInfinity Jest: The Marvel Universe’s Thematic Incoherence and Why It MattersThe Marvel Cinematic Universe is one of this decade’s greatest achievements, with a huge flaw threatening to derail everything11 min read·May 2, 2018----
Hillary TanMaking It Through The Night: Hope and Movies in 2017Taking a look at memorable moments in Logan, Wonder Woman, and Star Wars: The Last Jedi, with as many spoilers as required.13 min read·Jan 17, 2018----
Hillary TanWest Side Story (1961, film): The Pain of YouthNear the halfway point of West Side Story, elderly shopkeeper Doc lectures a gang of juvenile delinquents about their criminal ways, about…6 min read·Sep 14, 2017----
Hillary TaninGOFAR2K17“There’s no time!”An inaudible whisper. A cough. Four laboured words. Despite her critical condition leaving her too sick to speak, Madam Yi Ok-Seon insists…4 min read·Aug 21, 2017----