Home Is the Place That Lets Us Leave
Eat Drink Man Woman (1994)
Beginning with the Chu family’s Sunday dinners and three daughters’ departures, this essay revisits how Ang Lee loosens inherited roles until family can become a chosen relationship.
Films
Films
Films are films. These essays stay with what the screen leaves behind, without turning it into coded commentary on elsewhere.
Why Set Out Again After Coming Home?
The Odyssey (2026)
Beginning with Odysseus’s return, this essay follows the sea, duty, and Christopher Nolan’s recurring departures to ask how home and distance shape a life together.
Who Bears the Consequences After the Mission Is Complete?
Oppenheimer (2023)
Beginning with the film’s narrative and sound, this essay revisits the convergence of scientific discovery, national projects, and personal responsibility in Oppenheimer.