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Queen’s Gambit: How Accurate Is Its Portrayal of Child Prodigies?

By Tim MolloyNovember 12, 2020

In The Queen’s Gambit, Anya Taylor-Joy plays Beth Harmon, who is orphaned at a young age,...

By Tim MolloyNovember 2, 2020

Heath Ledger dreamed of making The Queen’s Gambit before his death in 2008 — and envisioned Ellen...

By Lauri DonahueJuly 3, 2018

To hear smart, funny, and interesting things about screenwriting—from people who know what they’re talking about—the...

By Ryan WilliamsMarch 3, 2018

In this video essay, Evan Puschak of Nerdwriter seeks to examine the many different ways by...