‘The 39 Steps’ turns 90: How Alfred Hitchcock popularized the iconic ‘MacGuffin’ plot device
The "MacGuffin" is one of the most famous, most enduring plot devices in all cinema (so much so, AMC Theaters named their in-house bars after it). The term was created by screenwriter Angus McPhail, ...
Warning: This post contains spoilers for "Deadpool 2." "Deadpool 2" makes fun of superhero clichés, but it also relies on one of the oldest as a plot device. Violence against women used as a plot ...
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