Trivia Night! Movie Time? Romance and Loneliness Edition

SUMMARY:

Happy Thursday! It’s movie night AND game night on MASKulinity this week. Remoy and Samantha give each other movie recommendations that expose MASKulinity in different ways. 

• One is a thoughtful indie film about a father-daughter vacation. It explores themes of loneliness, mental health issues, and human connection, using beautiful cinematic devices. We’ll give you a few hints—it’s not an American film and it’s a coming-of-age story, perhaps not for whom you might think.

• The other is making waves on Netflix. A covert office romance gone wrong. A high-power couple sees their relationship tested in the battleground that is Wall Street when one unsuspectedly gets a promotion. The filmmaker asks a pertinent question: Why does a woman being powerful make a man feel powerless?

• There are spoilers in the companion pieces—you’ve been warned!

COMPANION PIECES:

• We had talked to Jason Rosario about masculinity in the workplace and to Justin Lioi about loneliness:

  • UnMASKing the Workplace

  • Ya can’t pour from an empty cup! How Men Can Take Better Care of Themselves

• On Samantha’s pick

  • The women who earn more than their partners: ‘I’m with someone who is threatened by me’

  • Exclusive Conversation with the Director

• On Remoy’s pick

  • The male loneliness epidemic and how it affects fathers

  • Paul Mescal On The Struggles And Anxiety Of Young Fatherhood & Co-Star Frankie Corio: “She‘s Wild”