Trivia Night! Movie Time? Romance and Loneliness Edition

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”