Writing & Essays | alixandrakupcik

Selected Essays

Writing on film, television, and cultural moments that shape how we see the world.

Some essays have appeared in publications including the Los Angeles Times.

Others are published here.

What ‘Dawson’s Creek’ Meant to a Generation Now Confronting Time

James Van Der Beek was 48 when he died of colorectal cancer this year. For those of us who came of age alongside him, that number feels uncomfortably close.

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Mar 94 min read

A Night at the Oscars, 1998

In 1998, Titanic swept the Oscars and a thirteen-year-old in Sydney watched the ceremony believing Hollywood’s dream machine might one day be within reach.

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Mar 94 min read

Where Did All the Feel-Good Movies Go?

My essay "Where Did All the Feel-Good Movies Go?" was published in the Los Angeles Times. The piece explores why mid-budget, emotionally uplifting films have largely disappeared from Hollywood.

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Mar 91 min read