Stories by @rwhite18

What's So Funny About Truth, Justice & the American Way? (2021)

A group of metahumans calling themselves the Elite - consisting of Manchester Black, a psychokinetic; Hat, who has a supremely powerful magic hat; Coldcast, with power over subatomic particles; and Menager

Hamnet (1985)

After losing their son Hamnet to plague, Agnes and William Shakespeare grapple with grief in 16th-century England. A healer, Agnes must find strength to care for her surviving children while processing her devastating loss.

The Dark Knight Returns (1986)

The Dark Knight Returns is a seminal 1986 comic book miniseries by Frank Miller, set in a dystopian future where an aging Batman comes out of retirement to fight crime, facing off against a new Joker and a government-controlled Superman, and is famous for its gritty, realistic tone and its influence on the Batman mythos and superhero comics. It's a four-issue story that redefined the character for a new generation, exploring themes of aging, vigilantism, and societal decay

Batman: Year One (2027)

The story recounts Batman's first year as a crime-fighter as well as exploring the life of recently transferred Gotham police detective Jim Gordon, building towards their first encounter and their eventual alliance against Gotham's criminal underworld.

DC: The New Frontier (2024)

reimagines the Golden Age of superheroes in the post-WWII era, exploring themes of idealism, paranoia, and the Cold War as classic heroes like Superman, Batman, and Wonder Woman operate under new constraints and a new generation of heroes emerges to face a mysterious threat. Set in the 1950s, the story bridges the gap between the Golden Age and the Silver Age, featuring a new, "Elseworlds"-style DC Universe where masked heroes are outlawed and the Justice League is forming

Thirst (American Cast)

Sang-hyun is a Christian priest who, in order to help find a cure, volunteers to be infected with a virus that's devastating Africa. He's left with an intense craving for blood and . As a hospital visitor he can quench his thirst for blood, and an intense affair with unhappily married Tae-ju provides him with a outlet. As their relationship develops, Sang-hyun is left struggling to hang on to his old morality.

No Other Choice (American Cast)

Abruptly laid off after 25 years at the same company, a desperate man goes to extreme lengths to eliminate the competition for the job he wants.

Final Destination 3 (1966)

Wendy Christensen and a group of teens who escaped a fatal roller-coaster crash face a bloody date with Death.

The Hudsucker Proxy (2004)

A scheming executive promotes a naive mail room clerk to president of his company in an effort to drive down stock prices and take over the business.

Barton Fink (2011)

After a New York playwright agrees to write for a Hollywood studio, he grapples with a severe bout of writer's block while staying at a decaying hotel.

Miller's Crossing (2020)

Tom Reagan, an advisor to a Prohibition-era crime boss, tries to keep the peace between warring mobs but gets caught in divided loyalties.

The Big Lebowski (2028)

Jeff "The Dude" Lebowski, mistaken for a millionaire of the same name, seeks restitution for his ruined rug and enlists his bowling buddies to help get it.

Fargo (1966)

When a shady car salesman's kidnapping scheme goes awry, a determined — and pregnant — small-town police chief goes digging for answers.

The French Dispatch (1971)

A love letter to journalists set in an outpost of an American newspaper in a fictional 20th-century French city that brings to life a collection of stories published in "The French Dispatch."

Now and Then (2005)

Four childhood friends gather together to prepare for the birth of Chrissey's baby. They wonder how the girls they were at twelve years could possibly have become the women they are now.

Stand by Me (2016)

A life-changing adventure for four boys in this nostalgic coming-of-age drama

Mildred Pierce (1975)

When Mildred Pierce's wealthy husband leaves her for another woman, Mildred decides to raise her two daughters on her own. Despite Mildred's financial successes in the restaurant business, her oldest daughter, Veda, resents her mother for degrading their social status. In the midst of a police investigation after the death of her second husband, Mildred must evaluate her own freedom and her complicated relationship with her daughter.

The Thing (2021)

At an Antarctica research site, the discovery of an alien craft leads to a confrontation between graduate student Kate Lloyd and scientist Dr. Sander Halvorson.

Y tu mamá también (American Cast)

The lives of Julio and Tenoch, like those of 17-year old boys everywhere, are ruled by raging hormones, intense friendships, and a headlong rush into adulthood. Over the course of a summer, the two best friends, while living out a carefree cross-country escapade with a gorgeous older woman, also find connection with each other, themselves and the world around them.

Father Mother Sister Brother (2015)

The three stories all concern the relationships between adult children, their somewhat distant parent (or parents), and each other.