Every time a bloated, conventional, cradle-to-grave biopic garners more attention than cinephiles deem palatable, the same question arises. Why is it the cinematic explorations of our world’s most creative people — from Freddie Mercury to Sylvia Plath — routinely lack creativity? 

And while all the detractors could really do to dent “Bohemian Rhapsody” was mock its hacky editing on Twitter, it’s more constructive to champion the rare antidotes to the biopic formula.

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If you’d asked this literature major (albeit one who avoided all poetry classes) to guess what an Emily Dickinson biopic would be like, I’d have said a dour period drama. There’d be some of the Romantic poet’s wit, of course, but it’d largely be a sad exploration of her isolated life, set in dimly lit rooms with Dickinson played by A Serious Actress™. But somehow amidst all my coursework, I missed the memo that Dickinson is no longer considered by all to be the isolated spinster she’s been cast as in high school English classrooms.

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Last year, film fans were enraptured with Yorgos Lanthimos’ “The Favourite” and its tale of an unknown love triangle involving Queen Anne and two women. This year, if you’re looking for your next hilarious story of a famous woman and her hidden love affair, then perhaps “Wild Nights with Emily” is for you.

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As seen in the trailer, “Wild Nights with Emily” follows the story of the famous poet Emily Dickinson and her intense relationship with her childhood friend-turned-sister-in-law Susan.

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