Control (and lack of control) through your dreams, in Inception and The Science of Sleep
Control in the Subconscious
Overthinking Movies
From Stage to Screen: “Rock of Ages,” Urban Planning, and the Culture Wars
Why is the villain in the “Rock of Ages” movie a Bible-thumping prude instead of an evil real estate developer?
Coming Through The Fog, Your Sons and Daughters
You Want Me To Be Eye Candy? Thoughts on Soderbergh and Stunt Casting
“Haywire,” “The Girlfriend Experience,” and the casting of professional bodies in lead roles.
#OccupyBroadway: “Newsies” and Occupy Wall Street
Occupy Wall Street is kind of like “Newsies,” except with less singing and dancing. And vastly different historical contexts.
Gaze as Language in Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy
The Claws Conspiracy
Was Santa Claus a willing participant in his own kidnapping in ‘The Nightmare Before Christmas’?
The Brilliance of the Ghostbusters Logo
A Muppet of a Marxist, or a Very Marxist Muppet?
The new Muppet movie is about traversing alienation and owning your work. But is it Communist?
