Overthinking Movies

What’s the Prime Age to Win an Oscar? Part II

Guest Writer movies March 4th, 2013 7:00am

The sequel to the original analysis of age and Academy Awards for actors and actresses.

Analyzing the 2013 Oscar Acceptance Speeches

Mark Lee Featured, movies February 26th, 2013 7:30am

Subjecting Oscar acceptance speeches to a level of scrutiny they definitely don’t deserve.

Law & Zero Dark Thirty

Ben Adams Featured, movies, politics February 20th, 2013 10:03am

In the Global War on Terror, the people are represented by two separate yet equally important groups. The CIA, who investigate terrorists, and Navy SEALs, who shoot them in the face. These are their stories.

What’s the Prime Age to Win an Oscar?

Matthew Belinkie Featured, movies February 19th, 2013 12:56pm

Hollywood’s most glamorous night meets the magic of Google Docs.

Django 2: Brahmin Busting

John Perich Featured, movies February 18th, 2013 3:25pm

Am I wrong ’cause I want to make the right people die?

The Nuclear Option: Batman, Iron Man, and Attitudes Toward Power

Richard Rosenbaum Featured, movies February 7th, 2013 7:00am

You can’t have a superhero movie without a city-destroying weapon.

The Grease 2 – Terminator 2 Connection, Part 2

Mark Lee movies January 25th, 2013 7:00am

Both the Cool Rider AND the T-1000 weigh in on my crazy theory of a link between “Grease 2″ and “Terminator 2″

For Your Consideration: The Silver Linings Playbook

fenzel Featured, humor, movies, video January 16th, 2013 7:00am

Only one film deserves your vote this Oscar season, unless you’re a terrible person.

Prisoner 24601’s Dilemma: Game Theory and “Les Misérables” [Think Tank]

Think Tank Featured, movies, theater January 14th, 2013 7:00am

The stirring drama of Les Misérables, as depicted by two-by-two game theory matrices.

Can You Hear the People Graph Les Miserables?

fenzel Featured, movies January 2nd, 2013 7:00am

Visualizing the peaks and valleys of Tom Hooper’s six-inches-from-your-face historiomusical epic.