Top Gun Culture
Some pieces of culture are so memorable that they become a kind of short hand. They’re the best of the best. The elite. They are…Top Gun Culture.
Posts by Ben Adams on Overthinking It
5 Reasons to Bring Back The West Wing
NBC needs it. I need it. The American people need it. Five good reasons why now is the time to reboot the First Family in Prime Time.
The Bechdel Test (for Bechdel Tests)
An analysis of the analysis of the portrayal of women in movies.
EnderThinking It: Marketing, Morality and Trailer #2
What does the marketing campaign for “Ender’s Game” tell us about how the movie will tackle the central moral dilemma of the story? And what’s with the “Starship Trooper”-esque commercials?
Interstellar Extradition, Part II: Ex parte Kal-El
May the United States legally grant General Zod’s request to extradite Superman in Man of Steel?
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Interstellar Extradition, Part I: The Man of Snow
Does General Zod have the authority to demand the extradition of Superman by the United States?
Fear and greed in the face of the unknown: The X-Men and Civil Rights
The X-Men film franchise has generated much of its conflict from the idea that the unknown nature of mutants ledas lead to fear, hatred, and inevitably, backlash. This is of course no accident – the X-Men were started in the … Continued
A Few Good Starfleet Officers
“You want me on that wall. You NEED me on that wall.” Must a civilized society use uncivilized means to protect itself?
EnderThinkingIt: And it’s “Braaaaahm” by a nose
Calculating payouts for our bets on the content of the Ender’s Game Teaser Trailer.
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EnderThinkingIt: Teaser Trailer Tropes
We lay odds on what Trailer Tropes will be included in the upcoming Ender’s Game teaser.