“Movies” vs. “Films” in Oscar Speeches, 2005-2014
Is it useful or constructive to have a shorthand way of distinguishing between popular cinema versus arthouse cinema?
2000 Posts On Overthinking It
A look back at the looking back at looking forward to looking back.
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The Evolution of Escapism in Romantic Comedy
Changes in male and female income in romantic comedies over time… with a graph!
10 Reasons RoboCop Is Perfect for True Detective
Given his PG-13 bomb a few weeks back, maybe Detective Murphy should look for new work in the dreadful anarchic wilds of the Louisiana swamps.
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Sport Court: Is Biathlon a Sport?
The Sport Court reconvenes to challenge a the claim of another Winter Olympic event to “sport” status: Biathlon.
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A Link Across Time: The Power of Childhood in The Legend of Zelda
What is “The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds” trying to tell us about nostalgia? And what does it have to do with turning into a painting?
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Revision: Impossible—The Anxiety of Influence in Spy Films 1992-2002
Sneakers, Mission:Impossible, The Bourne Identity, and their legacy.
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The Empire Business
How Anakin became Darth Vader, and how Walter White became Heisenberg.
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The Lego Movie: Are We Lego, Or Are We Meta-Lego?
We follow the major plot twist in The Lego Movie down the literary critical rabbit hole.
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Sport Court: Is Figure Skating a Sport?
The Supreme Sport Court of the United States delivers a conclusive legal opinion on a question as old as the Winter Olympics: Is figure skating a sport?
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