On its surface, Seth Rogen and Brandon Trost’s 'An American Pickle' is a sweet, breezy film with an oversized heart at its center, but lying just below is a tale of important history not often taught in America. Read More
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'Two for the Road' is the one of the most underrated masterpieces in the annals of film’s archives. Decades ahead of its time, it set the standard for today’s experimental romantic comedy 53 years ago. Read More
Richard Linklater's decades spanning 'Before Trilogy' is widely considered a contemporary film classic, even making it into The Criterion Collection, and for very good reason. Read More
Tim Burton has managed to hone his unmistakable eccentric visual style and equally nonconformist recurring themes throughout the course of his prolific career, and they are more than worth a look back at some of his greatest achievements. Read More
"Take your broken heart, make it into art.” Chloe Studebaker of Zelma Stone fame has lived, endured, and actualized that motto. Pouring her heart and soul into a mélange of melancholic melodies and soothingly sanguine vocals with her latest 'Dreamland EP.' Read More
This series of three articles will cover censorship under administrations fighting to preserve the diminishing, collective public perception of supposed “universal truths” in the postmodern world. In Part 2, we'll explore how one man, William H. Hays, tossed a cigarette butt into a proverbial creative forest and started an uncontainable wildfire. Read More
If you've been keeping up with the Star Wars rumor mills then you may have heard that there’s a clever hidden meaning behind the dual Kylo Ren and Rey 'Vanity Fair' covers... Read More
'Avengers: Infinity War' brought to the forefront the seemingly ultimate stake in the Marvel Cinematic Universe: death. However, death isn’t the only stake that's been driving things forward. Read More
Dominik's western uses the idea of the outlaw, specifically through analyzing Jesse James and Robert Ford's relationship, as an allegory for modern American celebrity obsession and the negative consequences of a culture that worships popular people as godlike figures. Read More
Eagle-eyed viewers may notice various breadcrumbs throughout 'Her' that allude to Theodore Twombly (Joaquin Phoenix) and Samantha (Scarlett Johansson) living in a post-capitalist future, struggling to shed the lingering effects of a market-driven society of the not-so-distant past. Read More
Suburbia has enthralled filmmakers in the visual mediums of film since the creation of the post-war nuclear family in the 1950s, serving as a setting, motif, and breeding ground for themes, critiques, and analyses of the culture it's spawned in our collective zeitgeist. Read More
If this were a novel, the overarching thesis would be that all art is inherently political, whether intentional or unintentional. Beyond that, however, is the concept of ideology – not what our stated beliefs are, but the assumptions, rules, and structures that we take for granted as natural, rather than an imposed worldview. Read More
Tim Burton has managed to hone his unmistakable eccentric visual style and equally nonconformist recurring themes throughout the course of his prolific career, and they are more than worth a look back at some of his greatest achievements. Read More
Fresh off 'Space Force's' season one debut, we spoke with Don Lake about his role in the series, the magnetic chemistry among the all-star cast, his roots at The Second City, and much more. Read More
This series of three articles will cover censorship under administrations fighting to preserve the diminishing, collective public perception of supposed “universal truths” in the postmodern world. In Part 3, we'll explore the direct role the US Government has played in "protecting" its national interests in film throughout the years. Read More
This series of three articles will cover censorship under administrations fighting to preserve the diminishing, collective public perception of supposed “universal truths” in the postmodern world. In Part 1, we'll explore the rise of government mandated censorship in Hollywood dating back to the early 1900s. Read More
The masks in Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons’s “Watchmen” have always symbolized an idea or deeper meaning, and in HBO's latest series, they're allegory for so much more. Read More
Breaking an age-old, deeply problematic tradition, Green and McBride's 'Halloween' remake redefines the final girl trope for a new generation, infusing their films with feminist overtones. Read More
Eagle-eyed viewers may notice various breadcrumbs throughout 'Her' that allude to Theodore Twombly (Joaquin Phoenix) and Samantha (Scarlett Johansson) living in a post-capitalist future, struggling to shed the lingering effects of a market-driven society of the not-so-distant past. Read More