Love & Pop: The Evangelion Creator’s Live-Action Time Capsule Masterpiece That’s Even More Relevant Today
There are no shortcuts to developing real human connections.
The Super Mario Bros. Films and Our Bizarre Obsession with Faithfulness to the Source Material
Does faithfulness to the source material always lead to a superior adaptation?
Craving Pulverized Flesh: The Anti-Fascist Philosophy of Zombie Strippers
We are surrounded on all sides by pole-dancing ghouls.
Lost Highway, David Lynch, and the End of History
We're all on a ride going nowhere down a lost highway.
Martin Scorsese’s Casino and America’s Rotten Promises
Money, murder, and Manifest Destiny.
Legends, Lattes, and Lament: The Necessity of Pain in “Cozy” Fiction
Cozy fiction works best when contrasted against harsh emotional, material, or political realities.
Girl, Interrupted 25 Years Later: An Unheralded Film with a Lasting Cultural Impact
A prescient, if largely undiscussed, film about American attitudes towards mental health.
No Country for Cringe Men: Remembering the Channel Awesome Anniversary Trilogy
Remembering the web's worst movies so you don't have to.