Culture Warrior

Culture Warrior: The Odd and Wonderful Movie Career of Michael Jackson

While it may seem a little nonsensical at first for a movie site of all places to participate in giving… Read More

Culture Warrior: The Odd and Wonderful Movie Career of Michael Jackson

While it may seem a little nonsensical at first for a movie site of all places to participate in giving… Read More

What Makes a Sam Mendes Film?

Film scholar Landon Palmer examines five early entries into the filmography of Sam Mendes. Read More

Culture Warrior: What Makes a Sam Mendes Film?

This week's Culture Warrior tries to figure out what common theme connects five films made by one of our most… Read More

Culture Warrior: Kubrick’s ‘2001’ vs. Tarkovsky’s ‘Solaris’

With the weekend's release of the much-celebrated sci-fi indie Moon, Culture Warrior compares and contrasts two classic films of the… Read More

Culture Warrior: ‘Up’ and Pixar’s Cinema of Attractions

Now that everyone and their talking dog has seen Up, it’s time to look at its context within film history… Read More

Culture Warrior: Change, Stasis, and Predictability in Hollywood

This week, Culture Warrior gets personal as he covers why Hollywood and its characters always seem to be the same… Read More

Culture Warrior: The Book Was Better…

With this weekend's release of Angels & Demons, Culture Warrior looks at what types of books make good movies and… Read More

Culture Warrior: ‘Star Trek’ and the Franchise Relaunch

This week Culture Warrior asks, just how 'new' is the new Star Trek, anyway? Read More