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Agent Carter

‘Agent Carter’ and the Value of Vulnerability

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Peggy Carter is the emotional core of the MCU. Her TV spinoff had just as much heart.

A Face In The Crowd

‘A Face In the Crowd’ and the Unfulfilled Prediction of a Better America

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Two demagogues, one fictional and one real, diverged in the wood.

Jane the Virgin

How ‘Jane the Virgin’ Embraces Its Telenovela Legacy

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Long lost twins, amnesia, love triangles, and acid attacks. Telenovelas have all the fun.

Badlands

The Legacy of Terrence Malick’s ‘Badlands’

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The movies, music, books, and other things we wouldn’t have if not for Terrence Malick’s debut.

Trueromance X

How Tony Scott Gave ‘True Romance’ Its Happily Ever After

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If the movie was left in Quentin Tarantino’s hands, it would have been a bleak affair. Fortunately for us, Scott accentuated the story’s heartfelt qualities and made it even better.

Harry Potter And The Half Blood Prince

How Humor and Dread Go Hand-in-Hand in ‘Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince’

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The sixth installment of ‘Harry Potter’ goes evocative in the adaptation process, distilling poignant themes from its richly detailed source material into a powerful cinematic experience.

The Wire Pilot

This America, Man: Institutional Failure and The Pilot Episode of ‘The Wire’

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Forging a new era of America television drama, David Simon’s Drug War epic still resonates almost two decades later.

Coraline Hidden Door

The Terrors of Family Ties in ‘Coraline’

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A look back at Laika’s dark and captivating first feature.

Tom Hanks Big

The Influence of ‘Big’

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‘Shazam!’ and ‘Little’ aren’t the first things spawned from the 1988 Tom Hanks comedy, and they’re likely not the last.