The show presented itself as a crusade to protect children. But its appeal may have had as much to do with the pleasures of being able to play judge, jury and executioner from your living room couch.
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This filmmaking technique will leave you doubting what’s in front of your eyes.
The English Peasants’ Revolt of 1381 wasn’t an isolated outburst. Across medieval Europe, ordinary people challenged the authority of rulers who failed to live up to their end of the bargain.
From talking bodiless heads to flirty phone conversations, this technique goes back to the earliest days of cinema.
The 1986 science fiction thriller features everything from robotic exoskeletons to terraforming.
Some critics have bemoaned the flattening of a complex character. But Nolan’s film echoes a literary tradition of reimagining Circe as a survivor, a truth-teller and a figure of female empowerment.
The film zeros in on the generation of children whose formative years are unfolding in front of screens.
Large language models can uphold falsehoods they or human users state, despite being presented with evidence to the contrary.
For more than a decade, self-professed cinephiles have flocked to the studio for edgy content. But how long can it retain its cult status?
The comeback story of ‘the fastest mouse in all of Mexico’ reveals how audiences – not cultural gatekeepers – shape the meaning of representation.
Curiosity and an openness to new ideas help Ryland Grace, the movie’s protagonist, navigate new discoveries about life in the universe.
The fictional biologist in ‘Project Hail Mary’ claims that potential alien organisms might not be made of carbon or require water, unlike life on Earth.
AI tools can now generate movie scenes, resurrect lost footage and replace entry-level jobs – forcing Hollywood to rethink creativity, labor and authorship.
The Oscar-nominated film about Shakespeare’s son explores how men and women mourn differently – and how ‘Hamlet’ may have transformed a father’s private sorrow into enduring art.
Count Dracula was originally a rank-breathed predator. His transformation into a tragic romantic mirrors a century of shifting attitudes about sex, gender and desire.
The turn to CGI has sidelined many of the dogs, bears and horses of yesteryear. But ethical questions aside, there’s still some magic in filming and seeing the real thing.
The record-breaking recognition of Sinners by the Academy suggests audiences may be more open than expected to culturally specific, imaginative Black films that don’t rely on narratives of suffering.
The most sensational, inspirational, celebrational and Muppetational show was originally rejected by all the big US TV networks.
‘The Testament of Ann Lee,’ Mona Fastvold’s 2025 film, depicts part of the long history of Shaker worship.
Hollywood has seen this movie before.
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Lecturer in Communications and Media, University of Notre Dame Australia
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Professor of Film Studies, Bangor University
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Professor of Film Studies, North Carolina State University
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Senior Lecturer in Screen Studies, Adelaide University
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Professor of Media Studies, Penn State
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Assistant Teaching Professor of Critical Sports Studies, University of Colorado Boulder
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Lecturer in Contextual and Critical Studies for Visual Effects and Motion Graphics, University of South Wales
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Professor of History, Wesleyan University
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Professor of Religious Studies and Cinema and Media Studies, by special appointment, Hamilton College
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Professor of Physics and Astronomy, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
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Senior Research Fellow, Development, Policy and Practice (DPP), The Open University
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Professor of Computer Science and Electrical Engineering, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
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Associate Professor of Religious Studies, Texas State University
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PhD Candidate, Humanities, York University, Canada
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Distinguished Professor of Religion, University of Florida