Culture
Against the Winnie-the-Pooh Slasher Movie
An attempt to cash in on the newly public domain 'Winnie-the-Pooh' is the culmination of an intellectual property-obsessed culture bent on repurposing childhood for adults.
More Like ‘Dr. Strange in the Multiverse of Badness’
The latest Marvel movie promises a mind-bending trip through the multiverse and fails to deliver.
‘The Northman’ Takes History, Spirituality, and Young Men Seriously
A review of ‘The Northman’ with some mild spoilers.
What We Lose When We Stop Telling Stories
Sharing religious stories and engaging with scripture promotes continuity of values and traditions.
At 30, ‘Unforgiven’ Is Aging Very Gracefully
Eastwood succeeded in making a morally complex movie that people enjoy watching.
When History Is Lost in the Ether
Digital archiving is shoddy and incomplete, and it will hamper the ability of future generations to understand the current era.
The Simpsons: A Perfectly Cromulent Oral History, Part 1—Inside The Harvard Lampoon
The beginning of a series chronicling the making of the first decade of 'The Simpsons,' as told by its writing staff.
Looking to Polish Cinema
How Poland's films capture their national identity better than any other country's.
A Selfish Kind of Historical Relativism
The problem with imagining that the moment in which we live is somehow a chaotic historical aberration instead of fairly typical.
‘Studio 666’ is Nothing But a Good Time
The Foo Fighters play themselves in this comedy-horror romp, which promises joyful stupidity and provides exactly that.
