Tag: Movies
Here’s why Christmas movies are so appealing this holiday season
S. Brent Rodriguez-Plate, Hamilton College
With the pandemic limiting travel over the holiday season, many Americans will be settling in front of the television to...
The chattering classes got the ‘Hillbilly Elegy’ book wrong – and...
Lisa R. Pruitt, University of California, Davis
Film critics have had nary a good word to say about Netflix’s new movie “Hillbilly Elegy.”
Reviewers varyingly called...
Rumors of Chris Pratt’s being a ‘MAGA Bro’ show how Twitter’s...
Aaron Duncan, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
When actor Chris Pratt found himself trending on Twitter on Oct. 17, it wasn’t because of his new film or...
On screen and on stage, disability continues to be depicted in...
Magda Romanska, Emerson College
The #MeToo and Black Lives Matter movements have forced Hollywood and other artists and filmmakers to rethink their subject matter and...
More penises are appearing on TV and in film – but...
Peter Lehman, Arizona State University
If you’ve noticed an uptick of male frontal nudity in TV and in movies in recent years, you’re onto something.
In...
Regal Cinemas’ decision to close its theaters is the latest blow...
Matthew Jordan, Penn State
A film industry in free fall just suffered its latest blow.
Cineworld Group, the owner of Regal Cinemas, announced that it would...
Regal Cinemas’ decision to close its theaters is the latest blow...
Matthew Jordan, Pennsylvania State University
A film industry in free fall just suffered its latest blow.
Cineworld Group, the owner of Regal Cinemas, announced that it...
Watch more TV to understand the backlash against the women in...
Karrin Vasby Anderson, Colorado State University
Joe Biden’s promise to name a woman running mate has prompted familiar debates about gender and power.
Are these potential...
EXPLORING NATURE
The chickadee in the snowbank: A ‘canary in the coal mine’...
Benjamin Sonnenberg, University of Nevada, Reno
Wet snow pelts my face and pulls against my skis as I climb...
