Features and Columns

Culture Warrior: Watchmen and the Epic Running Time

This week, Landon explores the world of long movies. Really long movies. Read More

Culture Warrior: This Week in Non-Fiction

I’m going to force the interwebs to take a momentary break from continuing to go nuts over Watchmen this weekend… Read More

Culture Warrior: Mickey, Sean, and Paul Haggis Progressivism

First of all I need to preface this post by saying that I don’t believe the Oscars matter in the… Read More

Culture Warrior: Camp with a Straight Face

Cylons and Big Transforming Robots are being elevated from low camp to serious stories. Only in 2007 could those in… Read More

Culture Warrior: The Limits of Performance

For better or for worse, filmic performances are often determined by an unavoidable cultural weight as well as increasingly mediating… Read More

Culture Warrior: The New Wave of Cinematic Optimism

In our brand new feature, our brand new contributor Landon Palmer condenses his PhD-worthy knowledge to tackle the current state… Read More

The Curious Case of The Dark Knight’s DVD Special Features

Like many of you, I was excited about The Dark Knight finally coming to Blu-ray and DVD. But as you… Read More

Fall in Love with Greta Garbo in Ninotchka

1939 is celebrated as one of the greatest single years of cinematic achievement in the history of the art. In… Read More