Masculinity

I Wanna Be What Intimidates Me: ‘The Art of Self Defense,’ ‘The Foot Fist Way,’ and The Mask of Machismo

By  Brianna Zigler 

Two comedy films about the martial arts expose the spectacle of toxic masculinity.

‘The Rider’ and ‘Last Chance U’ Show the Darker Side of American Masculinity

By  Matthew Monagle 

Despite very different settings, one of 2018’s best movies and best television shows had a lot to say about youth culture.

The Masculine Parable of Michael Mann’s ‘Collateral’

By  Jacob Trussell 

This Storytellers video essay explores Mann’s “meditation on masculinity.”

Michael Bay’s ‘Pain & Gain’ is More Essential Than Ever

By  Brian Brems 

As it turns five, we look back at the smarter, more self-aware Michael Bay film that history may ultimately view as an essential look at today’s America.