Exposing the Arbitrary Line Between “Adult” and “Mainstream” Treatments of Sex
Art can be pornographic even if not intentionally so.
The Hidden Consumerism of Movie Filtering Services
A consumerist mindset evaluates entertainment only from the standpoint of how it will affect us, without giving any thought to how the entertainers are affected.
Seeing and Believing Episode 288: A Retro Review of The Night of the Hunter
Wade and Kevin review a film regarded by many critics as the best directorial one-off, Charles Laughton’s The Night of the Hunter
Maybe Hollywood Needs a New Production Code to Protect Women
How did exploitation become the price that young women have to pay in Hollywood for using a God-given gift?
Harvey Weinstein and Sexualized Pop Culture Call for Prophetic Engagement
Harvey Weinstein’s scandals unearth the exploitation of women in movies and TV, hidden in plain sight.
No More Monkeys
Celebrities don’t exist for the sole purpose of entertaining us. They are allowed to spout off with their opinions, just like regular human beings.
The Coen Brothers Find Jesus in ‘Hail, Caesar!’
The Coen Brothers search for Jesus in their new film; their characters finding the fictional Jesus, and maybe even the real one, along the way.
Cool Takes: Ricky Gervais & Donald Trump Speak Truth to Power
What do Ricky Gervais and Donald Trump have in common? Neither one is afraid to speak his mind. How refreshing! Or not.
Why are PG-13 Films More Violent than their R-Rated Counterparts?
Does the movie rating system serve a purpose in the modern world?
Taylor Swift, Anne Hathaway, Their Brutal Detractors, and the Struggle for Identity
“Our grossly inflated perceptions of celebrities as one-dimensional figures are really questions about identity: Are we who people say we are or are we who we say we are?”
