

SNL Bests of the Decade
Saturday Night Live has been a fixture of my life for a while now. In middle school, my friend would always show up on Monday mornings...
Emma Cooney
Jan 16, 2020
Disney's Decade of Live-Action Remakes
The “Disney remake” is grounded in the premise that adapting an animated story in the live-action medium updates a story. The studio...
Alexandra Bowman
Jan 16, 2020


The Commercialization of Controversy in Joker
Joaquin Phoenix in Joker. On screen, a smiling man in clown make-up kicks up puddles into mist, the droplets sparkling in the sunlight...
Chris Gold
Dec 7, 2019
The Problem with the Emmys
When an awards show manages to pick a few deserved winners, yet still manages to underwhelm, that ceremony is fundamentally flawed. The...
Connor Rush
Oct 31, 2019


Horror Movie Season
As we enter October, we once again enter the season of pumpkin patches, costumes, candy corn, and, of course, horror movies. That’s...
Zoe Brown
Oct 31, 2019
Earthgang and Outkast: The Merits of Comparing Artists
At first glance, the comparison makes sense. Both duos hail from East Atlanta, embodying the musical norms of that space in their...
Kian Blewett
Oct 31, 2019


How Batman Begins Begins: A Deeply Analytical Celebration of Batman Begins’ Return to Netflix
Batman Begins alternative poster. I recently had the pleasure of watching Christopher Nolan’s Batman Begins … twice. This was in...
Emma Cooney
Jul 11, 2019


YouTube Video Essays
This thumbnail is from the smaller, adjacent video essay community on Vimeo. Over a matte maroon placard, and then a mustard yellow one,...
Ben Barrett
Apr 22, 2019


Michael Jackson & "Leaving Neverland"
Michael Jackson and Wade Robsan. The accusations against R. Kelly shook not only the country but the entire world. For thousands of fans...
Samantha Helffrich & Kyanah-Isabelle Fabre
Apr 22, 2019


Hasan Minhaj
Hasan Minhaj on "Patriot Act." While “Daily Show” alum and “Patriot Act” host Hasan Minhaj’s comedy covers an admirably vast span of...
Alexandra Bowman
Apr 22, 2019