We live in an age where we have nearly-limitless access to not only mass media, but also the critical dissection of said culture via the internet. What sort of impact…

Released in 1984, the unheralded The Terminator not only propelled director James Cameron and actor Arnold Schwarzenegger to stardom, but would eventually become recognized as a landmark work that would influence cinema…

Much like the concept of time travel, the subject of dreams is a creative playground for filmmakers, both in terms of narrative as well as visuals — when you’re not…

It’s been over four years since the infamous “Cut to Black” finale of The Sopranos polarized America — while many vociferously protested the lack of closure, some argued that the ambiguous (or…

How much of our political information is gathered through the filter of comedic shows? What does it mean when the writers for Saturday Night Live seemingly have a concrete impact on…

How has Generation X been defined in film over the past few decades, from the landmark John Hughes films of the '80s through the "slacker" movies of the '90s and…

My new show on cinema, Split Reel, has debuted — for now, you can listen at CHIRP (Chicago Independent Radio Project), but you’ll also be able to access archives here as well as subscribe…

If there’s one genre of television that seems to be on life-support, it’s the traditional sitcom. As long-running shows such as Frasier, Everyone Loves Raymond, and Friends have shuffled off the airwaves in recent…

How have horror films been reflective of the times in which they’ve been made? What sorts of differences do we find between American and foreign perspectives on horror? How has…

The fifth and final season of The Wire just wrapped up on HBO this past Sunday, and thus I decided to post a special two-part show that I recorded a…