Essay: Life’s Much Easier With a Mr. Fusion By Your Side
So, I originally wrote this essay about time-travel a year ago for the online pop-culture mag The High Hat, but they’ve been experiencing technical difficulties for quite a while, and… well,…
Mad Men, w/guest Leonard Pierce
The AMC drama Mad Men will begin its third season within the coming week, and so it’s a pertinent time to turn our sights on this critically-acclaimed series. Mad Men focuses on the Sterling…
Mental Illness in Popular Culture, w/guest Molly McAshan
About a year ago, I wrote an essay for the online magazine The High Hat on the depictions of mental illness in film and television over the years — you can find…
Hollywood’s Depiction of the Quest for “Happiness,” w/guest Molly McAshan
How do we define “happiness?” How has that search been depicted in film and television throughout the years, through introspective characters who seek greater meaning in their lives (American Beauty),…
The American Action Movie, w/guest Eric Lichtenfeld
Summer has long been synonymous with action blockbusters as far as Hollywood is concerned, for better (Predator) and for worse (the new Michael Bay Transformers film). What cinema genres gave birth to…
Romantic Comedy in Cinema, w/guest Stacey Abbott
How has the cinematic genre of romantic comedy been reflective of the evolution of the courtship process over the years? What do these sorts of movies say about the institution…
Battlestar Galactica, w/guest Robert Thompson
In commemoration of the recent conclusion of the critically-acclaimed Battlestar Galactica television series, here is an interview I recorded with Robert Thompson near the end of 2006 covering all sorts of…
Spring 2009 Political Roundup, w/guest Alan Gitelson
Returning as my guest is Loyola professor of political science Alan Gitelson, as we cover all sorts of recent happenings within the world of politics. We’ll discuss everything from the…
The Classroom in Film, w/guest Timothy Shary
The classroom has been a cinema battleground for students and teachers alike — from tales of social outcasts (Welcome to the Dollhouse, Napoleon Dynamite) to crusading educators (Stand and Deliver, Dangerous Minds),…