Is the Perfect GIF Even Possible?
When we talk about the meaning of the animated gif, the question isn’t “What do they mean,” but rather, “How do they mean?”
Posts by Stokes on Overthinking It
Musical Talmud: Hotline Bling
On a surface level, Hotline Bling is about slut-shaming. But dig down deeper….and it’s still about slut-shaming, but in a way worth of Overthinking.
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Should we cut Ted Cruz some slack about Rorschach?
There’s a crucial difference between Rorschach and Batman, Superman, Spider-Man, and the rest.
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Hannibal as Therapist; Hannibal as Transformer
Hannibal considered as a therapist, and as a transformer. (Not the Michael Bay kind, thank you very much.)
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Who is Lilo, and Who is Stitch, and Why It Matters
Ohana means family, and family means a group of people united by blood or social relation who share responsibilities and mutual care-taking.
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Overthinking “Moonrise Kingdom”: The Nature of the Threat
Hang on, does this film have a happy ending? Are Sam and Suzy trapped by institutions, or rescued by them?
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Overthinking Cowboy Bebop: Sessions 25 and 26
Merry Christmas everybody! I got you 10,000 words about the Cowboy Bebop series finale.
Why Interstellar is Like Having an Argument With an A-hole
But as an argument, Interstellar is incredibly sloppy. And that’s a problem, because Christopher Nolan movies are usually arguments before they are stories.
Musical Talmud: Rude by MAGIC!
You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means.
Overthinking the Fall 2013 TV Lineup: Sleepy Hollow
“Sleepy Hollow,” enjoyable more for the ways it is bad than for the ways it is good, has already been picked up for a second season. Why?