The Evolution of Escapism in Romantic Comedy
Changes in male and female income in romantic comedies over time… with a graph!
Graphs on Overthinking It
The Desolation of Statistics: Book Length vs. Movie Length, Part 2
Does the density of a movie adaptation of a book have any effect on its quality? Is there an ideal length of a movie based on the book’s word count?
An Unexpected Journey: Book Length vs. Movie Length in Adapted Franchises
We crunched the numbers on novel length vs. movie length to see who’s guilty of “Hobbiting” a single book into multiple movies.
Movies Gone Rogue: The Increasingly Negative Portrayal of the US Government in Movies, 2001-2012
As public trust in the US government declines, it’s depicted less favorably in Hollywood.
The Overthinker Becomes the Overthunked
A new psychological study proves Overthinking It fans are nice people. D’awwww.
What’s the Prime Age to Win an Oscar? Part II
The sequel to the original analysis of age and Academy Awards for actors and actresses.
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Analyzing the 2013 Oscar Acceptance Speeches
Subjecting Oscar acceptance speeches to a level of scrutiny they definitely don’t deserve.
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The Unoriginal Writer’s Daughter Revisited
Why is every book named The Such-and-Such’s Wife?
Bartlet’s First Term: Graphed
Just how beloved was President Bartlet? What was his approval rating, and how did it stack up against real-life Commanders in Chief?
Can You Hear the People Graph Les Miserables?
Visualizing the peaks and valleys of Tom Hooper’s six-inches-from-your-face historiomusical epic.