The Bechdel Test (for Bechdel Tests)
An analysis of the analysis of the portrayal of women in movies.
Movies on Overthinking It
EnderThinking It: Marketing, Morality and Trailer #2
What does the marketing campaign for “Ender’s Game” tell us about how the movie will tackle the central moral dilemma of the story? And what’s with the “Starship Trooper”-esque commercials?
Interstellar Extradition, Part I: The Man of Snow
Does General Zod have the authority to demand the extradition of Superman by the United States?
Fear and greed in the face of the unknown: The X-Men and Civil Rights
The X-Men film franchise has generated much of its conflict from the idea that the unknown nature of mutants ledas lead to fear, hatred, and inevitably, backlash. This is of course no accident – the X-Men were started in the … Continued
EnderThinkingIt: Teaser Trailer Tropes
We lay odds on what Trailer Tropes will be included in the upcoming Ender’s Game teaser.