Film

Dr. Mann Deserves Some Grace

If you have seen Interstellar, you are familiar with Matt Damon’s character, Dr. Mann, the unlikely villain who betrays Cooper (Matthew McConaughey) and Brand (Anne Hathaway). He dupes our heroes by relaying faulty data about the planet he was sent to so that they would rescue…

The False Promise of Suicide in “Groundhog Day”

Phil Connors commits suicide several times in this American classic, but what purpose does suicide serve his sorrow?

My “Good Will Hunting” Problem

A personal narrative told through the frame of Good Will Hunting.

Cowboy Bebop’s “Brain Scratch” 20 Years Later

Finding Truth in “The Invention of Lying”

True Love and Technology’s Counterfeit in “Her”

Disney’s “Stargirl”: Mysticism, Nature, and Nothingness

Sympathy for the Devil in The Truman Show

Of the numerous responses to The Truman Show, less space…