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Smart, accessible, and sometimes very personal writing on film and television, classical and contemporary. Written (mostly) by people who study this stuff for a living.

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Bryan Kwa in The Outtake

May 22, 2020

The Personalization of Politics: A (Re)construction of The Iron Lady

How a 2011 biopic politicizes the private persona of former UK Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher

Jack Jose in The Outtake

Nov 4, 2019

A picture of Elizabeth and Henry McCord dressed elegantly, embracing and smiling.

Madam Secretary is Relationship Meth

Two beautiful, ethical people save the world by day and find time…

Brontë Mansfield in The Outtake

Mar 11, 2016

Sympathy for the Swanson

Parks and Recreation’s Ron Swanson lends libertarianism and conservatism some…

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William Duffy in The Outtake

Aug 4, 2015

Why There Will Never Be a “Conservative” Jon Stewart

The central ethic at the heart of the satirist’s…

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Bill Arceneaux in The Outtake

Apr 27, 2015

Hurricane Katrina and The Bad Lieutenant (2009)

The storm was a blessing to those in power and those…