video Watch this epic takedown of movie plots featuring abduction as romance Andrea James

Kids Watch an informative overview of early animated films Andrea James

video Watch this nuanced analysis of sci-fi film Ex Machina Andrea James

video How great films frame and block actors Andrea James

art Counting cuts in 'There Will Be Blood' yields interesting insights Andrea James

film Heads up film fans: Here’s a list of female critics of color to follow Caroline Siede

video Great video essay on John Carpenter's 'They Live' Andrea James

video Watch this insightful look at Radiohead's "Daydreaming" video Andrea James

politics Paul Verhoeven on media's normalization of fascism Andrea James

politics Roddy Piper in THEY LIVE: great analysis by Slavoj Žižek Andrea James

We Are Little Zombies is a treat for eyes and ears Mark Frauenfelder

animation Beavis and Butt-head are coming back David Pescovitz

documentaries A new documentary about the bizarre Biosphere 2 "human zoo" David Pescovitz

tabloids His Royal High-ness Prince Harry’s Pot Farm, and stars with only months to live, in this week’s dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

mistakes Flat-earther Mike Hughes dies in rocket stunt filmed by "Science" Channel Rob Beschizza

china DC Comics kills Batman image because China insisted it was supporting the Hong Kong protests Cory Doctorow

happy mutants Samuel Delany's 1977 Star Wars review: why is the future so damned white and male? Cory Doctorow

propaganda Scandals hit US Agency for Global Media which runs VOA, Radio Martí, TV Martí Xeni Jardin

picks Can anti-transgender bias in media be measured? Andrea James

books 'Zucked: Waking up to the Facebook Catastrophe,' by Roger McNamee [BOOKS] Xeni Jardin