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Degrees of Passing: Representations of White Passing in Popular Culture

If popular culture reflects society, then studying popular culture representations of White passing can provide insight into the...

Way Too Late: Uncharted

I know, I know, the movie has been out for months, but sometimes I get wrapped up doing other things (nothing) and I forget to watch...

Gentrification is Corporate Vampirism

Gentrification is cultural vampirism, and no film represents that better than Osmany Rodriguez’s Vampires vs. The Bronx (2020). The film...

iCarly is Wayne's World for Kids

Have you ever noticed how much Nickelodeon's iCarly starring Miranda Cosgrove and Jenette McCurdy resembles Wayne's World ? While...

WALL-E: Disney’s Animated Allusion to Stanley Kubrick’s 2001: A Space Odyssey

It has recently come to my attention that not many people are aware of the fact Andrew Stanton’s WALL-E (2008) is full of allusions to...

2010-2020: Heroes Assemble

This has been a decade dedicated to superheroes, and while both Marvel and DC have made their mark on the past decade, Marvel seems to...

SPOILER ALERT! Feminism, Immigration, and Nostalgia in Terminator: Dark Fate

As a massive Terminator fan, I was ecstatic when I found out the franchise would be back with another installation. However, I was...

It's Time to Bring The Hunchback of Notre Dame to Life

Disney needs to get started on a live-action The Hunchback of Notre Dame ASAP. With its blunt sociopolitical commentary on unjust public...

The Evil Within: Our Obsession with Possession and the Fear it Inflicts

In 1973, the world was rocked by William Friedkin’s blockbuster hit The Exorcist. One of the few horror films to be recognized by the...

Campy Horror Makes a Comeback

The campiness characteristic of so many 80s horror films is back; the term camp, of course, referring to that associated with parody,...