A Song of Ice and Fire, and Hope?
Editor’s Note: This essay contains spoilers from Season Five of Game of Thrones.
I picked up A Game of Thrones, the first volume of George R.R. Martin’s fantasy
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Film & Television
A Planetary Reckoning
Cinema—be it documentary or narrative—does not normally ask more of the viewer
than a couple hours’ time, a degree of attention, and suspension of disbelief.
Occasionally, a film will ask you
Truth Clothed in Fiction
In the last few years, occasional moviegoers and film aficionados alike may have
stumbled across the Wachowski brothers’ ambitious, epic drama starring Halle
Berry and Hugo Weaving. Based on David Mitchell’s novel,
The (Un)bridled Eros of Don Draper
The dust Don Draper kicked up on his California-bound journey to find himself
has almost settled. In the days since the series finale of Mad Men aired,
critics have produced many appraisals and
On Bro Genius and Shelley’s Mad Genius
“You have created a monster and it will destroy you.”
Alex Garland’s Ex Machina is an experiment in humanity and monstrosity. The film
tells the story of a young programmer named Caleb