Why Are Perfume Commercials so Weird? Mai Senser, Virginia Commonwealth University Those eye-catching fragrance advertisements may not be quite as effective as they are memorable.… February 4, 2022
‘Annette’ Dives Into the Grimm Darkness Anna Hupp, University of Wyoming This bizarre new rock opera, written by pop duo Sparks and directed by Leos Carax, lays its characters’ thoughts and feelings bare … or so it seems.… September 15, 2021
Netflix Took Control of the Film Industry During the Pandemic Caleb Mullenneaux, St. Olaf College With the pandemic still raging and movie theaters struggling to reopen, streaming services are becoming the main place for watching movies.… September 9, 2020
The Mystique of Adam Driver: A Different Kind of Celebrity and Actor Meredith Day, Davidson College The actor evokes old Hollywood nostalgia while representing a stunning model of modern masculinity.… January 15, 2020
‘Marriage Story’ Trailers Divide and Conquer Clarence Dodge, Sarah Lawrence College Baumbach's His and Hers trailers will hit you in the feels.… August 31, 2019
‘The Dead Don’t Die’ Demolishes the Fourth Wall, But I Wish It Hadn’t Madalyn Watson, Baylor University The zombies are dead and so is the meta, fourth wall-breaking humor.… June 30, 2019
Logan Lucky: A Lesson in Mismarketing Christian Zeitler, Carnegie Mellon Unlike most films, the latest work from Steven Soderbergh undersold and over-delivered.… September 21, 2017