Bill Murray

Ghostbusters car submerged in mysterious liquid.

The Haunting of ‘Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire’

“Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire” releases later this month, and it remains to be seen whether the franchise can stand outside of nostalgia alone.…

March 12, 2024

For an article on the impact of the Garfield comic, an up close illustration of the iconic orange cat's low hanging eyes and iconic smirk.

Why We Love Garfield

Amelie Allen, University of Arizona

Dogs may be man’s best friend, but this lazy orange cat has been pop culture’s constant companion.…

February 22, 2024

In this article about Groundhog Day, a groundhog peaks its head out of a hole in the ground.

The Repetition of the “Groundhog Day” Story

Connor Lindsay, Queens University of Charlotte

A strangely specific plot device that keeps reappearing…

September 4, 2023

Screencap of the film Palm Springs, which features a time loop

‘Groundhog Day’ and ‘Palm Springs’ Give Two Different Looks at the Time Loop

Anna Swenson, Butler University

Both films use the trope, but their messages reveal what's changed in the 27 years between their releases.…

September 7, 2020

Upcoming Film ‘The French Dispatch’ Promises To Be Another Wes Anderson Classic

S. T. Perez, Texas A&M University, San Antonio

Arriving in October, the trailer for the film almost guarantees it will please fans with the director's trademark visual style and cast of quirky characters.…

June 7, 2020

‘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

Can We Officially Call ‘Groundhog Day’ a Genre of Its Own?

Keely Cohen-Breen, SUNY Plattsburgh College

The time loop trope is overused, but for good reason.…

February 20, 2019

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