time travel

HBO’s ‘The Time Traveler’s Wife’ Is Unique and Weird but Worth the Watch

Ally Najera, California State University, Northridge

Writer Ally Najera is here from the future to let you know that the series is worth every minute.…

July 8, 2022

An illustration of the Chinese film Hi, Mom for an article about familial bonds. (Illustration by Julie Chow, University of California, Berkeley)

‘Hi, Mom’ Uses Time Travel To Display the Bond of Mothers and Daughters

Benjamin Chen, Columbia University

This 2021 hit became the second-highest-grossing Chinese film ever by presenting familial love and sacrifice in an unprecedented way.…

April 29, 2021

‘About Time’ Offers Insight Into Appreciating Our Own Time

Summer Brotman, University of California, Los Angeles

Even seven years after it was released, the time-travel film's theme of treasuring the time spent with loved ones remains remarkably relevant, particularly during the pandemic.…

October 20, 2020

Illustration by Diana Egan in article about "Dark"

The Final Season of Netflix’s ‘Dark’ Bends Genres, Minds and Time

Mia Kellner, University of St Andrews

The first two seasons of the German sci-fi series gained popularity for their mind-bending depiction of time travel. The third season brings the sprawling saga to an end.…

July 24, 2020