It’s December. A woman — always pretty, in her thirties and played by an actress you almost recognize — is going through a rough patch.…
Posts published by “Luke Swanson”
Nostalgia has become a powerful currency in modern entertainment. Why do we value it so much? And why is this a recent trend?
Last Sunday marked the one-year anniversary of the 2015 Paris attacks, and I'm ashamed that we were all too self-absorbed to remember.
What would Jesus look like on the battlefield?
What does a sitcom have to say about today's politics?
John Oliver, Stephen Colbert and Samantha Bee dish out political commentary on a daily basis. The 2016 election has been a time when voters get comedy from the news and the news from comedians. Why?
Hollywood director Peter Berg has created a niche for himself. In 2013, he released the war film Lone Survivor, starring Mark Wahlberg and based on…
Amid the unrest in our contemporary society, two major cities are reacting very differently.