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Are Hallmark Christmas movies saving cinema?
What happens when you give a bunch of scrappy auteurs a small budget with no executive meddling?
Apr 21
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The Super Mario Galaxy Movie doesn't care about rehabilitative justice
Cruelty is okay as long as you choose the right targets
Apr 7
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Pixar's 'Hoppers' has a disturbing moral blind spot
What ethical behavior looks like in a world of sapient animals
Mar 25
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Highlights from the comments on "VeggieTales characters aren't Christian"
The writers say "Jesus didn't die for vegetables." What will the vegetables' eternal fate be?
Dec 26, 2025
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The vegetables on VeggieTales are not Christian
Some people are confused about what this means
Dec 15, 2025
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Best movie of each year 2000-2025, according to Inkhaven
Earlier this month, Jenn posted:
Nov 30, 2025
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Chuck Klosterman's saddest book is also his most joyful book
"Downtown Owl" made me cry. I loved it.
Nov 23, 2025
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The psychology of clickbait
How creators weaponize curiosity (for good or for ill)
Nov 22, 2025
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The time Weird Al Yankovic went too far
Is this 1999 song literally breaking the law? Let's investigate!
Nov 17, 2025
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Why the movie villain’s henchmen always wear masks
It's a practical choice, not an artistic one
Jul 5, 2023
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What makes movie action “good?”
There seems to be pretty uniform agreement that John Wick movies have great action, and simultaneously, there seems to be a lot of general “Marvel…
Mar 31, 2023
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Movies with feel-good "bad ends"
What we want is not always what we need
Jan 26, 2021
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