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Vodcast: Navigating Beauty and the Beast
Disney’s live-action remake of Beauty and the Beast has a lot going for it, at least on paper: It’s a new, updated version of a beloved
Culture Clips: The Vexing Conundrum of Social Media
Ah, social media. Can’t live with it, can’t live without it. Seems like there’s a bit of truth in that old, unfunny saying I just
Sorry, WikiLeaks. The CIA Doesn’t Need Our TVs to Get to Know Us
The CIA can spy on us through our televisions and phones. At least that’s what a huge cache of leaked documents recently published on WikiLeaks
Kong King of the Box Office
Hollywood’s largest primate didn’t monkey around this weekend. Kong: Skull Island stomped, smashed and roared its way to the top of the box office heap,
Scarlett Johansson and Not Natural Things
In a recent interview with Playboy magazine, actress Scarlett Johansson was talking about her second marriage—now her second former marriage—and she offered up a now
Gilmore Girls Helps Viewers Get a Better Education. What Else Can It Do?
It looks like Netflix wants more Gilmore Girls. According to Deadline Hollywood a few days ago, Netflix Chief Content Officer Ted Sarandos said they’ve had
Culture Clips: Logan & The Shack, Art & Redemption
Could the bloody, profane, R-rated movie Logan somehow deliver a more redemptive message than The Shack? Relevant contributor Seth Hurd argues that perhaps it does.
Wolverine Cuts to No. 1
Forget about the lion. This March came in like an old, cranky Wolverine. Logan sliced and diced its way to the top of the box
An Interview With The Shack’s Sam Worthington
Back in 2008, The Shack took the publishing world by storm. This novel by William Paul Young tells the story of Mack Phillips, a man
I’m Not Ashamed: A Teen Conversation Starter
It’s not often that I see a movie that prompts me to think, Every family with teens I know should see this. But last year’s
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