Eighteen: The Book of Eli, Westerns, and the Politics of Faith

As gunslingers and sinners, they each need redemption, but they suck at going about it-- one moreso than the other, maybe, but they're both in trouble. And no, I'm not talking about the 2020 election (okay, I am, kind of).

Ten: The Contender, Politics, and The Matter of Character

In a movie that fully rejects non-partisan storytelling, how should we handle the championing of one party's viewpoint and the vilification of another's?

Nine: Air Force One, The American Dream President, and Nostalgic Patriotism

The POTUS is kind of an arrogant gambler of American lives, but Gary is scary!

Six: Lost in Space, villainous career advice, and life lessons from Vincent Price

You know who IS trying here, though? Gary Oldman. Gary Oldman is trying.

One: Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Character Building, and The Gift of Loss

We inevitably hope the best for Harry because time and time again the boy is subjected to the loss of those he loves.