Noah Berlatsky

A Ghostbusters with a female cast is a thorough violation of the spirit of the original. And that's a good thing.

If my wife and son had thought bubbles above their heads, like in the comics, you would be able to read them saying, "dog dog dog dog dog dog dog."

Illicit passions aren't less enjoyable because they're illicit. Quite the contrary.

english lit academic. wish fulfiller. thwarted world-changer.

The surface text of the film is that you can't trust some guys. The (barely) subtext is that you can't trust any guys.

Daredevil focuses on the dynamics of heroism—the display of strength and violence as a way to distance oneself from weakness.

The rom-com's worshipping of power and wealth comes with a gender twist.

So, if there are so many ways to sing this song, and if it's meant different things at different points, why complain about Beyoncé's version?

Fifth Harmony is nobody's idea of a roots band.

For a second, it looked like the rabid hordes of gamergaters would be joined by metalheads. But #metalgate was never meant to be.