Surf movies of the 1950s and 1960s only seemed squeaky-clean. Just beneath the surface was rebellion, rule-bending, and an embrace of the "other."

The recent film Blade Runner 2049 engages with questions raised by Karel Čapek and Isaac Asimov: What do we owe our creations (and what do they owe us)?

When we have the choice to look, we are bound ethically and politically to what we witness and what we do with what we have seen.

The dark side of Buster Keaton's comedic work

Onscreen, scarring represents a loss of beauty for women and toughness for men, but what about the actors who bear visible scars?

Some celebrities like Buster Keaton and Humphrey Bogart are recognized for not smiling—and when they do, it comes across as, well, unnatural.

Animated gifs function like early cinema in several ways.

On the eve of a new Twin Peaks series, it's instructive to return to early scholarly attempts to make sense of the show.