Philosophy All Along

The film Wicked does something truly brilliant in the score... in fact it does a few things. The most powerful moments of the film are connected by just ONE measure of music... and you will never gues...

6 Jan 202523min

The War of the Rohirrim came through pretty quietly. But is it a good addition to the cinematic world of the Lord of the Rings? And what is it saying of greater depth? Is it challenging the value of m...

4 Jan 202514min

In part two of our conversation about Elphaba, Nessa and disability we also look at medicalization of disability and the ways it impacts women.    **Note in this video I made the error of saying "Whee...

1 Jan 20259min

Wicked is a film that touches on Disability in powerful ways... but does it get it right? Is the change to a wheel chair right? Is being green a disability? And is this just another example of Hollywo...

29 Dec 202413min

Is Die Hard a Christmas Movie? Well that is a question no philosopher can answer... but there are other things about the movie that will surprise you... like the fact that the movie is fundamentally a...

25 Dec 202424min

Usually we all agree that the Lord of the Rings Films are better than the Hobbit Trilogy. What, though, if they are secretly saying something significant and deep. Only a little analysis shows signifi...

22 Dec 202416min

There are a lot of interpretations of #AgathaAllAlong, but what might be the strangest theory that still makes sense? I think there is a secret, but obvious, mother in the show that helps us understan...

6 Dec 202422min

The film "Wicked" presents a complex and deep character in Elphaba. She certainly is a person deserving of compassion and empathy... but how much of her fate will be her fault? Or, in the end, is it a...

3 Dec 202425min