10. Pulp Fiction (1994)

Sean’s Recommendations: “The Pulp Fiction Oral History” – Vanity Fair – 2013https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2013/01/pulp-fiction-oral-history-quentin-tarantino Joe Lynch – “Why I Hated Pulp Fiction the First Time I Watched It” – Wired – 2014https://www.wired.com/2014/10/director-joe-lynch-pulp-fiction/ Josh’s Recommendations: Kelsea Stahler – “How to Decide If You’ll Continue to Watch the Hundreds of Movies Produced by Harvery Weinstein” – Bustle – 2017https://www.bustle.com/p/should-we-watch-the-hundreds-of-films-produced-by-harvey-weinstein-female-film-critics-weigh-in-2894326 […]

9. The Sims (2000)

Sean’s Recommendations: Marc Snetiker – “An Open Letter to the Families Who Perished During My Reign” – Entertainment Weekly – 2015https://ew.com/article/2015/02/05/open-letter-families-sims-who-perished-during-my-reign/ Polygon – “How The Sims Made New-Age Jazz Piano the Soundtrack of Our Lives” – 2018https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_LpVUi9TQ8U Ludovica Price, University of London – “The Sims: A Retrospective – A Participatory Culture 14 Years On” – […]

8. Batman (1989)

Sean’s Recommendations: Jack Shepherd – “Batman: Tim Burton’s 1989 classic has (almost) everything modern superhero films are missing” – The Independent – 2016https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/batman-1989-tim-burton-modern-superhero-films-movies-missing-a7333011.html Michael Kavna – “How Tim Burton’s ‘Batman’ radically changed the superhero-movie landscape 30 years ago” – Washington Post – 2019https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/how-tim-burtons-batman-radically-changed-the-superhero-movie-landscape-30-years-ago/2019/05/30/9473bede-8233-11e9-95a9-e2c830afe24f_story.html Mr Sunday Movies – “Batman 1989 – Caravan of Garbage” – 2019https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UTHd9sbQ8lw […]

7. Bring It On (2000)

Sean’s Recommendations: I Was There Too: Episode #21 – “Clueless/Bring It On with Nicole Bilderback” – 2015 Josh’s Recommendations: ConversationX – “Cultural Appropriation 101: A Discussion About Bring It On” – 2016http://www.conversationx.com/2016/05/28/cultural-appropriation-101-discussion-bring/ Other: Efe Osagie – Michigan Daily – “A definitive ranking of Bring It On movies based off POC representation” – 2018https://www.michigandaily.com/section/mic/definitive-ranking-bring-it-movies-based-poc-representation Jess Hassenger […]

6. The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert (1994)

Sean’s Recommendations: Matt Baum – “How Australia fell in love with Priscilla, Queen of the Desert” – 2020https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xEOMAIu-3mU Anne Le Guellec-Minel – “Camping it out in the Never Never: Subverting Hegemonic Masculinity in The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert” – 2017https://journals.openedition.org/lisa/9086 Josh’s Recommendations: Ann-Marie Cook – “More Than Just a Laugh: Assessing the […]

5. The Princess Bride (1987)

Sean’s Recommendations: Razbuten – “The Princess Bride – An Inconceivable Adaptation” – 2019https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R0l4iHAPYic Josh’s Recommendations: Jack’s Movie Reviews – “The Princess Bride – The Importance of Good Worldbuilding” – 2018 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P6kjdM4rDF0 Reviews from the time: Roger Eberthttps://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/the-princess-bride-1987 Janet Maslin – New York Timeshttps://www.nytimes.com/1987/09/25/movies/film-princess-bride-full-length-fairy-tale.htm Rita Kempley – Washington Posthttps://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/style/longterm/movies/videos/theprincessbridepgkempley_a0ca4d.htm Desson Howe – Washington Posthttps://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/style/longterm/movies/videos/theprincessbridepghowe_a0b105.htm Dave Kehr – […]

4. Rumours (1977)

Sean’s Recommendations: Song Exploder – Go Your Own Way – 2018 http://songexploder.net/fleetwood-mac 12Tone – “Understanding The Chain” – 2019 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=faQzhvWh7aM Polyphonic – “How Fleetwood Mac Wrote The Chain” – 2017 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RqTARzw7j_w Josh’s Recommendations: Nerdwriter – “How Fleetwood Mac Makes a Song” – 2017 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ToRIUoXmIw ABC Article on Rumours:https://www.abc.net.au/doublej/programs/classic-albums/the-influence-of-fleetwood-macs-rumours/10274086 Reviews from the time: John Swenson – […]

3. Frozen (2013)

Sean’s Recommendations: Cheshire Cat Studios – “Disney’s Frozen Analysis: Musical Missteps” – 2013 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WNWfFGPfkSQ Shira Feder – “Slamming the Door – An Analysis of Elsa” – 2014 https://thefeministwire.com/2014/10/slamming-door-analysis-elsa-frozen/ Josh’s Recommendations: Maria Konnikova – The New Yorker – 2014 https://www.newyorker.com/science/maria-konnikova/how-frozen-took-over-the-world Lewtoons – “The Snow Queen vs. Frozen” – 2016 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OOGoEcfczHs YouTube algorithm articles:  James Bridle – […]

2. Jurassic Park (1993)

Sean’s Recommendations: Patrick H Willems – “Steven Spielberg & the Horror Inside Blockbusters” – 2017 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YWqyNE6ok14 Films&Stuff – “Why Jurassic Park Looks Better Than Its Sequels” – 2019 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BKALxKbjOaE Lessons from the Screenplay – “Jurassic Park – Using Theme to Craft Character” – 2018 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VWz1E3oHd8w kaptainkristian – “Jurassic Park – Pushing the Limits of Visual […]

1. Psycho (1960)

Sean’s Recommendations: Red Letter Media – “The Psycho Franchise – re:View” – 2018 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=adGebPmRjxg The Take – “Bird Symbolism in Psycho: Women as Prey” – 2016 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pOXw8j8VGO8 Josh’s Recommendations: Is This Just Fantasy? – “Understanding Psycho: The Uncanny” – 2016 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_FMkGEZP3w0 Reviews from the time: Jack Harrison – Hollywood Reporter https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/psycho-review-1960-movie-1014164 Dwight MacDonald – Esquire […]