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Maxwell Jenkins, Nicolas Cage, and Jaeden Martell in Arcadian. Courtesy of RLJE Films and Shudder

June 13, 2024

Arcadian: Nicolas Cage’s post‑apocalyptic pastoral is a beautiful mess

Matthew Leggatt, University of Winchester

Arcadian manages to be both highly derivative and also quite unusual. It is part thriller, part creature feature and part horror.

An endemic means that COVID-19 is still around, but it no longer disrupts everyday life. (Shutterstock)

September 28, 2022

We can turn to popular culture for lessons about how to live with COVID‑19 as endemic

Dr. Krista Collier-Jarvis, Mount Saint Vincent University

As COVID-19 transitions from a pandemic to an endemic, apocalyptic science-fiction and zombie movies contain examples of how to adjust to the new normal.

Truckers and supporters gather in Delta, B.C. on Jan. 23 before departing on a cross-country convoy that arrived in Ottawa five days later. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

February 14, 2022

Like the truck‑machines in ‘Mad Max,’ the ‘freedom convoy’ relies on access to fuel

Dr. Krista Collier-Jarvis, Dalhousie University

The movie franchise ‘Mad Max’ contains a cautionary tale about our over-reliance on fuel for vehicles. This dependence has been highlighted by the ‘freedom convoy’ and its relationships with fuel.

August 10, 2021

Apocalyptic films have lulled us into a false sense of security about climate change

Doug Specht, University of Westminster and Silvia Angeli, University of Westminster

Climate disasters are drawing comparisons to apocalyptic films. Their happy endings may have given us a false sense of hope.

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