Signs and the Mediated Apocalypse

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Signs and the Mediated Apocalypse

M. Night Shyamalan's alien invasion saga draws its power as much from the perception and presentation of the invasion as it does the event itself.

Anniversaries

“The Patriot” at 20: Yankee Doodle Dreary

20 years later, Roland Emmerich's Revolutionary War drama skewers U.S. history and Mel Gibson's persona without trying to—or realizing it.

Features

The Passion of the Christ at 15: Have We Forsaken Gibson’s Epic?

Fifteen years on, we still wrestle with the value of Mel Gibson the man and his violent, controversial take on Christ's death.

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