Rise of America
Hollywood and Soft Power: How America Won Hearts Before Arguments
Joseph Nye coined the term soft power in 1990 to describe the ability to influence others through attraction and persuasion rather than coercion. He was de…
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Rise of America
Rise of America
The Roaring Twenties: American Consumer Culture Is Born
The nineteen twenties in America were years of dizzying transformation in the texture of everyday life. The automobile went from novelty to necessity. Radi…
Phase 1
Iron Man (2008): The Film That Launched the Marvel Cinematic Universe
Before Iron Man, the concept of a shared cinematic universe was a gamble. Director Jon Favreau took a chance on Robert Downey Jr., a talented actor seeking…
Action
War (2019): Siddharth Anand's High-Octane Action Entertainer
War is pure, unapologetic action cinema. Siddharth Anand's film pits two of Bollywood's fittest stars—Hrithik Roshan and Tiger Shroff—against each othe…