Patriot act with hasan minhaj: reverse hijack 3d worldview

Patriot Act with Hasan Minhaj: Reverse Hijack 3D Worldview

Patriot Act with Hasan Minhaj premiered in October of 2018 on Netflix. This past Sunday, Netflix released the first episode of Volume 4 (a new episode will be released every Sunday). It’s easy to categorize Patriot Act generally as a talk show, or a variety show, devoted to political satire. It wouldn’t be wrong, but…

The ghost in ‘i am mother’

The Ghost in ‘I Am Mother’

Human proclivity for storytelling combined with speculation has always been a means by which we attempt to understand the world. And, in that sense, science fiction shares a psychological lineage with ancient mythology. Regardless of the deep underlying truths, regardless of the universal and reoccurring cross-cultural themes, the outer layers of what is of substance…

‘joy’ is heavy

‘Joy’ is Heavy

Winner of the Best Film award at the 2018 London Film Festival, Joy was made available for streaming by Netflix on May 24. Written and directed by Sudabeh Mortezai, the film racked up more than a dozen wins and nominations in at least ten festivals in 2018 (among them, the Chicago International Film Festival and…

The maturation in ‘fire in the maternity ward’

The Maturation in ‘Fire in the Maternity Ward’

Fire in the Maternity Ward is stand-up comedian Anthony Jeselnik’s fourth comedy special. Released on Netflix on April 30, this is Jeselnik’s second Netflix special. It follows 2015’s Thoughts and Prayers. How would one describe Jeselnik’s act to the unaware? In the school of Andrew Dice Clay, he created a charismatic and politically incorrect onstage…

The creative brain: bending, breaking and blending

The Creative Brain: Bending, Breaking and Blending

Based on the book The Runaway Species: How Human Creativity Remakes The World, authored by composer Anthony Brandt and neuroscientist David Eagleman, The Creative Brain is a 2018 documentary that Netflix made available for streaming on April 16. Eagleman is a New York Times bestselling author who wrote and hosted the documentary series The Brain…