The Accidental Oracle: How ‘Idiocracy’ Transcended Cult Status to Become America’s Mirror
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Last July, in an effort to capture the spirit of the United States’ 250th birthday, The New York Times posed a singular, provocative question to its readership: “What is the definitive movie about America?” The exercise was meant to elicit…
The Accidental Oracle: Why ‘Idiocracy’ Has Become the Definitive American Mirror
In July, as the United States commemorated its 250th anniversary, The New York Times posed a provocative question to its readership: “What is the definitive movie about America?” After processing more than 4,000 submissions—a list that ranged from the…
The Accidental Spy: How a Leisure Pilot Uncovered the Millennium Falcon
In the mid-2010s, the film industry entered a new era of "event cinema" hype, spearheaded by the most anticipated production in modern history: Star Wars: The Force Awakens. Following Disney’s acquisition of Lucasfilm in 2012, the pressure to…
