Aatif RashidWhy Revenge of the Sith Is a Good Movie Almost Ruined by Excessive Fan ServiceOne of the biggest problems with the new Disney Star Wars films is the way they rely on fan service for their biggest emotional moments…·13 min read·Dec 27, 2019----
Aatif RashidWhy Attack of the Clones is Way Better than You RememberMaybe in 2002, it all felt theoretical. But in 2019, I find the discussion of democracy dying and institutions failing deeply prescient.·16 min read·Dec 26, 2019----
Aatif RashidWhy The Phantom Menace is Actually an Ironic MasterpieceWe’re not supposed to take any of this seriously. It’s ridiculous, because it’s supposed to be ridiculous. It’s a comedy!·13 min read·Dec 24, 2019--1--1
Aatif RashidThe 2020 Election: The New Silent MajorityFifty years ago, on November 3, 1969, President Richard Nixon gave his famous “silent majority” speech, a televised address in which he…·5 min read·Nov 4, 2019----
Aatif RashidThe 2020 Election: On the Possibility of Political RealignmentThe term “political realignment” is perhaps thrown around too liberally (no pun intended) by commentators always looking to emphasize the…·5 min read·Jun 7, 2019--3--3
Aatif RashidThe 2020 Election: The Ghost of George McGovernOne of the prevailing historical narratives of the last fifty years is that our country has veered in a sharply conservative direction…·8 min read·May 24, 2019--10--10
Aatif RashidWhy I Love and Hate Game of ThronesThe world has changed in many ways over course of the now almost twenty years of the twenty-first century, but one development that I…12 min read·Apr 10, 2019----
Aatif RashidThanos, Disney, and the Invisible HandAVENGERS: INFINITY WAR, the latest of the Disney/Marvel products, is interesting only in that its villain is also its protagonist. Thanos…4 min read·Jul 12, 2018----
Aatif RashidThe Force SlumbersSOLO: A STAR WARS STORY was the first Star Wars film for which the process of buying a ticket and sitting down in a dark theater didn’t…5 min read·Jun 14, 2018----
