In a media landscape long dominated by bumbling, passive or emotionally distant fathers, both Bluey and Bob’s Burgers stand out for offering more emotionally intelligent portrayals of modern masculinity and fatherhood. Bob Belcher and Bandit Heeler are both loving husbands and involved dads who reject toxic masculinity and support their children’s growth.

In both Mad Max: Fury Road (2015) and Hot Fuzz (2007), belief is not simply an internal idea held by characters - it is a force that shapes identity, controls communities, and drives narrative change.

“Witness me!” A battle cry and one of the last cinematic memes I can remember. Sure, movies are re-made and copied and in a way, those are memes too, but I mean a real meme - a line of dialogue that’s quoted and said by thousands of people in their daily lives for years - that line that is instantly recognisable or tickles your memberberries.

Thematically, Dune: Imperium excels in its translation of the Dune universe’s core ideas of political manipulation, scarcity, loyalty, betrayal, and destiny, into mechanical expression.

Villeneuve constructs a cinematic universe in which nature is not conquered, but worshipped. The film critiques imperialism, industrialism, and religious manipulation yet never loses its sense of awe. It is science fiction that re-enchants the world, reminding us that even in a deterministic universe, there is mystery, agency, and meaning.

Dune positions free will not as an innate human right, but as a fragile illusion sustained by culture, belief, and ignorance of deeper systems at work.

Twin Peaks drove its paradigm shift through themes that upended 1980s TV’s shallow narratives, introducing psychological and cultural depth.

Originality is often mistaken for total invention, but in reality, the best stories are echoes — not replicas — of what came before.

What is the self? Do we possess free will? What is consciousness, and can we truly know reality? In an era defined by artificial intelligence, digital identities, and growing alienation, the film’s inquiries resonate with urgent clarity.