Are Movies Just Commercial Products Now?
Many of today’s films seem to be replicas designed for maximum market appeal, not meaning. Does the modern cinema reveal a crisis of imagination?
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Dr. Josh Matthews serves as professor of English at °¼Í¹ÊÓƵ.
Outside of the classroom, Matthews has edited book reviews for , °¼Í¹ÊÓƵ's journal of reformed studies. He has also helped edit the and the . Additionally, Matthews co-leads a class on Dante and the Italian Renaissance, which includes a nine-day trip to Florence, Italy.
Matthews’ areas of interest span early American literature, science fiction, world literature, film as art, technical writing, and composition and literature. He has authored the following scholarly works:
- "," Christian Scholar's Review 48.
- "," Walt Whitman Quarterly Review 32.
- ""
- "", J19: The Journal of Nineteenth-Century Americanists I.
- "", Leviathan: A Journal of Melville Studies 12.
In addition to his scholarly publications, Matthews shares his expertise in film through his YouTube channel, , and his personal website, .
Education:
- PhD, English, University of Iowa, 2012.
- MA, English, Kent State University, 2005.
- BA, English, Indiana University, 2003.
Articles by Josh Matthews
International Children’s Movies: A Review of the Last Thirty Years
What do children’s movies say about culture and what we value? The international films on this list resist the noise of mainstream media and return us to stories that nourish rather than exhaust.
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The Circle
When convenience and connection are sold as progress, what do we sacrifice in the process? Films like The Circle force us to confront uncomfortable truths and evaluate where we place our trust and hope in a quickly evolving digital age.
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