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Jay Gabler
Jay Gabler is a writer specializing in arts and entertainment. He has a PhD from Harvard and is a reporter at the Duluth News Tribune, co-founder of The Tangential, and a member of the Minnesota Film Critics Alliance.
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10 Horror Tropes the ‘Star Wars’ Universe Relies On
Every one of the original three Star Wars movies has an extremity being cut off with a lightsaber.
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What Movies Got Right (and Wrong) About AI
Here’s what almost a century of cinema has gotten right and wrong about AI.
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How Stranger Things Evoked an Era Through Easter Eggs
The series is stuffed with Easter eggs: deep-cut references that reward those who are in the know.
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Harry Potter Movies, Ranked
The books are the most ingeniously plotted fantasy novels ever written, and a pre-digital publishing phenomenon that can never be repeated
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The 9 Types of Horror Movie Soundtracks
Horror soundtracks have a particular hold on filmgoers’ hearts — or, as the case may be, throats.
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Every ‘Star Wars’ Movie, Ranked
A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away…