The movie Inception still fascinates me; I suppose that is why my colleague (and co-blogger) William Irwin asked me to edit the Wiley/Blackwell Pop Culture series book on the movie—Inception and ...

Mal struggles to know the difference between dreams and reality in Inception, but it raises the question as to why she didn't simply use her totem to stay grounded. Christopher Nolan has always been ...

Inception is a movie about dreams—shared dreams specifically. The protagonist, Cobb, is an "extractor" who can share your dreams and steal your ideas. He carries a totem with him—a top—that he uses to ...