Skinema: Spotlight on Skin Conditions in Movies

Dr. Vail Reese is a California dermatologist whose website describes him as "arguably the world expert on dermatology in the cinema." On Skinema.com, he looks at all the zits, eye bags and other skin problems of the characters in blockbuster franchises like Harry Potter, Star Wars and The Lord of the Rings.

The obsessive focus on dermal matters can lead to some interesting insights (I'd never realized how consistently albinos are depicted as evil in the movies.) But frankly it can also be just a tad... odd. (Seriously, six pages about the skin of the characters in The Lord of the Rings?)

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