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Saturday, 31 July 2021
Friday, 30 July 2021
‘Star Wars’ Video Game Fans are Rewarded with a Significant Cameo in ‘The Bad Batch’
Episode 14 reintroduces two critical players, and their arrival equals the Empire's inevitable destructio...
Thursday, 29 July 2021
Wednesday, 28 July 2021
Contrast and a Needle Drop: Dissecting the Iconic Ending of ‘The Graduate’
If there's one thing that'll give your life purpose, it's disrupting a wedding, right? Right...
12 Movies To Watch If You Like ‘The Green Knight’
From Arthurian Legends to modern myth-making, these are the best streaming picks for those enchanted by 'The Green Knigh...
Navigating the Digital Landscape of Michael Mann’s ‘Miami Vice’
The masterful big-screen adaptation has a polarizing and distinct mid-2000s look to it, but that's all part of what makes it grea...
Tuesday, 27 July 2021
Producer Hiram Garcia Explains Why You Don’t Say No to ‘Jungle Cruise’
We chat with the blockbuster producer about the lifetime of movie watching that finally put him and Dwayne Johnson in a room with Disney executive...
What to Expect from the Sopranos Prequel ‘The Many Saints of Newark’
Finally, it's time to see how Tony Soprano became one of the most iconic mobsters of all tim...
Monday, 26 July 2021
‘Old’ is a New Low for M. Night Shyamalan at the Box Office
At least it opened bigger than the lastest 'G.I. Joe' would-be blockbuster and franchise starte...
Sunday, 25 July 2021
James Wan’s ‘Malignant’ is a Mix of Dario Argento, Brian De Palma, and ‘Frozen’
The filmmaker makes a strange comparison between his giallo-inspired latest and the Disney animated featur...
Saturday, 24 July 2021
10 Unanswered Questions Left by M. Night Shyamalan’s ‘Old’
Welcome to Unanswered Questions, a series where we react to confusing movies and plot holes with a “huh?” and a “hmmph!” and maybe a “hah!” This time we have questions about the M. Night Shyamalan movie Old. Spoilers can be expected.
For a filmmaker who likes...
Captain Janeway Returns to the Final Frontier in ‘Star Trek: Prodigy’
This article is part of our ongoing Star Trek Explained series, featuring the insights of our resident Starfleet officer Brad Gullickson. In this edition, we’re exploring Comic-Con At Home and going shot by shot through the new Star Trek: Prodigy trailer.
For...
‘Snake Eyes’ Carves Out a Dull Origin That’s an Insult to Ninja Cinema
From action figures to cartoons, the world of G.I. Joe has been one powered by simple characters, elaborate hardware, and imagination. A pair of big-budget, live-action blockbusters followed their lead with both G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra (2009) and G.I. Joe:...
Friday, 23 July 2021
The Ending of M. Night Shymalan’s ‘Old’ Explained
Ending Explained is a recurring series in which we explore the finales, secrets, and themes of interesting movies and shows, both new and old. This time, we look at the ending of M. Night Shyamalan’s new movie, Old. Yes, prepare for spoilers.
Before one steps...
The Most Notorious Mobsters in ‘Star Wars’ Arrive in ‘The Bad Batch’
Welcome to The Bad Batch Explained, our weekly column dedicated to those rough and tumble Clone Wars leftovers and their march through a bold, new galaxy far, far away. In this entry, we’re charging into Star Wars: The Bad Batch Episode 13 (“Infested”) and confronting...
M. Night Shyamalan Doesn’t Make Horror Movies
M. Night Shyamalan’s Old grapples with a common aspect of life (and death) through a horrific lens. The movie follows a vacationing family that winds up on a secluded beach where everyone starts aging rapidly. Shyamalan doesn’t want to just tell a story about...
Mediation, Artifice, and the Anxious Digital Format of ‘Bo Burnham: Inside’
Welcome to The Queue — your daily distraction of curated video content sourced from across the web. Today, we’re watching a video essay on the format and structure of Bo Burnham’s comedy special Inside.
However you feel about Bo Burnham: Inside, you...
Thursday, 22 July 2021
The Real Stories Behind Wes Anderson’s ‘The French Dispatch’
Real Stories is an ongoing column about the true stories behind movies and TV shows. It’s that simple. This installment focuses on the true New Yorker stories, editors, and reporters that inspired Wes Anderson’s The French Dispatch.
It should come as no surprise...
What to Expect from Denis Villeneuve’s ‘Dune’
Welcome to Great Expectations, a recurring series in which we break down the most essential information about an upcoming movie or show. In this edition, we look at what you can expect from — and where you can watch — the new movie adaptation of Dune.
To say...
‘Old’ Sees M. Night Shyamalan Fall and Struggle to Get Back Up
M. Night Shyamalan isn’t the only filmmaker to have scaled great heights, fallen out of critical favor, and then climbed his way back up again, but he’s one of the very few to continue delivering hits all along the way. His genre debut with The Sixth Sense (1999)...
Wednesday, 21 July 2021
‘Ted Lasso’ is Not Trying to Be Your Comfort Show
Welcome to Previously On, a column that gives you the rundown on the latest TV. This week, Valerie Ettenhofer reviews Ted Lasso Season 2.
For the better part of the past year, audiences have been talking about Ted Lasso with the kind of reverence reserved...
What to Expect from ‘The Suicide Squad’
Welcome to Great Expectations, a recurring series in which we break down the most essential information about an upcoming movie or show. In this edition, we look at what you can expect from — and where you can watch — The Suicide Squad.
DC Comics fans rejoice:...
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