Movies

As the United States slowly moves away from Christopher Columbus Day and the myth of Thanksgiving, we have an opportunity to learn about the history and contemporary lives of Indigenous people instead. Film and TV have shaped much of...

"That's the ugliest thing I've ever seen in my whole life!" a little girl (Bethany Simons-Denville) exclaims. She shouts it at the audience, who, in "Seed of Chucky"'s first-person opening scene, takes a queer kid's point-of-view. As she throws...

A good adaptation is multi-dimensional. It requires a convergence of factors that causes audiences to nod in satisfaction. In "Cross," the upcoming series based on the Alex Cross novels by James Patterson, the leading man, source material, and setting...

Emilia Pérez is Netflix's new divisive musical about a Mexican cartel boss who disappears from the criminal underworld to create a new life as a woman. But when her love for her kids proves overpowering, she ingratiates herself back...

"Godzilla Minus One" was already one of the best Godzilla movies, for the way it used the kaiju movie template to tell a story that was essentially a sweeping melodrama about surviving wars and other catastrophes. The announcement that...

Tony Todd was an elegant, six-foot-five, broad shouldered man, graceful and imposing. But he led with his voice. Hear it once, and it would echo in your mind forever. It was magnificent. And he was magnificent."Hellllllll-ennnn." That's how Candyman heralded...

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In 2021, it was astonishing to see that, out of all game franchises, "League of Legends" came out swinging as a pioneer to the current "great video game adaptation" boom via the Netflix animated series "Arcane." Showrunners Christian Linke...