Movies
Shuffling and Whittling and Experimenting: Austin Keeling and Lam T. Nguyen on Editing the Told-on-Screens Film “Mercy”
In “Mercy,” Chris Pratt plays a police detective accused of murdering his wife. It takes place in the future, when the judicial system is turned over to an AI “judge” played by Rebecca Ferguson. Until the final third of...
Movies
Netflix’s “Jo Nesbø’s Detective Hole” Feels A Bit Overstuffed
If the Netflix Norwegian crime thriller series “Jo Nesbø’s Detective Hole” had been packaged into five or even six episodes, it might well have been masterful. Stretched over nine long chapters and stuffed with a dizzying array of subplots,...
Books
5 Modern Kid Lit Classics: Great Books to Gift New Parents
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Unlike clothes and toys, a truly timeless book for a kid will be usable across many different ages and stages. But what books...
TV Shows
Something Very Bad Is Going to Happen is Bad for Three Episodes, Then It Hooks You | Review
Critic's Rating: 4.5 / 5.04.5Something Very Bad Is Going to Happen dares you to stay patient, and for three episodes, it barely earns that patience.The title does a lot of work....
TV Shows
NCIS: Origins’ Tyla Abercrumbie Talks Mary Jo’s Shocking Romance, Moving Forward & Navigating ’90s Sexism
IF you’re anything like me, you’re still reeling from the latest revelation about Mary Jo.Not only did NCIS: Origins deliver one of the most unexpected but delightful romances, but we had...
Books
Blurring the Lines of Mexican Historical Fiction
Álvaro Enrigue is the author of a book I’ve touted as one of the best historical fiction novels in translation, and Book Riot Editor Erica Ezeifedi picked as an excellent book club read. His new novel, Now I Surrender,...