Comics
Movie Review: Edgar Wright pulls his punches in THE RUNNING MAN
The Running Man, the latest film from writer/director Edgar Wright, should be the right film for right now. A story about a government with an enemies list that censors personal expression...
Comics
Interview: Showrunner Tasha Huo channels her Critical Role fandom for THE MIGHTY NEIN
After the incredible success of the The Legend of Vox Machina animated series adapting the first campaign of the Critical Role webseries, it didn’t come as a surprise for fans that...
TV Shows
The YA Genre Needs a Reboot: Less The Summer I Turned Pretty, More Riverdale
I never thought I’d say this, but I’m starting to miss Riverdale.During a time when shows like The Summer I Turned Pretty are gaining popularity, it’s clear that the Young Adult genre is going in a new direction —...
Movies
From Chicago to the World: On the 50th Anniversary of Siskel & Ebert | Roger Ebert | Roger Ebert
Before I was a friend and colleague, I was a fan.In my early and mid-teens in the 1970s, I was a loner jock/pop culture nerd who was obsessed with these pursuits:Playing and watching baseball and football and to a...
Movies
Tokyo Film Festival 2025: Mamoru Oshii on “Angel’s Egg” | Festivals & Awards | Roger Ebert
In a career retrospective talk at the 2015 Toronto International Film Festival, Mamoru Oshii spoke, if not regretfully, mournfully about “Angel’s Egg.” The legendary Japanese writer and director—who secured his place in animation history with “Ghost in the Shell”—said...
Books
Book review of The White Hot by Quiara Alegria Hudes
Everyone knows the rule when flying: In the case of a loss of cabin pressure, put on your own oxygen mask before assisting others. In other parts of life, this principle is less accepted—especially for mothers, for whom the...
TV Shows
It: Welcome to Derry – The Great Swirling Apparatus of Our Planet’s Function – Review: The Monster in the Western Wood
With The Great Swirling Apparatus of Our Planet's Function, Welcome to Derry is halfway into its first season, keeping up the pace with harrowing manifestations of the Creature, and some revelations that contribute to the worldbuilding.Starting right where the...
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Five killed and more than 450 injured in Bangladesh earthquake
ReutersAt least five people have been killed, including one child, and more than 450 injured after a 5.5 magnitude...