Books
Stephen King’s son among writers boycotting British Library event in solidarity with striking workers
Horror authors are used to pushing the boundaries of fiction, but for some in the field there’s one boundary they won’t cross – a picket line.Several writers including Joe Hill, the son of Stephen King – who has just...
Movies
Criterion Mobile Closet Steered Through Chicago International Film Festival Amid An Intense Political Weekend | | Roger Ebert
At all of its previous stops—Austin, Toronto, Los Angeles, New York—the Criterion Mobile Closet has attracted throngs of cinephiles hoping to pick their favorite films and shoot their very own closet videos. Its latest appearance at the 61st Chicago...
Books
Derek Owusu: ‘I didn’t read a book until the age of 24’
My earliest reading memory When I was about four or five, I think. I was living in Long Melford, Suffolk, with my foster parents, and my foster dad was trying to teach me how to read using those Biff...
Movies
‘A House of Dynamite’ envisions U.S. response to an unknown nuclear threat
A new film directed by Kathryn Bigelow wonders how the U.S. would react to a nuclear missile launch of undetermined origin heading its way....
TV Shows
Welcome to Derry – The Thing in the Dark – Review: Tall in Integrity and Hearts
Have you ever felt afraid in the middle of the night, in your bed, trying to sleep? And then tried to hide under blankets, hoping this would be enough to solve the problem?At some point during The Thing in...
Comics
Fantagraphics introduces Takumigraphics, a new imprint for East Asian comics
Fantagraphics, one of the most prominent indie comics publishers in the US, has announced its new East Asian comics imprint, Takumigraphics.Fantagraphics‘ entry into publishing East Asian comics was with Moto Hagio’s...
Comics
Scarlet Witch is the SORCERER SUPREME in new ongoing series
A few months ago, Marvel teased that someone new would be taking up the mantle of Earth’s Sorcerer Supreme with a new ongoing series launching in December. Today the publisher officially...
TV Shows
Stranger Things Season 5 Trailer Thrills, but the Endless Wait Has Killed My Hype
It’s been 1,217 days since Stranger Things Season 4 wrapped on Netflix, leaving us with a laundry list of cliffhangers about where everyone in Hawkins would go next.But the series has...
Movies
HBO’s Zennial Comedy “I Love LA” Lets Rachel Sennott Navigate Life, Love, and Influence | | Roger Ebert
Early on in Rachel Sennott‘s uproarious West Coast comedy “I Love LA,” a character whines, “What’s the point of being nice if no one who can help me sees it?” If anything, that feels like the thesis statement for...
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Serbia clears the way for controversial Trump-linked property plan
Serbia's parliament has passed a law which paves the way for a controversial property development led by US President...