MOVIE & TV
Twelve years on, this series reads like a show that arrived too early. The tech now feels close to everyday life and the questions feel current. It didn't get the chance to evolve into a multi-season standout, but it left thirteen hours of sharp, human sci-fi that earns a recommendation.
HORROR
Chainsaw Man Season 1 stunned audiences with its mix of gore, tragedy, and dark comedy, redefining modern anime horror for a new generation.
HORROR
The Hunger Games feels like it is in conversation with The Long Walk, and that is fair. Both sit inside a bigger family of stories about ritualized death contests. They spring from the same well of ideas about authoritarian rule and child sacrifice.
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With its eerie homage to the 1979 original, Alien: Earth on Hulu/FX may be the franchise’s best outing since Aliens
HORROR
Stephen King’s The Long Walk is classified as horror, while The Hunger Games is young adult dystopian fiction. But if look beyond the labels, both deal with the horror of governments that pit children against each other.
HORROR
Hollywood is running though its familiar IP playbook. This year has been heavy on sequels, prequels, remakes, and reboots, making Weapons stands out because it is none of those things.
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Eddie Murphy’s return is less of a Pickup and more of a letdown.
MOVIE
Heads of State wants to be the next big, odd-couple action comedy. John Cena and Idris Elba trading barbs while running from the bad guys sounds like guaranteed...
