Brockmire’s second season promised booze but delivered medicine
In television, sometimes the most daring move is not to give the people what they want. During the back run of The…
The 15 best video game trailers of E3 2018
Assembling video game trailers is tricky business. With the ever-increasing scope and complexity of games, it can be…
A bold dream sequence proves Cloak & Dagger isn't just another superhero series
While the second episode of Cloak & Dagger ended on one hell of an exciting twist, the rest of it was an unpleasant…
For the women of Claws, time’s been up
With its vibrant color scheme, superficially wacky characters, and Florida setting, Claws appeared to be the perfect…
Hooked on Hereditary’s spooky power? Check out director Ari Aster’s fucked-up short films
Mark your calendars, because Hereditary season is upon us. More like a vicious remake of Robert Redford’s Ordinary…
Sharing a room with Stewart Lupton of Jonathan Fire*Eater
Stewart Lupton, singer of influential New York band Jonathan Fire*Eater, died on May 28 at the age of 43. Below,…
The Truman Show was a delusion that came true
When The Truman Show was first released, 20 years ago today, it was viewed as a parable about television and celebrity.…
QWOP turned failure into comedy and found viral immortality
The first time most people ever saw QWOP was around December 2010, when a YouTuber named Critical declared it “The Most…
The thrill and the tragedy of Jonathan Fire*Eater's Stewart Lupton
The very first photo in Lizzy Goodman’s recent oral history, Meet Me In The Bathroom, is of Stewart Lupton smoking a…
Somewhere in the Super Mario Bros. movie is a vision that’s weird enough to work
It’s a miracle the Super Mario Bros. movie is as barely coherent as it is. That much is clear from reading the many…
What you may want spoiled about Solo's big reveal if you're a typical adult
Note: As suggested by the headline, this article will disclose a major plot point in Solo.
Why even Deadpool 2 seems to think its creator sucks
[There are no plot spoilers for Deadpool 2 below, but it does spoil a couple of jokes, if that concerns you at all.]
Fear And Loathing In Las Vegas captured the fading myth of the rebel writer
Time has been kind to the reputation of Terry Gilliam’s Fear And Loathing In Las Vegas, a film that stumbled into…
Westworld’s Wu-Tang cover ruled everything around it
Westworld’s period-appropriate cover songs have always been a love-it-or-hate-it proposition, and I have, accordingly,…
Grey’s Anatomy’s lengthy existence isn’t a joke, it’s a strength
In a recent episode of Grey’s Anatomy titled “Cold As Ice” (the penultimate episode of the show’s 14th season and its…
Frightened Rabbit’s Scott Hutchison made anthems out of agony
“I guess that’s what life has come to mean to me: It’s not ever quite right, but that’s okay,” Scott Hutchison told us…
Atlanta, Westworld, and the episode-description revolution
There’s always too much good TV to keep up with, but in a packed spring—The Americans, Westworld, The Terror, Legion,…
This season, The Handmaid’s Tale is making the connection between Gilead and present-day America explicit
Premiering three months after Donald Trump’s presidential inauguration, The Handmaid’s Tale couldn’t help but feel…
Infinity War could finally tear Marvel film and TV apart
This article discusses major plot points of Avengers: Infinity War and Marvel’s Agents Of S.H.I.E.L.D.
Vida offers a captivating twist on TV's immigration and gentrification stories
“Ni de aquĂ, ni de allá” is a Spanish saying, one that’s used to describe what it’s like to be Latinx in the United…