movies
'Megalopolis' Is a Magnificent Fiasco
You've never seen a movie like Francis Ford Coppola's baffling passion project.
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movies
Sending 'Wolfs' to Streaming Broke Me a Little Bit
Apple thinks their movie won't be a hit in theaters, so it mostly skips theaters.
movies
How 'Super/Man' Flies Above Cynicism
The new documentary about Christopher Reeve feels like an antidote superhero fatigue.
social media
My Substack Summer
What I read in Summer 2024
marvel
Agatha, It's Been Too Long
The new Marvel Disney+ show is entertaining, but it also highlights one of the studio's larger problems.
gaming
A Game You Can't Win
Some thoughts on how 'The Last of Us Part II' uses its existence as a video game to tell a unique story.
television
Why the 'Twilight' TV Show Will Likely Be Better Than the 'Harry Potter' TV Show
'Midnight Sun'? More like 'Midnight Fun!' (no seriously, I have an argument)
movies
'Beetlejuice Beetlejuice' and the End of Tim Burton
Burton returns to one of his most distinctive characters and has nothing new to say.
television
'America's Sweethearts: Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders' Is a Labor Story
Give paychecks, not platitudes.
movies
'The Crow' Is Less Than a Feeling
The long, strange saga of the misbegotten "reimagining" comes to an end.
movies
Why That 'Megalopolis' Trailer Failed Even Before the Fake Quotes
A brief study of selling a difficult movie.
media
This Is Not a Fact-Check
Fact-checks should be clarifying, not pedantic or offering counter-spin.