Akriti Painuly 
So there’s your alternative description, HBO, one I expect to see on billboards across the country: “The Last of Us is similar to Aftersun, but with terrifying mushroom-men!” The Last of Us, adapted by Craig Mazin (Chernobyl) and game designer Neil Druckmann, begins with a … Read more
At the culmination of her character’s arc in the first season of “The White Lotus,” Alexandra Daddario shows a remarkable talent for portraying self-delusion, or the ability to deceive oneself into denying the obvious. This talent is currently put to the test in “Anne Rice’s … Read more
“The Pale Blue Eye” is a pulpy murder mystery with florid dialogue and otherworldly trappings, lavishly equipped and as stodgy as a week-old Christmas pudding. In a frigid New York backdrop, this historical thriller imagines a crime-solving cooperation between a grumpy police detective and a … Read more
Creating a film for superstars like Vijay and Ajith must feel like walking a tightrope barefoot, right? In Thunivu, his third collaboration with Ajith Kumar, H Vinoth manages to walk this fine line with a tight narrative that employs just two notes — one that … Read more
The Oppenheim Group will return for Selling Sunset season four, which will soon be available on Netflix. This time around, there are new characters, fresh drama, and, um, more real estate. When we left the group, they had never been more distant from one another. … Read more
Morbius is Sony’s follow-up to the highly entertaining and critically acclaimed Spider-Man: No Way Home. It aims to bring another of Marvel’s anti-heroes to the big screen following Venom’s tremendous financial success. Morbius lacks a defining personality since it attempts to force its way into … Read more
The upcoming Game of Thrones prequel House of the Dragon will remind viewers why they fell in love with the fantasy series in the first place. After the tumultuous last season of the original series, many may be hesitant to return to Westeros. Showbiz Cheat … Read more
Death is a universal truth of existence. Everyone and everything will eventually clash with it, but as conscious creatures, we encounter it in a totally different manner than most other living things. It transcends our natural instinct for self-preservation. To find consolation in the knowledge … Read more
Guy Fieri has a dish titled Trash Can Nachos, and the concept is as outrageous and likely as good as it sounds. It consists of more than a few layers of chips with toppings and melted shredded cheese. It is a tower of tortilla chips … Read more
Much has been made about Marvel’s deteriorating quality in recent years, both on this site and in the fandom at large, but Phase Four has certainly been a bumpy journey. The television side of this long-running behemoth began with WandaVision and since then has vacillated … Read more