The New York Times polled “500 influential stars, showrunners, and other notable names” in TV to make a list of the 100 best shows this century. I wonder where those names all came from. I wonder t…

Paramount’s acquisition of Warner Bros. looks like it’s cleared its biggest hurdle due to multiple states relenting early in their lawsuit to stop it. An out-of-court settlement with Pa…

I named this the best series of 2024 and third best of 2023. Few fantasy stories I’ve ever seen or read have offered up a world that feels so emotionally real. What’s most remarkable ab…

September always makes room for indie comedies and experimental films. New shows and movies this week come from a wide range of places, but also cover a diversity of genres: a Taiwanese thriller, a…

I’ve wanted to write about this song for years. I just never know how. Still don’t. I struggle with writing about anxiety and fear. I can analyze them, talk about all the factors pressi…

The big entry this week is, of course, “Practical Magic 2”. The cast returns its core quartet of Sandra Bullock, Nicole Kidman, Stockard Channing, and Dianne Wiest, but recasts some of the now grow…

September sees a focus on more horror as Halloween approaches. Event movies tend to slow down until the holidays, since kids are going back to school. That provides some room for a more diverse ran…

The show itself is remastered, but these 90s trailers are really enjoyable. Many of the memories I have of watching “The X-Files” as a kid are filled with gaps. Some of those gaps come from not hav…

I called every representative in Democratic House Leadership last week about the party infighting that’s crept into recent media cycles. Three picked up. Each aide and intern said, word for w…

An heiress is cursed with seeing the ghosts of the murdered. She can’t touch anyone else without them sharing her visions. Yeo-ri disguises herself and follows the ghosts’ leads several…

This is a day early this week because tomorrow morning I’ll be repairing (hopefully) a washer. And I thought a day early is better than a day late. This’ll be a little more to the point…

There’s some good backstory to the releases this week, from an author who wrote of the difficulty of breaking into the industry to an overlooked director and famous comic actor’s daught…

Chung-sik’s ex-wife and daughter have been kidnapped, and the only one willing to help is his ex’s more handsome, considerate, emotionally communicative, and athletic new veterinarian h…

I want to highlight Megan Park, who has a new series coming out this week. I really encourage you to check out her work. She’s a Canadian writer-director who started as an actress, most notab…

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Min-ji is bullied at school, but her bully’s the daughter of a construction magnate. She can’t fight back without causing even more trouble. The one time she does, the school lines up w…

Alt: Kurt Russell in The Thing: You Gotta Be Kidding Me (characters: MacReady, Windows, Palmer).

This week, most films are just staying out of the way of the new Spider-Man entry. There’s still a major new series release and a number of international films. We’re covering the last …

Crunchyroll forgot to add English subtitles to the trailer.The series has them, buuut it might be better if it didn’t. I like a good story about nobility being screwed over by being given lan…

Ephtal is a sage who’s honored by his kingdom more for his actions than his talent. His magic isn’t the most powerful since he lacks the natural affinity of other sages. After living ou…

There is a ton to cover, so let’s get into it. This week, there are new shows and movies by women on Netflix, Hulu, Crunchyroll, Amazon, and in theaters. First, I like to note specials in the…

Reincarnated into a fantasy world, Celeste finally realizes the childhood dream of her previous life by becoming a maid. She uses magic to disguise herself, since she wants nothing to do with the n…

This week includes three of the best filmmakers working today: Yamada Naoko, Olivia Wilde, and Chloe Zhao. They’re all still toward the beginning of their directing careers, too. Each came to…

I have a personal rating system that kicks in for shows that really fit my tastes. I write a little, one-sentence review just for myself about who I’d like to watch it with. That’s my r…

It’s all streaming this week, so if you’re caught in the heat wave, it’s a good excuse to stay inside and cool. If you’re in an area that’s extra hot, please make sure…

I’ve written a lot about how my selections vary from others in the past. Suffice to say that most lists by American critics are about 90-100% U.S. and U.K. shows. That’s fine, but it&#8…