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James Bond: May Denis Villeneuve Bring Joy Back to 007

James Bond: May Denis Villeneuve Bring Joy Back to 007

The name is Villeneuve, Denis Villeneuve. Chances are you already knew it well, whether for some of the riveting character studies early in his career like Prisoners, Sicario, and Enemy, or more likely for his pivot to epic genre cinema via Arrival, Blade Runner 2049,...
The Best Animated Fantasy TV Series You May Have Missed

The Best Animated Fantasy TV Series You May Have Missed

There’s no doubt that this is a great time for fantasy television. From Game of Thrones and its many spinoffs to The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power and The Wheel of Time, there is a veritable treasure trove of fantasy TV for fans of the genre to escape into –...
Squid Game Season 3 Review: … Have Violent Ends

Squid Game Season 3 Review: … Have Violent Ends

This review contains no spoilers for Squid Game season 3. Squid Game is one of the most bracingly cynical pieces of mass popular media ever produced. At its best (which is most of the time), the Netflix survival drama feels like creator Hwang Dong-hyuk screaming “And...
Squid Game Season 3: The Final Three Games Revealed

Squid Game Season 3: The Final Three Games Revealed

This article contains spoilers regarding the games introduced in SQUID GAME season 3 (but no major spoilers about their results).  Squid Game season 3 is unique among the global phenomenon’s three seasons. Not only does this batch of six episodes represent the...
Tribeca Festival 2025 Round-Up: Everything We Saw

Tribeca Festival 2025 Round-Up: Everything We Saw

The 2025 Tribeca Festival might have been the busiest and most power packed it has been in the last 10 years. As it inched closer to its quarter decade of existence, the Tribeca Festival has been a successful melting pot of film, music, sports, and video games. While...
Hideo Kojima Games Ranked from Great to Masterpiece

Hideo Kojima Games Ranked from Great to Masterpiece

Making video games very much requires a team effort, but there are still a few creators whose vision and innovation is unmistakable. These are directors who are household names almost on par with film legends like Steven Spielberg and Guillermo del Toro. And in the...
Andor Is Making Star Wars Culturally Relevant Again

Andor Is Making Star Wars Culturally Relevant Again

This past weekend, I participated in the No Kings March in Manhattan. Despite rain and unusually cool weather for mid-June, the event at times felt like a cathartic exorcism—or at least a deep sigh of relief after long-simmering despair. It also acted as an exercise...