Ms. Marvel doesn’t even try to disguise the formulaic origin story anchoring its opening episodes on Disney+. The tricky family dynamic, the low-rent costume, the deserted rooftop, the inevitable pop music-inflected training montage — it’s all there. We’ve seen it play out on screen countless times, and more than once […]
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Apple’s rumored realityOS was a no-show at WWDC22. Here’s why.
14 of the best TV shows by Asian creators you should watch on Netflix
It’s not a big ask. We want our TV shows to reflect the wondrous, diverse world that we all live in. In order to celebrate and champion the pan-Asian diaspora onscreen, we need representation offscreen too — and that means getting behind writers, directors, and showrunners dedicated to representing Asian […]
How ‘Everything Everywhere All at Once’ is a love letter to moms…and the internet
As its title suggests, Everything Everywhere All at Once is a movie that’s about a lot. There’s a rampaging auditor, a family in crisis, a multiverse in peril, meta-references to Crazy Rich Asians and Temple of Doom, and an everything bagel that truly contains everything, including hot dog fingers. But […]
Betty Gilpin just might be the funniest interviewee. Here’s 7 minutes of proof.
There are many consistently funny interviewees out there – Jennifer Lawrence and Nicolas Cage being two of them – but in a fairly competitive field, Gaslit star Betty Gilpin could well be sneaking up to steal the crown. Appearing on Jimmy Kimmel Live! on Monday, Gilpin spoke about pandemic-generated social […]
Meet the cinematographer who helped make ‘Severance’ so stunning
When Jessica Lee Gagné first read the premise of Severance she was terrified. She wasn’t scared of the Innie world, the Break Room, Lumon’s mysterious board, the Waffle Party, or the countless other creepy unknowns that Apple TV+’s mysterious workplace thriller introduces in its first season. Well, maybe she was. […]