The story of human civilization always comes back to this: Our desire to consume outweighs our responsibility to preserve. The histories of colonization and capitalism are tied up in that...
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Few things make a cinephile’s heart flutter like the emergence of a “lost” film. Discoveries like the missing reels of Fritz Lang’s 1927 film Metropolis, which were unveiled in 2010,...
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Stop if you’ve heard this one before: a down-on-his-luck young man who wants to connect with a beautiful rich girl finds a magic item that unleashes a powerful wish-granting being....
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Given that Stephen King is one of the most popular writers in the world, it’s not surprising his novels and short fiction are regularly adapted into other mediums. What is...
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PowerWash Simulator is a refreshing game, and it’s not just because of the millions of gallons of water that you’ll use to mindlessly wash away sheets of grime. It’s exactly...
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Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart, the first new game in the Ratchet & Clank canon since the PlayStation 3 era, packs a high-tech punch mere moments into its opening. After...
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Pandemic-weary viewers might be quick to dismiss Netflix’s comics adaptation Sweet Tooth as poorly timed or even gratuitous. The live-action version of Jeff Lemire’s post-apocalyptic comic series about a deadly...
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On paper, The Conjuring movies are pretty old hat when it comes to horror, to the point where they almost sound boring. In the least-generous reading, they return to the...
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’90s kids might remember this go-to plot for live-action family comedies: A child unexpectedly amasses an adult level of power. Variations include a kid getting control of a baseball team...
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A Quiet Place Part II is kind of like what you’d get if the alien hunter from the Predator franchise stopped by This Is Us for a few episodes. The...
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