“Sinners” and “KPop Demon Hunters”: a double feature that slays through song
Two very different movies use music to highlight stories about resistance, community and cultural resilience...
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Melanie McFarland
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“The Pitt” has a diagnosis for what’s wrong with America
One of the best series of 2025 so far, "The Pitt" ponders healing the cracks in America’s healthcare system...
Melanie McFarland
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“And Just Like That” is having a fashion crisis
Every fashion choice on this show tells a story. Some make us wonder what they're trying to say...
Melanie McFarland
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The alpha male era is on its way out
The right’s “masculinity crisis” has popular culture in a bear hug. But it may be nearer to tapping out...
Melanie McFarland
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On “Andor,” good was always a four-letter word
Instead of leaning on the usual hero myth, this "Star Wars" tale boosts our faith in tyranny's inevitable breakdown...
Melanie McFarland
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The radically divine message of “Sinners”
Ryan Coogler has designed a multiplex horror movie that speaks to the past, present and future...
Melanie McFarland
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With “Lazarus,” the creative force behind “Cowboy Bebop” soothes our present vibe with his own
If this is the end of the world as we know it, Shinichirō Watanabe's may help you feel a bit
Melanie McFarland
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“Temptation Island” is the land of broken hearts and promises, making it America’s truest reality TV
Somehow the trashiest romance reality show has a way of evoking the logical deterioration of our time...
Melanie McFarland
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In “Clean Slate,” Laverne Cox and George Wallace carry Norman Lear’s spirit into a homecoming story
A new sitcom co-created by Cox and Wallace is a loving, funny example of what it means to live and
Melanie McFarland
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Jim Acosta officially signs off from CNN: “Don‘t give in to the lies. Don‘t give in to the fear”
Following reports that CNN intended to exile Acosta to midnight, the longtime journalist's exit was expected...
