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Not Even Jessie Buckley Has All the Answers to Alex Garland's Folk Horror 'Men' 

Paramount Pictures

What does it take to make a great action drama?

'Top Gun: Maverick' Is the Perfect Adrenaline Rush

'Messy History of American Food' Takes a Deep Look at American Cuisine

Paramount+

Since Star Trek: Discovery premiered in the fall of 2017, Paramount has treated us to a veritable wealth of Star Trek stories on our small screens, from Disco's epic that took us through the Klingon war and beyond, to the hilarious animated comedy Star Trek: Lower Decks, to catching up with a fan-favorite retired captain in Star Trek: Picard.

'Star Trek: Strange New Worlds' Is the Best 'Trek' in Years

Lucasfilm/Disney+

It's been a while since we've had any new Star Wars stuff in theaters, and the first in-development theatrical installment won't arrive until 2023.

Everything We Know About Disney+'s 'Obi-Wan Kenobi'

Marvel Studios

The toughest villain the Marvel Cinematic Universe currently faces isn't a bunch of baddies gate-crashing from another film series, or a race of all-powerful godlike beings that use the Earth as an incubator, or the looming threat of Kang the Conqueror—it's the persistent creep of same-ness, of Marvel's grayscale in-house style and anonymous visual effects turning stale as we near the fifteen-year mark of superheroes dominating the box office.

'Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness' Is a Creepily Great Time

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There are two ways you can handle suddenly finding yourself traveling back in time: either freak out and try to escape back to your own present, whenever that may be, or relax and just roll with the experience.

'Russian Doll' and 'Undone' Prove Time Travel Can't Solve Everything

Focus Features

Robert Eggers' Viking action movie The Northman is steeped in all the in-depth historical research its director and cast did to prepare themselves for making it.

How Legit Is All the Viking Stuff in 'The Northman'? 

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When you sit down to see a Robert Eggers movie, you know you're in for a history lesson.

'The Northman' Director Robert Eggers Was Inspired by Iceland Itself

Utopia

There is an internet adage about online self-expression called Poe's Law that goes something like this: It is virtually impossible to tell from the tone of someone's text on social media whether or not they're being sincere.

'We're All Going to the World's Fair' Has Its Roots in the Deep, Dark Internet

Apple TV+

Dan Erickson's pilot script for Severance, Apple TV+'s sci-fi thriller series about office employees who undergo a procedure to completely separate their work lives from their personal ones, was never supposed to turn into an entire show.

'Severance' Creator Dan Erickson Knows Exactly What the Goats Are For

Universal Pictures

At this point, if you decide to go see a Michael Bay movie, you know what you're in for.

Emma Stefansky’s Recent Articles

Not Even Jessie Buckley Has All the Answers to Alex Garland's Folk Horror 'Men'

But, to her, it's not a horror movie.

'Top Gun: Maverick' Is the Perfect Adrenaline Rush

Tom Cruise's sequel brings the charms of the original classic into the modern era.

'Messy History of American Food' Takes a Deep Look at American Cuisine

Nothing is off the table.

'Star Trek: Strange New Worlds' Is the Best 'Trek' in Years

A return to form that feels both familiar and brand-new.

Everything We Know About Disney+'s 'Obi-Wan Kenobi'

The latest Star Wars spinoff looks VERY good.

'Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness' Is a Creepily Great Time

Director Sam Raimi's signature style is all over this one.

'Russian Doll' and 'Undone' Prove Time Travel Can't Solve Everything

Both shows' second seasons take a similar approach to the multiverse.

How Legit Is All the Viking Stuff in 'The Northman'?

The Nordic action epic is also a crash-course in Viking history.

'The Northman' Director Robert Eggers Was Inspired by Iceland Itself

Eggers takes us through the landscapes and texts that built his Viking action epic.

'We're All Going to the World's Fair' Has Its Roots in the Deep, Dark Internet

Director Jane Schoenbrun was inspired by creepypastas and dangerous viral challenges for their new movie.

'Severance' Creator Dan Erickson Knows Exactly What the Goats Are For

But he's not saying.

Michael Bay's High-Octane 'Ambulance' Is a Thrill

It's well worth the ride.