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If you've noticed that all anyone in TV seems to be doing right now is adapting classic and beloved comic series, you'd be right.

Amazon's 'Paper Girls' Is a Promising Adaptation of a Fantastic Comic Series

Marvel Studios

Tom Hiddleston's Loki at last graced our television screens via Disney+ in 2021 with his glorious presence in the first season of his series, after returning from the dead yet again to bring more mischief upon the Sacred Timeline.

Everything We Know About 'Loki' Season 2

Universal Pictures

This piece contains major spoilers for Nope.

Inside the Eerie UFO Design for Jordan Peele's 'Nope'

The CW

The town of Riverdale, despite its classic, cozy retro aesthetic, is far from perfect, and has seen more than its fair share of messy, embarrassing, and downright insane scandals.

Yes, Everything You're Hearing About 'Riverdale' Is True

Inspired By

Filmmakers, musicians, and other creators offer a deep dive on the works they intentionally referenced when working on their latest project—from movies to off-the-wall sources of inspiration.

Inspired By: The Projects Behind Famous Artists' Work

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When you're watching a Genndy Tartakovsky joint, you know.

Genndy Tartakovsky's 'Primal' Was Inspired By Spaghetti Westerns and Bugs Bunny

Starter Kit

Thrillist’s Starter Kit cuts through the clutter of daunting musicians, genres of TV shows, and movies by offering a cheat sheet for entertainment junkies.

Starter Kit: The Ultimate Entertainment Guide

Unison/Paladin

Since breaking onto the scene a little over a decade ago, New Zealand director Taika Waititi has taken Hollywood and at least one of its major franchises by storm, injecting his unforgettable, inimitable brand of dry humor and heartfelt storytelling into both film and television.

A Starter Kit for Taika Waititi's Movies, Shows, and Paparazzi Photos

The Marvel Cinematic Universe is out of time.

'Thor: Love and Thunder' Is Marvel's Most Rushed Movie Yet

The Rewatch

20th Century Fox

When you think about "America," as a concept, as a landscape, as a vibe, the images that come to mind when you're not thinking of the big cities are of the southwest—the middle, the heartland.

The Rewatch: Texas vs. Texas

IFC Midnight

A knife methodically chops a series of large vegetables.

Peter Strickland's 'Flux Gourmet' Takes Bodily Functions Very Seriously

Netflix

Whether they're set in the far future, a few weeks from now, or an alternate version of the past, even the weirdest and darkest science fiction stories are mirrors to our own present.

'Spiderhead' Is a Satisfyingly Nasty Sci-Fi Morality Play

Pixar

Pixar, the computer animation studio owned by Disney that revolutionized the way studios make movies for children, has gotten meta.

'Lightyear' Is a Safe Return to Pixar's Retro Era

Towards the climax of Jurassic World Dominion, touted as the epic conclusion of the Jurassic World trilogy that started with Colin Trevorrow's inconceivably successful 2015 film, a giant Tyrannosaurus rex (because there's always a Tyrannosaurus rex) steps behind a sculptural fountain in the middle of a courtyard, its head for a moment appearing in profile within the fountain's circular ring.

Emma Stefansky’s Recent Articles

Amazon's 'Paper Girls' Is a Promising Adaptation of a Fantastic Comic Series

Another Brian K. Vaughan comic comes to life on the small screen.

Everything We Know About 'Loki' Season 2

With a certain new villain in the mix, 'Loki' could head in many different directions.

Inside the Eerie UFO Design for Jordan Peele's 'Nope'

The inspiration for the flying object came from the depths of the ocean.

Yes, Everything You're Hearing About 'Riverdale' Is True

Even the superpowers-ghost-possession-alternate-dimension-evil-wizard stuff.

Genndy Tartakovsky's 'Primal' Was Inspired By Spaghetti Westerns and Bugs Bunny

And, obviously, Conan the Barbarian.

A Starter Kit for Taika Waititi's Movies, Shows, and Paparazzi Photos

The Kiwi director has a lot more to his name than a couple Thor movies.

'Thor: Love and Thunder' Is Marvel's Most Rushed Movie Yet

The MCU has a timing problem.

The Rewatch: Texas vs. Texas

A dreamy, melancholy view of Americana through 'True Stories' and 'Paris, Texas.'

Peter Strickland's 'Flux Gourmet' Takes Bodily Functions Very Seriously

"I would never be one to say you can't laugh at a fart."

'Spiderhead' Is a Satisfyingly Nasty Sci-Fi Morality Play

One dose of Verbaluce, please.

'Lightyear' Is a Safe Return to Pixar's Retro Era

To infinity, and no further than that.

Thankfully 'Jurassic World Dominion' Is the Last One

Please let this franchise go extinct.