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The Cube is Jim Henson’s little-known proto-Black Mirror masterpiece

I’m sure we’re all familiar with Dark Crystal, so we know that Jim Henson can be weird and tackle slightly more mature subject matter. But there is little in his oeuvre that is quite as mind-bending as the Muppetless The Cube. This 1969 teleplay was produced for an NBC anthology series called Experiment in Television, […]

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Sony’s sloppy Spider-Man universe gets even messier with Spider-Noir

After years of it seeming like the Spider-Man film rights might be better off in Marvel’s hands alone, Into the Spider-Verse came along and proved that Sony was still capable of telling phenomenal stories featuring everyone’s favorite webhead. Into the Spider-Verse’s sumptuous visuals and focus on a different web-slinging New Yorker made it unlike any […]

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The Boys limped through its last season, but made up for it with the finale

It’s hard existing in a world seemingly designed for the undeservingly powerful and painfully boring few. They have been gifted what many of us only dream of: the ability to effectively do whatever they like, free from everyday concerns like money, housing, and health. But instead of living in quiet serenity, many choose to use […]

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Netflix’s next great sci-fi show is set in a retirement community

Four decades on, ’80s-style science fiction adventures continue to exert their influence on modern film and TV. The idea of a group of kids teaming up to face an otherworldly threat has become a trope at this point, seen in everything from Super 8 to Stranger Things. So on one level, The Boroughs, a new […]

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Fallout’s season 2 finale left plenty unanswered as it expanded in scope

There’s been a clear shift over Fallout’s second season. While the show started out as a relatively goofy introduction to the postapocalyptic wasteland, one that nailed the vibes of the games perfectly, season 2 has been intent on making the world even bigger. And nowhere was that more clear than in the season finale, in […]

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As Marvel pivots back to the Avengers, Wonder Man goes its own way

When Marvel first announced that Avengers: Doomsday would be directed by the Russo Brothers and star Robert Downey Jr. as Doctor Doom, it seemed like the studio might be using the feature as a massive nostalgia play. Though the film will feature a number of characters from more recent projects like Thunderbolts* and The Fantastic […]

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Game of Thrones shows its playful side in A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms

Though House of the Dragon tells a different story than Game of Thrones, there are enough tonal similarities to make the spinoff feel more like a remix of its predecessor than a show with its own distinct voice. That’s part of what made it a little hard to get excited when HBO first announced that […]

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The Stranger Things behind-the-scenes doc is a lot more boring than a secret episode

It’s a weird time in the Stranger Things community. Following a monthslong lead-up to a finale that was so big it screened in theaters, the show’s superfans have been spending their time dissecting the fifth season in order to prove that a hidden ninth episode is coming that represents the true ending of Stranger Things. […]

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The Pluribus finale showed there’s a lot more to the story

It’s a good thing that we already know a second season of Pluribus is on the way. Because the season finale for the show – a sci-fi drama on Apple TV, helmed by Breaking Bad creator Vince Gilligan – made it clear that things are just getting started. The episode brought together a number of […]

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Fallout’s goofy apocalypse gets serious in season 2

The most impressive thing about Fallout’s first season was how well it nailed the tone. The games are a mix of grim and goofy, a postapocalyptic story in a bleak world that’s also full of crude jokes and ridiculous characters. It’s a tough balance to get right – too serious and it’s a miserable place […]

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