Is Animation Star Trek’s Next Frontier?Nearly 50 years after the franchise’s last foray into animation, the new Lower Decks attempts to fuse Trek’s past with animated comedy’s present.
The Eddy Recap: The Low EndAn overlooked member of The Eddy band steps into the spotlight for a bittersweet — mostly bitter — story about his troubled past and uncertain future.
The Eddy Premiere Recap: Crime JazzThe series’ inciting tragedy forces Elliot (André Holland) to provide leadership and comfort, neither of which he seems naturally equipped to do.
Star Trek: Picard Recap: Homeward BoundThe season’s many disparate strands start to come together in an episode that once again toys with notions of fate and free will.
Star Trek: Picard Recap: EngageThe aptly titled “The End Is the Beginning” wraps up some old business and takes a trip to the past to introduce the last of Picard’s regular cast.
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Star Trek: Picard Recap: Death on MarsThe series fills in some big blanks regarding Picard’s recent past with Starfleet, and raises some big questions about what comes next.
Star Trek: Picard Premiere Recap: ReengageOne episode in, this is already a very different show from The Next Generation, but also one deeply informed by its predecessor.
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The 50 Greatest War MoviesThe 50 Greatest War Movies Ever Made. A look back at a genre that has inspired a century of cinema.
10 Big Questions From This Week’s Watchmen“A God Walks Into Abar” asks us to consider the world from Doctor Manhattan’s perspective, and boy is it a confusing perspective!
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The Mandalorian Recap: Bounty FlawThis week’s adventure brings Mandalorian and Child to a familiar planet called Tatooine and raises some concerns about Mando’s parenting skills.
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10 Big Questions From This Week’s Watchmen“An Almost Religious Awe” gives us some critical Angela backstory and confirmation of the Kavalry’s plans, but where do we go from here?
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The Mandalorian Recap: Two and a Half SamuraiWith bounty hunters still in pursuit, the Mandalorian and the Child dip into a “backwater skug hole” to make new friends and join in a local skirmish.
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9 Big Questions From This Week’s Watchmen“This Extraordinary Being” gives us a big revelation about Hooded Justice and puts the series’ inciting mystery to bed. Sort of.
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The Mandalorian Recap: This Is the WayAmid a tense stealth mission and a thrilling battle, we start to get a clearer picture of what sort of man the Mandalorian really is.
The Mandalorian Recap: Baby OnboardA satisfying second chapter reveals some intriguing new details about the Mandalorian’s bounty amid a string of rousing action scenes.
10 Big Questions From This Week’s Watchmen“If You Don’t Like My Story Write Your Own” introduces a mysterious new character who raises some new possibilities for where this story is headed.
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12 Big Questions From Watchmen’s Third Episode“She Was Killed By Space Junk” presents us with some major new characters, a mysterious clock, and a very complicated joke. Let’s break it all down.
14 Big Questions From Watchmen’s First EpisodeThe series premiere drops viewers into a strange but strangely familiar alternate reality. So let’s parse “It’s Summer and We’re Running Out of Ice.”
