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Doctor Who Seems To Confirm Star Trek Exists In The Whoniverse

Will the TARDIS ever materialize on the Enterprise? Has it already?

ByRyan Britt and Hoai-Tran Bui
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For Russell T Davies, Doctor Who Is Forever

The returning showrunner and cast reflect on the newest adventures in the TARDIS.

ByHoai-Tran Bui
Retrospective
How The Stand Became TV’s First Genre Epic

“I do think it woke people up to the fact that you can take genre material seriously and reach a really wide audience,” director Mick Garris says.

ByDon Kaye
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The Kingdom That Freya Built

The rising star who plays the heartfelt princess of The Witcher is now the lone human taking on The Planet of the Apes. All hail Freya Allan.

ByDerek Lawrence
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For Ethan Hawke, Making Wildcat Was an “Act of Faith”

Directing daughter Maya Hawke in his portrait of Southern Gothic writer Flannery O’Connor, Hawke interrogates why he makes art.

ByIsaac Feldberg
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Flesh and Blood

Humane director Caitlin Cronenberg reflects on following her famous father into genre filmmaking, confronting fears of mortality, and finding just the right amount of blood.

ByIsaac Feldberg
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“The Hardy Boys on Acid”: Inside Netflix’s New YA Mystery Show

Dead Boy Detectives is Supernatural meets X-Files wrapped in the Sandman universe.

ByDais Johnston
Exclusive
I Saw Spider-Man 2 in Theaters Again — And I Told Sam Raimi About It

“I really appreciate the crowd liking the movies.”

ByHoai-Tran Bui
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Zack Snyder Aims for the Stars

“People have never accused me of exploiting the male form, though I probably do that quite a bit.”

ByBrandon Streussnig
Exclusive
X-Men ‘97 Directors Want to Make an Animated Movie — And It Sounds Amazing

An X-Men ‘97 feature film could be “Spider-Verse” meets “Akira.”

ByJake Kleinman
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4 Years Later, a Propulsive Tech Thriller Just Got a Surprising Second Life

Artificial intelligence is an unstoppable force in Veena Sud’s The Stranger.

ByLyvie Scott
Gone Squatchin'
Life Among the Sasquatches

The brother directors behind Sasquatch Sunset reveal how their bizarre indie hit came to be.

ByJake Kring-Schreifels
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Alex Garland Takes the Fight to Us

“People keep saying the film is not political. I think they're just missing the point.”

ByHoai-Tran Bui
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Amazon’s Fallout Comes Out of the Vault

Jonathan Nolan and Lisa Joy’s video game adaptation is just the beginning.

ByHoai-Tran Bui
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Alex Garland Reveals What Brought Him Back for 28 Years Later

“I had a specific idea that felt like a story worth telling.”

ByHoai-Tran Bui
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Love Across Multiple Lives

The Beast director Bertrand Bonello talks love, desire, and AI in his cosmic sci-fi romance.

ByEdward Frumkin

Reviews

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Netflix’s Bodkin Takes the True-Crime Satire to Surreal New Heights

Murder comes to the Emerald Isle.

ByDais Johnston
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La Chimera is an Unearthly Ghost Story

The red string of fate leads us on a strange trip through the underworld.

ByHoai-Tran Bui
Review
Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes Is An Old-School Epic Begging For A Sequel

The latest in the venerable Apes franchise delivers the goods — even if it feels like a very long set-up.

ByRyan Britt
Review
Doctor Who Reboots Itself With Flair, But Not With Much Success

Doctor Who’s new era is for everyone and no one at all.

ByHoai-Tran Bui
Review
Tales of the Empire Never Gives Itself Room to be Great

Star Wars supports women’s wrongs and women’s rights.

ByDais Johnston
Review
Dark Matter Injects Bold New Life Into the Multiverse Story

The most daring series of the moment is also the most grounded.

ByRyan Britt
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Interview with the Vampire Season 2 Wastes Its Killer Potential

The best vampire show of the decade is back — but its second season lacks real bite.

ByLyvie Scott
Movies
In Challengers, Love is a Game But Sex is Not

Zendaya’s sexy tennis movie is about more than just sex.

ByHoai-Tran Bui
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Boy Kills World is a Gnarly Dose of Bone-Crunching Mayhem

The most juvenile revenge thriller of the year has arrived.

ByAlex Welch
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Dead Boy Detectives Is A Spooky, Sweet Addition To The Sandman Universe

The new spinoff is anything but dead on arrival.

ByValerie Ettenhofer
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Knuckles Is Exactly What a Direct-to-Streaming Spinoff Should Be

The Paramount+ miniseries channels Sonic’s delirious fun into episodic format.

BySarah Milner
Review
Abigail is a Bloody Good Time

She’s a ballerina vampire!

ByHoai-Tran Bui
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Rebel Moon – Part Two: The Scargiver Repeats Its Predecessor’s Mistakes

Zack Snyder delivers the second half of his sci-fi epic... but something’s still missing.

ByLyvie Scott
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Lily Gladstone is the Saving Grace of Hulu’s Chilling New True-Crime Series

The Oscar-nominated actress elevates a familiar true-crime story.

ByHoai-Tran Bui
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The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare Brilliantly Brings Guy Ritchie Back to Basics

The British director returns with another remix of his greatest hits: this time, with Nazis.

ByLyvie Scott
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4 Years Later, a Propulsive Tech Thriller Just Got a Surprising Second Life

Artificial intelligence is an unstoppable force in Veena Sud’s The Stranger.

ByLyvie Scott
Twist and Shout

'Doctor Who's Beatles Episode Didn't Actually Need The Beatles

ByRyan Britt

"The Devil's Chord" was cool. But why were the Fab Four here?

Unlimited Power

22 Years Ago, Star Wars Completely Rewrote an Iconic Character

ByAndy Crump

From puppet to powerhouse.

Dream Casting

The Next Star Wars Movie Might Star a Sci-Fi Legend

ByRyan Britt

This is very much the way.

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Netflix’s 'Bodkin' Takes the True-Crime Satire to Surreal New Heights

ByDais Johnston

Death comes to the Emerald Isle.

Movies

The Planet of the Apes Franchise Has Become the Exception to the Reboot Rule

ByAlex Welch

In a sea of lifeless IP cash grabs, the apes have offered an unexpected lifeboat.

Review

'La Chimera' is an Unearthly Ghost Story

ByHoai-Tran Bui

The red string of fate leads us on a strange trip through the underworld.

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"It's Going to be Brilliant": Jodie Whittaker on the Future of 'Doctor Who'

ByDais Johnston

The 13th Doctor couldn’t be more excited about the future — even if she’s a bit jealous.

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22 Years Ago, a Beloved Star Wars Anti-Hero Finally Got an Origin Story

ByDaniel Dockery

“Please, Mr. Fett was my father.”

Bigger on the Inside

'Doctor Who' Seems To Confirm 'Star Trek' Exists In The Whoniverse

ByRyan Britt and Hoai-Tran Bui

Will the TARDIS ever materialize on the Enterprise? Has it already?

Doctor Who

What are The Toymaker’s “Legions”? Why 'Doctor Who's Big Bad Could Be Its Biggest Yet

ByDais Johnston

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