The Star Wars Universe’s Exhausting, Underwhelming Expansion
Early in the second episode of Obi-Wan Kenobi, our bearded hero walks into a spice lab in Daiyu City. It’s not his first stop since arriving from Tatooine in…
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The Franchise Frenzy Leaves Nothing to the Imagination
Deep in the heart of Middle-earth there is a wood—or maybe a cave or a hut—and in that wood (or cave or hut) a story takes place, centuries before the events…
Nobody Knows How to Watch Movies Anymore
If you tell a friend you saw a movie last night, and your friend knows perfectly well you never left your apartment, they’d have every right to call you a…
Reality TV Has Become a Parody of Itself
In 2008, showbiz satire 30 Rock aired an episode called “MILF Island.” Poking fun at how tawdry reality television can be, it follows network honcho Jack…
Streaming Is Too Big for Its Own Good
By the time I finally got around to watching, and quickly falling in love with, Reservation Dogs—the ethereal dark comedy on FX about four rebellious…