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Netflix Black Mirror season 6 is not what if phones but too much but what if empathy but too little, as the audience invites suffering on the characters.
Rest of the World
Black Mirror Isn't 'What If Phones, but Too Much,' It's 'What If Empathy, but Too Little'
Darren Mooney Jun 21, 2023
The Flash Movie Is a Reboot About the Cynicism of Rebooting in DCEU DC Extended Universe Studios
In the Frame
The Flash Is a Reboot About the Cynicism of Rebooting
Darren Mooney Jun 19, 2023
The Demon Slayer anime still has incredible animation, but with familiar techniques & meandering pacing, it is wearing out its welcome.
Frame Jump
Demon Slayer Has Slowly but Surely Worn Out Its Welcome
Jesse Lab Jun 16, 2023
The Flash is a $220 million shareholders memo--a notice of reboot of the DC Universe and a flashy expenditure of IP and cameo characters.
In the Frame
The Flash Is a $220M Shareholders' Memo
Darren Mooney Jun 15, 2023
TV shows like Succession, The Sopranos, and The Leftovers illustrate that the key to a great series finale & ending is trust in the audience.
Rest of the World
The Key to a Great Series Finale? The Audience
Darren Mooney Jun 14, 2023
Half movies like Fast X & Across the Spider-Verse are a new norm in movies, creating a new question of what a movie even is anymore. / Mission Impossible: Dead Reckoning - Part One
In the Frame
What Even Is a Movie These Days?
Darren Mooney Jun 12, 2023
why Transformers: Rise of the Beasts bad climax Hollywood blockbuster climaxes in open field CGI computer-generated imagery visual noise
In the Frame
Why Do Blockbuster Climaxes Like Transformers: Rise of the Beasts Look So Bad?
Darren Mooney Jun 23, 2023
Chasing Master Kohga around the Depths for puzzle-building boss fights in The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (TotK) was pure joy fun.
Expedition
Chasing Kohga Around the Depths in Tears of the Kingdom Was an Utter Joy
Jacob Linden Jun 7, 2023
I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson season 3 Netflix sketch comedy feels created as perfect internet commentary on worst impulses main character people
Rest of the World
I Think You Should Leave Is the Perfect Internet Comedy
Darren Mooney Jun 6, 2023
Star Wars Jedi: Survivor Is About Living with Trauma - Cal Cestis Greez Cere Junda Bode Akuna
Storycraft
Jedi: Survivor Is About Living with Trauma
Colin Munch Jun 5, 2023
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse is about parenthood between Miles Rio Jefferson Gwen Stacy George Miguel Peter Mayday
In the Frame
In Across the Spider-Verse, Parenting Is a Superpower
Darren Mooney Jun 3, 2023
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse is a superhero empowerment fantasy from Sony Pictures animated movie Miles Morales chooses his own path of empathy because the status quo costs too much
In the Frame
Across the Spider-Verse Is a Superhero Empowerment Fantasy
Darren Mooney Jun 2, 2023
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