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20-10-2025 Vol 19

Month: September 2025

A Tale of Two Machines: On the First Season of “Alien Earth”

Characters in the “Alien” franchise have always wrestled with identity crises. Whether it’s human beings trying to transcend the limits…

Fantastic Fest 2025: Mārama, Mother of Flies, Bulk

One of the best things about Fantastic Fest is the programming team’s willingness to import hits from other festivals. It’s…

Hotel Costiera Serves Up a Cozy, Slightly Watered Down Heist Cocktail

Cozy mysteries are as addictive as cocktails because they require a specially crafted mix. The combination of sleuthing, everyday situations…

Marvel Animation’s “Marvel Zombies” Doesn’t Have Enough Flesh On Its Shambling Bones

One episode of the first season of Marvel Studios’ animated anthology series “What If…?” showed what would happen if zombies…

“Slow Horses” Continues to Entertain, Even in a Lesser Season

Apple TV+’s hit “Slow Horses,” based on the novels by Mick Herron, has become one of the streaming service’s most…

An Ear for Writing For Women: Stan Zimmerman on Golden Girls, Rosanne, Gilmore Girls

Stan Zimmerman is an actor, director, and writer whose television career included writing for three beloved female-led series, “The Golden…

Fantastic Fest 2025: Night Patrol, Dolly, Dinner to Die For

Fantastic Fest is an interesting combination of known quantities and unexpected discoveries. Everyone has an idea what something like “Black…

The FCC Crackdown on Jimmy Kimmel Should Worry All of Us

Last week, ABC suspended Jimmy Kimmel’s nighttime show indefinitely, just weeks after CBS announced the cancellation of Stephen Colbert’s show.…

Sterlin Harjo Aims High, Does Not Miss with FX’s “The Lowdown”

Elvis Costello once said, “You have 20 years to write your first album, and about six months to write your…

Watch Paul Thomas Anderson Direct One Battle After Another in New Behind-the-Scenes Footage

The week is finally here. Paul Thomas Anderson’s long-awaited One Battle After Another is coming to theaters this weekend and,…