‘The Last of Us’ Does What No Show Has Done Before
[ad_1] Turning action into drama also helped flesh out some of the game’s more derivative aspects. There’s no getting around the similarities to Station Eleven, The Walking Dead, Children of Men, I Am…
Unmasking Pedro Pascal, the Complicated New Face of Sci-Fi
[ad_1] Meaning physical pain? Pain of every kind. I don’t like psychological, emotional, or physical pain. Some people will be like, Oh, I know that it’s very likely I’ll break…
The Best Movies You Missed in 2022—and Where to Watch Them
[ad_1] Even if James Cameron had not popped up in the final two weeks of the year to drop another $1.4 billion into global box office coffers with Avatar: The Way…
The Best TV Shows of 2022—and How to Watch Them
[ad_1] Let’s start with the obvious here: Between networks, streamers, and whatever else, there is absolutely too much TV to consume these days. It’s impossible to keep up with the…
The Chilling White Lotus Scene That Epitomized 2022
[ad_1] At the end of the year, it’s time for reflection. Often, in popular culture, this boils down to lists and essays. But rarely do those capture the smaller moments…
‘House of the Dragon’ Wants You to Trust ‘Game of Thrones’ Again
[ad_1] The jig was up the minute Queen (yes, Queen) Rhaenyra Targaryen cast her eyes away from the fire and seemingly set her sights on revenge: This new Game of…
Netflix’s New Deal: Streaming Is Just TV Now
[ad_1] The Golden Age of streaming is over. To be clear, this isn’t a commentary on the quality of the shows and films on streaming service. Rather, it’s a collective…
The Surprisingly Enjoyable Rise of the Streaming Meta-Comedy
[ad_1] “Let’s remake something original!” a grinning Hulu executive says in the pilot episode of Hulu’s new series Reboot. He’s in the middle of greenlighting a remake of a corny…
How New CGI Brought Reality to the Beasts in ‘House of the Dragon’
[ad_1] Given its title, it should come as no surprise that HBO’s new Game of Thrones prequel, House of the Dragon, is going to have a lot of goddamn dragons.…
Inside That Gory ‘House of the Dragon’ Premiere Episode
[ad_1] If there was one thing you could always count on Game of Thrones for, it was graphic, horrific violence. (And sex.) There were dog maulings and skull squishes, giant…
The Story Behind the Wrenching Finale of ‘The Anarchists’
[ad_1] The HBO docuseries The Anarchists opens with a roaring beachside bonfire. Shirtless children squeal happily as they rip pages from books and toss them into the flames. A hyped-up…
The Impending Demise of HBO Max, the Best Streaming Service
[ad_1] The Monitor is a weekly column devoted to everything happening in the WIRED world of culture, from movies to memes, TV to Twitter. Maybe Batgirl was always cursed. Joss…