It’s not surprising to me that a movie like HBO’s Fahrenhei 451 would get made given our now universal reliance on technology and the kind of world it seems we are living in. Directed by Ramin Bahrani, the TV adaptation of Ray Bradburry’s classic novel doesn’t really shock the core like it should, mostly because
There is something to be said for leaving some questions unanswered and mysteries unsolved within a narrative. When George Lucas crafted his trilogy, he established an interesting canon with many weird quirks and questions. But in the ensuing years, with the prequels and Star Wars stories have sought to remove those enduring issues by placing
Netflix, like with every other genre it seems, has gone full throttle into the true crime genre. This year alone we’ve been hit with like five zeitgeist busting docuseries from the network. The most recent in this is Evil Genius: The True Story of America’s Most Diabolical Bank Heist, a true crime story that starts
Welcome to the first official installment of the 8s rankings. I figured I’d start with 2008 before going back to the other years. I had recently released my 1998 rankings so I’m not redoing them. For a film year with so many films that felt like touchstones, I didn’t get that euphoric feeling from many
It’s been a while since we’ve done something fashion related at the site, but yesterday was the Met Gala and I figured why not talk about who looked amazing. The theme was Heavenly Bodies and the Catholic Imagination. Serving as the cornerstone of the exhibition, papal robes and accessories from the Sistine Chapel sacristy, many
Dear White People is a confounding beast to watch as a young black person. On the one hand, the show occupies a vital space in the world of TV and is at times uproariously entertaining. On the other hand, it still is a show that gets bogged down by its own indulgences and throws so