"I need to know what's inside," Natalie Portman says toward the end of the first trailer for Annihilation, the forthcoming adaptation of Jeff VanderMeer's 2014 surprise-hit sci-fi novel. Anybody's who read VanderMeer's book—about a group of female scientists who venture […]
In the days since President Trump’s incendiary press conference—where he more or less validated the racist and thuggish ideologies hurled by white supremacists and neo-Nazis—I have been unable to escape something he said. “I think there’s blame on both sides,” […]
Much of recorded history has been the story of fathers and sons, with women written down merely as the familial covalent bonds that connected them when they were recorded at all. The names of fathers pass to their children, here […]
In a dystopia, there are no happy endings. Despite what June says or thinks, life will never return to the way it was. Moira can’t erase the nights of ritual rape. Janine can’t restore the eye the Republic of Gilead […]
Now that the D23 Expo and Comic-Con International are over—with neither bringing much Star Wars news, oddly—Lucasfilm fans are setting their sights on December's Star Wars: The Last Jedi. And the promotional machine is rewarding that attention with all kinds […]
Under the cloak of a Mississippi night, Florence Jackson makes an admission to her eldest son. “I dreamt about you, too,” she says during a serene midpoint in Mudbound. Ronsel (Jason Mitchell) has safely returned from the Second World War, […]
One of my most vital videogame memories is actually a travel story. In the early days of the wildly popular Final Fantasy XI, I was a highly active player. I wasn't a very good player—I never levelled up very high, […]
Amidst all the turmoil both online and off, it might have been easy to miss, but guess what? Summer is here! And you know what that means: Things are heating up. And we're not just talking about the mercury rising. […]
Here's the truth: Comic book publishing—yes, just the business of selling printed comics—is a billion-dollar industry. This month, 1,194 new comic books and 391 new graphic novels and collections will hit shelves. That's a lot of titles for a single […]
On Black Twitter, the amorphous digital precinct that has become a primary incubator for internet culture, the excitement surrounding Amazon Studios’ announcement Tuesday—that The Boondocks creator Aaron McGruder and producer Will Packer are developing an alternate-history drama series for the […]