‘Chucky’ Finally Brings His Carnage and Camp to TV

This essay is part of our series Episodes, a bi-weekly column in which senior contributor Valerie Ettenhofer digs into the singular chapters of television that make the medium great. This entry looks at the brilliant series finale of Avatar: The Last Airbender. Payoff: it’s something pop culture lovers often take for granted. Every Hero’s Journey needs a…

Mention the name of Sir Issac Newton and most people will think of the discovery of gravity under an apple tree. However, the actual story has been embellished a bit over the centuries to ferment a narrative that has roots in reality. What few people are aware of is that the aforementioned tree actually exists….

Prolific South Korean filmmaker Hong Sang-soo is back at this year’s New York Film Festival with The Woman Who Ran, a short but sweet portrait of female friendship and the ways that men can intrude on that safe space. Winner of the Silver Bear for Best Director at the 2020 Berlin Film Festival, the film…

★★★★ Directed by #FilippoMeneghetti Read moreA Guide to The Perfect Bong Joon-ho MarathonWritten by #MalysoneBovorasmy #FilippoMeneghetti #FlorenceVignon Starring #BarbaraSukowa #MartineChevallier Read moreRobert Stack Finally Solves a Mystery in ‘The Strange and Deadly Occurrence’Film Review by George Wolf The plan was to sell each of their neighboring French flats and move to Rome. After decades of…

Umi-Shibaura Station is famed for a few things, none of them quite ordinary. Read moreA Guide to The Perfect Bong Joon-ho MarathonFor one, no other train station in Japan is as close to the sea as this one. Built right above the waters of the Keihin Canal, the station’s single platform provides spectacular views of…