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Reality TV, Romance, And Race
Episode 1921
Some people may flinch at the genre of reality TV – it's full of tropes and manipulative editing and ridiculous premises. It's been referred to as a …
1 year, 8 months ago
Afraid And What's Making Us Happy
Episode 1920
The new movie Afraid is latest in the well-established genre of "the computer is alive" stories. John Cho plays a dad who has a chance to try out a v…
1 year, 8 months ago
The Crow
Episode 1919
In the new film The Crow, Bill Skarsgård plays a man who gets brutally murdered alongside his soulmate (FKA twigs). He returns to life as an unstoppa…
1 year, 8 months ago
Sabrina Carpenter's Album Short N' Sweet
Episode 1918
Sabrina Carpenter has had two of the year's biggest hits with "Espresso" and "Please Please Please." Now, she's released a new full-length album call…
1 year, 8 months ago
When Celebrities Portray Themselves
Episode 1917
It's practically a tradition for famous people to portray a really offbeat version of themselves in TV and movies. The latest season of Only Murders …
1 year, 8 months ago
Blink Twice And What's Making Us Happy
Episode 1916
In the new psychological thriller Blink Twice, Naomi Ackie plays a woman who is invited to the private island of a tech billionaire, played by Channi…
1 year, 8 months ago
The Reality TV Shows We'd Actually Win
Episode 1915
Part of the fun of reality TV is putting yourself in the shoes of the people you're watching. Maybe you'd make a great Real Housewife. Maybe you coul…
1 year, 8 months ago
Bad Monkey
Episode 1914
In the new Apple TV+ series Bad Monkey, a fishing boat in the Florida Keys pulls in a human arm, and a suspended detective is the only one who can cr…
1 year, 8 months ago
Physical Media We Still Treasure
Episode 1913
The vinyl record, the CD, the DVD, the VHS tape — even the paper book has been the subject of debate and concern over its future. But we haven't give…
1 year, 8 months ago
Alien: Romulus And What's Making Us Happy
Episode 1912
Alien: Romulus is the latest entry in the venerable Alien sci-fi/horror film franchise, and it leans hard into the horror. The new movie stars Cailee…
1 year, 8 months ago