Brightburn movie review: villainy, celebrated
Superman, but he’s evil. That’s the whole movie. This is a depiction of violent entitled sociopathy that may think it’s critiquing toxic masculinity yet is indistinguishable from a celebration of it.
Toy Story 4 movie review: recycled playthings… again
The series’ saving grace is that, with humor and heart so beautifully wise and stunningly rendered (CGI pun intended), even as returns diminish, a new chapter is still warm and smartly entertaining.
The Grand Expedition immersive dining experience — the review
A round-the-world culinary adventure that’s like Secret Cinema, except about food rather than movies, with a Jules Verne vibe and a nostalgia for a time when the world was bigger than it is now.
movies by or about women opening US/Can Jun 14
Tonia Mishiali writes (with Anna Fotiadou) and directs Greek drama Pause, starring Stella Fyrogeni; more… [This post is for Patreon patrons only for the first month.]
movies by or about women opening UK/Ire Jun 14
Tessa Thompson costars in sci-fi action comedy Men in Black: International; and there’s very little else… [This post is for Patreon patrons only for the first month.]
curated: an all-male creative team for a Bene Gesserit TV series?
LOL no. Science-fiction writer Judith Tarr breaks down the bullshit on Twitter.
I’m on BBC World Service’s “The Arts Hour” again TONIGHT, Saturday, June 15th
Listen online or on actual over-the-airwaves radio. Imagine that.
new science-fiction flash fiction: “Exit Through the Gift Shop”
The year: 1528 Solar Standard, New Era [4574 old Earth calendar] “Welcome to the Bloomsbury Historical Re-creation Society’s immersive experience: 21st Century Shopping Mall!”
the dystopia is here, part 2
Entitled well-paid celeb teenager to prank desperate job-seekers for your entertainment. We. Are. So. Fucked.
Men in Black: International movie review: it is its own neuralyzer
Performs a complete charmectomy on its usually hugely charismatic stars, leaves them to flounder about with a bizarrely inept script, and actually seems to be trolling us with its pseudo feminism.
