TV shows and films, beyond the plot: how they make you feel, the scenes that stay with you, and which mood each one fits best.
Tom Holland’s new Spider-Man suit borrows from Tobey Maguire, Andrew Garfield and the original 1962 comics. Here’s every callback, and why the cheaper-looking suit is the most emotional one yet.
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Other Mommy is based on Josh Malerman’s novel Incidents Around the House, and the book’s ending is much bleaker. Here’s what changed, with full spoilers, and whether the film was right to soften it.
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Verity’s costume designer dressed Anne Hathaway in beige, blood red and butter yellow, and Dakota Johnson in thrift-store denim. Here’s what those choices tell you about the characters, without spoiling the twist.
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The Street Fighter movie was scored by Leo Birenberg and Zach Robinson, the duo behind Cobra Kai, with two original tracks from HEALTH. Here’s who made the music and why it sounds the way it does.
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Clayface’s director pointed to Sam Raimi, Brian De Palma and the old Frankenstein films, and its writer to a 1992 Batman cartoon. Here’s a five-film watchlist built from those influences.
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Scarecrow should be DC’s next horror movie. Joker and Clayface show Batman villains can carry their own films. Here’s the Pylcrow Villain-First Test, the numbers, and the best case against it.
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Clayface is DC’s first real horror movie, and it’s the No. 1 film in America right now. Here’s what it feels like, who it’s for, and which mood it fits.
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Street Fighter was No. 1 in America and critics gave it around 41%. Audiences gave it about 80%. Here’s why that gap exists and whether you should go.
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Critics weren’t kind to Verity, but it opened at No. 1 anyway. Here’s what the Colleen Hoover thriller is about, why audiences showed up, and which mood it fits.
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Other Mommy opened at No. 1 with a 17% Rotten Tomatoes score. Here’s what Jessica Chastain’s doppelgänger horror film gets right, what it gets wrong, and who should see it.
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