The 20 Most Anticipated Movies of 2025
US release date: July 11 The Fantastic Four: First Steps Could the third time be a charm for the Fantastic… Read More »The 20 Most Anticipated Movies of 2025
The Year Villainy Won | WIRED
Irrational self-belief is one of the reasons villains deeply resonate across culture, says Kevin Wynter, a professor of media studies… Read More »The Year Villainy Won | WIRED
Social Media Swallowed Gen Z. This Film Shows Exactly How
Twenty years ago, MySpace and Facebook ushered in an inspired age of social media. Today, the sticky parables of online… Read More »Social Media Swallowed Gen Z. This Film Shows Exactly How
James Earl Jones’ Darth Vader Has Already Been Immortalized With AI
If anyone could make the Dark Side sound good, it was James Earl Jones. The actor, who died Monday at… Read More »James Earl Jones’ Darth Vader Has Already Been Immortalized With AI
The Search for the Face Behind Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing
Jazmin Jones knows what she did. “If you’re online, there’s this idea of trolling,” Jones, the director behind Seeking Mavis… Read More »The Search for the Face Behind Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing
He Made a Movie About Humans Rising Up Against AI. Now He’s Doing the Real Thing
When I interviewed writers and actors at the picket lines of the WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes last year, there was… Read More »He Made a Movie About Humans Rising Up Against AI. Now He’s Doing the Real Thing
A Disney+ Password-Sharing Crackdown Is Coming
The House of Mouse is getting a renovation. In an earnings call on Wednesday, Disney CEO Bob Iger told investors… Read More »A Disney+ Password-Sharing Crackdown Is Coming
Is the ‘Diaper’ Method in ‘Twisters’ a Real Solution For Massive Tornadoes? Not Exactly
A storm that hit Dunlap, Indiana, during the Palm Sunday tornado outbreak in 1965 spawned twin tornadoes that cycled around… Read More »Is the ‘Diaper’ Method in ‘Twisters’ a Real Solution For Massive Tornadoes? Not Exactly
The Real Reason Will Smith Broke Twitch’s Biggest Streaming Record
Every summer, the Spanish Twitch streamer Ibai Llanos hosts a livestreamed boxing tournament called La Velada del Año (The Evening… Read More »The Real Reason Will Smith Broke Twitch’s Biggest Streaming Record
The Studio Executive Who Wants Hollywood to Get Real About Bad Storytelling
That’s fair. When you think about building stories from multiple audiences, not just audiences of color, but also queer audiences,… Read More »The Studio Executive Who Wants Hollywood to Get Real About Bad Storytelling