MTV’s new show offers a reminder that stories about other worlds need to feel at least somewhat new.
The author's death barely made headlines 50 years ago when he died on the same day as JFK and Aldous Huxley. But today, his writings are more relevant than ever.
A harrowing new period drama takes its cues from both history and the apocalyptic narratives that populate today’s TV and film.
Venom: Let There Be Carnage is about the relationship between an alien invader and its human host. It’s as weird as it sounds.
Joe Cornish’s fantasy-adventure film is a delightful, modern take on the popular “chosen one” narratives that have long dominated storytelling.
The American accounting of our inheritance from the “mother country” leaves out how much we learned from it.