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.
The HBO show's second season, which premieres this weekend, has an even wider scope than the first.
A day of reflection on the delight and absurdity of the online-shopping age
In His Dark Materials, now an HBO series, the author takes on organized religion. It’s not a fair fight.