The best British films do not offer the easy bromides of Hollywood heroes. They reject redemptive arcs and moral uplift. Instead, they dwell in ambiguity, class friction, emotional repression, and the slow erosion of certainty. These films are not about heroic journeys, but the collapse of simple certainties into deeper, darker psychogeographies, from which a
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Spoilers for Season 3, Episode 3 of The Summer I Turned Pretty are ahead! You can stream it with an Amazon Prime subscription, and catch new episodes every Wednesday. I’ve been on Team Jeremiah since day one. To quote Taylor, I’m a “founding member of team Jellyfish.” However, the scales are tipping in Conrad’s direction,
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The spectacular opening sequence of Chief of War featured a heart-stopping shark hunting expedition led by war chief Ka’iana, played by the epic Hawaiian historical drama’s co-creator, writer, director, and star Jason Momoa. Ka’iana dove solo from his group’s sailing vessel and pursued a shark underwater, holding his breath for an almost superhuman stretch. When
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This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Eileen’s primary literary love is comic books, but she’s always on the lookout for her next literary adventure no matter what form it takes. She has a Bachelor’s in media studies, a Master’s in digital communication, a smattering
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One of the big reveals on the 2025 TV schedule so far is Sacha Baron Cohen officially joining the MCU as the supervillain Mephisto in Ironheart. Following his arrival in the Disney+ series earlier this month, the Borat actor is pulling a popular Marvel actor move and showing off a truly insane body transformation. (Take
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The new tactics being employed to censor books should serve to highlight what is to come in other states in the coming years. What we’ve already seen in terms of quiet censorship, the chilling effect, and the blatant lies about laws intending to return local control to public schools are only going to amplify. Florida
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Charles Barkley and Michael Jordan aren’t friends anymore, but the former doesn’t hesitate to give his former pal credit wherever it’s due. The past several years have seen Barkley not only talk up Jordan’s skills on the basketball court but also defend him from Scottie Pippen’s criticisms. His Airness came up during another discussion that
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For anyone who’s looking at this list and thinking, “That’s not Margot Robbie!” you’re clearly not a late Millennial or early Gen Z kid. Sure, Disney Channel Original Movies were fundamental to our romantic upbringing. But when it comes to early 2000s nostalgia, we’re still singing Kelly Sheridan‘s songs from Barbie as the Princess and
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This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Welcome to Today in Books, our daily round-up of literary headlines at the intersection of politics, culture, media, and more. James Patterson to Co-Author Book on Luigi Mangione James Patterson writes books like streamers produce shows on whatever
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