Devon Maloney
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His Dark Materials Recap: A Cesspit of Moral Filth
Mrs. Coulter’s swan song is elevated despite some weird setbacks. → Read More
His Dark Materials Recap: Mangy Vermin
Lyra tells the harpies some stories, though the HBO series doesn’t live up to Philip Pullman’s much richer concepts. Marisa Coulter’s rehabilitation continues. A recap and review of season three, episode six of ‘His Dark Materials,’ “The Abyss.” → Read More
Y: The Last Man Season-Finale Recap: The Carrier Bag Theory of Time
As the first season wraps and its future hangs in the balance, Y: The Last Man frees itself from its individualistic source material. → Read More
Y: The Last Man Recap: Dr. Mann in the Lounge with a Knife
A recap of “Mann Hunt,” episode 5 of season 1 of ‘Y: The Last Man,’ streaming on FX on Hulu, starring Diane Lane. → Read More
Y: The Last Man Recap: They Named You After A Dead Clown?
Kimberly Campbell Cunningham is a villain who gets more terrifying the longer you think about it. A recap of “Neil,” episode 3 of season 1 of ‘Y: The Last Man,’ streaming on FX on Hulu. Starring Diane Lane. → Read More
Y: The Last Man Recap: Priceless Genetic Material
President Jennifer Brown is trying to pick up the pieces after the Event, as her children can’t let go of the past. A recap of “Would the World Be Kind,” episode 2 of season 1 of ‘Y: The Last Man,’ streaming on FX on Hulu. Starring Diane Lane. → Read More
Y: The Last Man Series-Premiere Recap: A Nice Guy
A recap of “The Day Before,” episode 1 of season 1 of ‘Y: The Last Man,’ streaming on FX on Hulu. Starring Diane Lane. → Read More
Star Trek: Discovery Recap: Endearing Messianic Complex
’Unification III’ is the best episode of Discovery to date, but ask yourself: are you ready to cry this much? A recap of ‘Unification III’, episode 7 of season 3 of Star Trek: Discovery on CBS All Access. → Read More
'Altered Carbon' Got a Season 2 Revamp—and It's Just What the Show Needed
Following a rocky first season, the neo-noir adaptation gets a major sleeve upgrade for Season 2—both in front of the camera, and behind it. → Read More
Star Trek: Discovery Season Finale Recap: The Final Frontier
Michael Burnham closes the loop, and so does Star Trek: Discovery, in an explosive finale that set the series back on course. A recap of the season two finale of CBS All Access’s Star Trek: Discovery, episode 14, ‘Such Sweet Sorrow, Part 2.’ → Read More
Star Trek: Discovery Recap: The Bye-Bye Crew
The crew says goodbye for what feels like a full 45 minutes in what might be this show’s most exposition-heavy episode yet. A recap of ‘Such Sweet Sorrow,’ episode thirteen of season two of CBS All Access’s Star Trek Discovery. → Read More
Star Trek: Discovery Reinventing the Borg Would Be Its Smartest Choice Yet
What’s looking to be a slowly revealed origin story for one of Trek’s most infamous villains feels purposeful, subtle, and positively inspired. → Read More
Star Trek: Discovery Recap: I, Robot(ically Augmented)
When Cornwell realizes Section 31 might have gone rogue, she secretly rendezvous with the fugitive Discovery to visit Section 31 headquarters. A recap of CBS All Access’s Star Trek: Discovery, season two, episode nine, ‘Project Daedalus.’ → Read More
Star Trek: Discovery Recap: Through the Looking Cage
A bold dip into original series canon goes a long way toward justifying bringing Spock and Pike into the Discovery fold. A recap of CBS All Access’ Star Trek: Discovery, season two, episode eight, ‘If Memory Serves.’ → Read More
Star Trek: Discovery Recap: The Mothman Prophecies
An overstuffed episode moves at a breakneck pace between narratively convenient coincidences. A recap of CBS All Access’ Star Trek: Discovery, season two, episode two, ‘New Eden.’ → Read More
Star Trek: Discovery’s mansplaining takedown returns to the series’ roots
In “Brother,” the second-season premiere of CBS All Access’ streaming series Star Trek: Discovery, an arrogant, entitled character gets some instant karma. It’s a brutal moment with a pointed message, but it’s par for the course in the Star Trek franchise, which has always been about acknowledging present cultural debates and offering progressive political messages. → Read More
If Aquaman was a worse movie, it would have been a better one
The DC Universe’s latest hints at a bright future as the purveyor of unhinged superhero movies, but it isn’t there yet. → Read More
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse directors on the film’s gorgeous style
The first animated theatrical feature starring the Miles Morales version of Spider-Man arrived in theaters on December 14th. Here, directors Bob Persichetti, Peter Ramsey, and Rodney Rothman explain how they joined the project, what they brought to it, and the technical limitations they had to overcome to give the film its jazzy, comic-book-inspired visual style. → Read More
Salad Fingers is coming back and I already want to barf
Animator David Firth’s disgusting early viral video series — about a childlike, inexplicably vibrating zombie creature with piquerism and a penchant for rusty spoons — is returning in December after nearly 15 years. → Read More
James Woods has turned his Twitter feed into a ‘bulletin board’ for missing California wildfire evacuees
He’s also chastised followers who question his aiding liberals like Alyssa Milano → Read More