Television
When Is ‘Invincible’ at Its Best?
Season 4 showcases a series torn between filler and its most compelling story yet.
‘The Pitt’: Hopecore or Overwhelming Stress?
The chaos of the emergency room may be exactly what the world needs right now.
“Penn at Penn,” But What Was the Point?
At a SPEC event, the Gossip Girl and You star takes on media, morality, and modern relationships—but never quite finds his footing.
Not Everyone Can Be TikTok
The start (and end) of Sora is the beginning of streaming verts.
Romance Isn’t Everything in ‘Bridgerton’
Bridgerton Season 4 shows a promising return to the series’ world–building.
'Doc' Creator Hank Steinberg Visits Penn
Penn Alum and former DP Staffer Hank Steinberg explores memory and medicine in his latest hit TV series.
Never Mind
Paramount’s win of Warner Bros. Discovery over Netflix signals a larger transformation, as Hollywood studios merge to survive a scale–driven streaming market.
No Dragons? No Problem
A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms is the latest in a line of shows that prove franchises work best when they return to the common man.
‘The Bear’ and the End of Prestige TV
FX’s acclaimed series captures what prestige TV looks like after its grand ambitions collapsed.
‘Stranger Things’ 5: Bigger Is Not Always Better
Season 5 of Stranger Things wraps up its saga with impressive visuals and familiar faces, but loses the simplicity and tension that defined its early years. The result is a finale that feels more dutiful than revelatory.
Why Women Yearn for Male Yearning
Sadie Daniel traces the cultural obsession with men who pine, ache, and stare longingly across rooms—or hockey rinks. Why do women yearn for yearning men?
'Jet Lag: The Game' Makes the World its Playground
Jet Lag showcases a new model of entertainment where travel, strategy, and personality collide in real time. Building intense audience attachment through recurring hosts, symbolic prizes, and high emotional stakes, the project signals a shift toward media where community drives success.
Who Did Marvel Even Make ‘Wonder Man’ For?
Marvel’s Wonder Man on Disney+ is a surprisingly low–key MCU entry, swapping the multiverse chaos for sharp, character–driven Hollywood satire. With minimal marketing and almost no larger franchise stakes, it ends up being one of Marvel’s best recent shows: small, funny, and refreshingly unconcerned with saving the world.
Do All Asian Americans Have Daddy Issues?
Hollywood keeps running the same tired script about Asian American life: strict parents, culture clash, identity crisis, rinse, repeat. This pattern reduces such characters to struggle and excludes stories about adulthood, romance, work, or ordinary life. If we want real range, Asian American characters have to be allowed to exist outside the family–conflict starter pack.
The Return of the Movie Star, Times Two
Actors are doubling themselves to prove they’re still real in an industry built on copies.
‘Nobody Wants This’ is the Rom–Com We All Need
Can disagreements and arguments actually serve to strengthen connections?
Who Won Film and TV in 2025?
How theaters and streaming pulled in different directions
The Slow Burn of ‘Stranger Things’: Why Hawkins Took Its Time
Netflix’s biggest show grew up too slowly for its own good.
Please Don’t Ruin the Ryder Cup
Is sportsmanship dead? Have spectators killed it?
