star trek
Starfleet Academy is the messy teen sibling modern Star Trek was missing
In a franchise that's increasingly calcified, Trek's new teen drama tries something new and exciting.
Lily Osler
Writer, Trekkie, incompetent knitter. Managing Editor at Episodes.
Rundown
Episodes Monday Rundown February 16–22 2026
This week: Good Luck Have Fun Don't Die, Hemlocke Springs, and some really cool blue whales.
Mailbag
February mailbag!
In this month's mailbag: the Winter Olympics, museum recommendations, and an all-Heated Rivalry fancast of Jesus Christ Superstar??
i saw the tv glow
In defense of the feel-bad comfort watch
Sometimes you watch a movie to feel better. And sometimes you watch a movie to feel human.
Heated Rivalry
Heated Rivalry: Episode 6, "The Cottage"
We're going to the cottage.
Rundown
Episodes Monday Rundown February 9–15 2026
This week: A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms, 2046, and Charli xcx's shockingly good Wuthering Heights album.
mailbag announcements
Submit your February mailbag questions!
It's that time again!
Iron Lung
Iron Lung is why I hope they never make a Hollow Knight movie
The joy of a lore-driven horror game is immense. It just might not be replicable in a movie.
Heated Rivalry
Heated Rivalry: Episode 5, "I'll Believe in Anything"
A really amazing episode gets Lily and Olivia chatting about trust, vulnerability, and foreign-language love confessions.
Rundown
Episodes Monday Rundown February 2–8 2026
This week: the Super Bowl, the Olympics, and the epic highs and lows of horror cinema.
valentine's day
Kissin' on the big screen: 12 great love stories that deserve an adaptation ASAP
Get ready for Valentine's Day with a dozen romantic tales that would make great movies!
Heated Rivalry
Heated Rivalry: Episode 4, "Rose"
A girlfriend? For Shane?? Lily and guest critic Olivia Wood discuss the ins and outs of Shane Hollander's attempted heterosexuality