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Episodes Monday Rundown August 11 - 17 2025

This week: Eddington, Alien: Earth, and Strange New Worlds fanservice

For as much as I would like to be purely annoyed by him, I can never entirely dismiss Joaquin Phoenix. He's just really good at what he does!!! (Credit: A24)

Episodes Monday Rundown July 20–26 2026

This week: Moana, the new Charli XCX, and that damn Avengers trailer.

An army of men tug an enormous wooden horse out of the sand, waves crashing in the background.

The City Burners (preview)

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The City Burners

Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey reimagines one of our oldest stories for a world on the brink of ending.

A crop of the cover of Nevermoor: The Trials of Morrigan Crow by Jessica Townsend. A pale, dark-haired girl holds a purple umbrel

Nevermoor is the best middle-grade magic school series to read right now

Jessica Townsend's ongoing tale of a super special girl and her super special friends beats the pants off you-know-who

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Episodes Monday Rundown July 20–26 2026

The City Burners (preview)

The City Burners

Nevermoor is the best middle-grade magic school series to read right now