Rundown

Episodes Monday Rundown December 8–14 2025

This week: Pluribus and the trauma plot, Disney and the YA-ification of everything, and 1985's strangest Christmas movie.

I chose a Pluribus image because it'll probably help click-through, but SPIRITUALLY the featured image on this post is from One Magic Christmas | Credit: Apple TV

Godzilla rises out of the ocean, water cascading off of his scaly hide, while a plane attempts to fly away right in front of him.

What happens when Godzilla's subtext becomes text?

Plus: Blexas, Gangs of New York, and Olivia Rodrigo's new Christmas track!

Wildwood at the end of the world (preview)

A little taste of this week's premium newsletter.

A girl in a blue jacket and a boy in a yellow one walk through an old, primeval forest, which dwarfs them with greens.

Wildwood at the end of the world

The beautiful handmade anachronism that is Laika's latest stop-motion film provides a respite from a world of slop.

A French Village, Season 1, Episodes 7 and 8: "The Lottery" and "Commitment"

"If no one does anything, nothing with change, right?"

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What happens when Godzilla's subtext becomes text?

Wildwood at the end of the world (preview)

Wildwood at the end of the world

A French Village, Season 1, Episodes 7 and 8: "The Lottery" and "Commitment"