Episodes: The defrag

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A woman, drenched in blood, laughs as she drives away from a threat in the back of a pickup.

Real screams: 13 entertainments that can scare even a hardened horror buff

What does it take to spook a pair of culture writers who don't frighten easily? Read on to find out!

The eternal, beautiful stasis of the twentysomething hangout sitcom

The eternal, beautiful stasis of the twentysomething hangout sitcom

Plus: The Love Hypothesis, Never After Dark, and dunking on Peppermint Patty.

"Caution" written in spray paint around a broken section of concrete sidewalk

How to make a movie with John Wilson

Carolyn Wang — making their Episodes debut! — on what makes John Wilson's films humane in an age of artificiality.

A bunch of French people stand in a field and make faces that feel vaguely like your college theater department doing promo shots for the local newspaper.

Meet the next TV series we're recapping: A French Village

The series follows a small French town during and after the Nazi occupation of France.