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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?"

On Bluey, becoming a mother, and things unseen (preview)

A preview of this week's 26 Episodes.

Bingo, a small orange dog, stands on a planet to face the vastness of the sun.

My mother, my mother, and me

On Bluey, becoming a mother, and things unseen

Check out what premium Episodes subscribers were reading in October!

A little peek at this month's stories!

Patrick Stewart was never precious about his roles. That's what made him great.

Plus: why Wildwood's flaws are what make it great.

You Can See Everything is the best social horror movie of 2026 (preview)

A little taste of this week's premium newsletter!

You Can See Everything is the best social horror movie of 2026

Can a documentary be horror? Yes — and the genre needs it to move forward.

Marcel peeks through the little window into the back of Suzanne's mail truck, covering her hand with his.

A French Village, Season 1, Episodes 5 and 6: "Black Market" and "Cold Spell"

On doing good things for selfish reasons and bad things for noble ones.

Rod Serling grimaces warily at you as he stands with many odd icons of the uncanny, including an eyeball and a clock.

How Rod Serling invented modern television (more or less)

Alan Sepinwall on his new book, the scariest Twilight Zones, and the tragic hopefulness underpinning the series.

Monday Digest

The Devils is still shocking. Just not for the reasons you think.

Plus: Robert Pattinson in Primetime, Steven Spielberg's Duel, and the dark origins of MLB mascot DJ Kitty.

Will Schuster from Glee, shirtless, in a tie, lunges at the camera, a manic look in his eye. This is a very low-resolution JPEG from 2010. You're welcome.

Mailbag

October mailbag!

This month: Halloween costumes, Muppet versions of three-hour documentaries, and the dreaded Gleeboot.

a french village

A French Village, Season 1, Episodes 3 and 4: "Crossing the Line" and "On Earth as It Is in Heaven"

"We lost the war. We might as well win our peace."

A dragon in shadow flies above a medieval city on fire.

Game of Thrones

Let's talk about the final season of Game of Thrones

"The Bells" is one of the best-directed episodes of TV ever. So why do people hate it so much?

Monday Digest

You Can See Everything and the queasy duality of Elizabeth Holmes

Plus: Rachel Gillig's latest duology, Boorman and the Devil, and some great horror movies.

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Digger, explained

What's behind the backlash? And the backlash to the backlash? And the backlash to the backlash to the backlash? And the--

Boys clamber over a WWII-era tank while a plane flies overhead.