Rundown

Episodes Monday Rundown Jan. 27-Feb. 2 2025

This week: Ghosts, priests, forced feminization programs.

oscars

Nobody has seen the movies

What do we mean when we make this complaint about the Oscar Best Picture nominees?

movies

Episodes Monday Rundown: January 21-26 2025

Featuring Nosferatu, Tropic Thunder, and accidentally well-timed horror

Mailbag

January mailbag

What does Emily think of Martin Scorsese? Of adapting her book? Of AI? Of DUCKS AND HORSES???

2025

How you are going to make it

And you are.

movies

Episodes Tuesday Rundown Jan. 13-20 2025

Episodes 6.0

Submit your January mailbag questions!

movies

In "defense" of the second half of The Brutalist

Just who is this movie about anyway?

books

Episodes Monday Rundown Jan. 6-12 2025

Including: Hard Truths, a Polly Klaas book, and Ethel Cain

open thread

What pop culture are you looking forward to in 2025?

I'm looking forward to Superman, a new Japanese Breakfast album, and (sigh) the next Avatar movie

movies

Notes from Pride Rock

An esteemed British naturalist observes a series of events most curious.

Rundown

Episodes Monday Rundown: Jan. 1 - 5 2025

Speed Racer, Nickel Boys, and two of 2024's most acclaimed novels.