Glass shatters the modern superheroic mode to moving effect

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His Dark Materials Recap: “The Fight to the Death”

Iorek reclaims his throne & Lyra gets both a new name & a family reunion in an uneven penultimate episode.

His Dark Materials Recap: “The Spies”

Lyra finally understands what it means to have a family, as Mrs. Coulter cranks things up on the evil dial.

His Dark Materials Recap: “Lyra’s Jordan”

HBO & the BBC's lavish adaptation of Philip Pullman's fantasy series is off to a fine, visually stunning start.

Filmmaker of the Month

IT Chapter Two Review: Flailing Like a Hapless Clown

The second half of Andy Muschietti's Stephen King adaptation sinks under its mishmash of tones.

With “Dark Phoenix”, The X-Men Series Eulogizes Itself

The pioneering superhero franchise gets its last hurrah in the form of a messy, somber swan song.

Glass Review: M. Night Shyalaman has lost his damn mind

Like a hammer through a window, Glass shatters whatever goodwill M. Night Shyamalan had once recovered.

Features

Of Two Minds: Dissociating Ourselves from “Raising Cain”

With Glass coming out, we plumb through our collective psyches to discuss Brian De Palma's split-personality thriller Raising Cain.

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