A history and evolution of queer coding in Hollywood.
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The Many Saints of Newark: How the past informed The Sopranos
Here’s what to remember before watching The Many Saints of Newark.
Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings sets MCU on a promising path
What’s next for the MCU and its heroes?
Hollywood Autism: the good, the bad, and the downright insulting
Representations of autism in film have a long and complicated history.
Mandabi: a post-colonial critique and its present-day relevance
53 years after its release, Ousmane Sembene’s Mandabi lays bare the relentless, rotten roots of French colonialism—roots flourishing still today.
Days of Future Past: What science fiction cinema got right about the future
How does our present live up to their future?
Johnny Mnemonic, 1995’s cyberpunk prediction of 2021
Keanu Reeves plays a hard drive on the run in this goofy ’90s cyberpunk thriller.
Of Tenets & Terminators or: How To End The World
Tenet could learn a lot from Terminator 2: Judgement Day’s masterclass in how to end the world.
Outtake Presents: your Christmas watchlist
Stuck for what to watch this Christmas? We’ve got you covered.