The pieces are in place. Most importantly, the stakes have weight. The dance can only be deadly.

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Faithfulness to Homer and pure fidelity was never the point.

Tower Records in Tokyo is now stocking Manila's best, freshly pressed on vinyl, all for the love of physical media.

This new wave of YouTuber-turned-director movies asks what we owe each other, and what that says about modern masculinity.

A fanboy's unfiltered evaluation of every record from the nation's girl group.

Expect House of the Dragon's third season to go scorched-earth with its set pieces.

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 It was improbable that Emperor Palpatine/Darth Sidious would be back after his death in Return of the Jedi. But not that long ago, in a place not that far, far away, real life echoed the same thing.

Because there’s no budget to construct digital worlds, our filmmakers are stuck with real, physical places, focused on innovating in camera work. And honestly, they are better off with it.