Tag: movies
Shockbuster Season: Why the Death of the Summer Movie Is a...
Forty-seven years ago today, everything changed. True believers might already know what it was: On May 25, 1977, Star Wars hit movie theaters and...
Scarlett Johansson’s OpenAI Feud Makes Her an Uncanny Folk Hero
There is a distinct moment in the Marvel Cinematic Universe when Black Widow became a hero for the everyfan. It happens early in 2012âs...
‘Furiosa’ Crystalizes the Power—and Limits—of Cli-Fi
The title card that opens 1979âs original Mad Max places the action in a very near future, looming just âa few years from now.â...
What ScarJo v. ChatGPT Could Look Like in Court
It doesn’t matter whether a person’s actual voice is used in an imitation or not, Rothman says, only whether that audio confuses listeners. In...
Netflix Isn’t About Flicks Anymore
âNetflixâ was always a bit of a misnomer. In a well-worn piece of Silicon Valley lore, cofounder Reed Hastings once said, âThereâs a reason...
Jane Schoenbrun Wants to Blow Up Your TV
Jason Parham: Why do people look to TV for identity?Jane Schoenbrun: In a broad sense culturally, we look to media for identity for reasons...
I Am Once Again Asking Our Tech Overlords to Watch the...
Today OpenAI announced GPT-4o, a new AI model that will be available to free and paid users alike. Among its many upgrades—faster response times,...
Disney and Warner Bros. Discovery Just Reinvented Cable
Said it before, will say it again: Streaming is just cable TV now. So much so that the services created to give cord-cutters the...
Why the Voices of Black Twitter Were Worth Saving
The fear was reasonable. It was a fear I also carried. Uncertainty about whether or not I should tell the story now, and whether...
Nicholas Galitzine Clears Up Speculation About His Sexuality After Playing Several...
Prince Henry is a BookTok icon, but fans may be surprised to learn that Nicholas Galitzine’s gay character in Red, White & Royal Blue...