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‘Project Hail Mary,’ Amazes!

Emotionally brilliant, 'Project Hail Mary' will most likely claim a spot as one of the best films of the decade. 

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‘People We Meet on Vacation’: Emily Henry’s Advice is to Ruin the Friendship People We Meet on Vacation reminds its viewers that it’s not always about boisterous expressions of passion. Sometimes it’s falling for your best friend that makes you realize the fireworks are from the desire to be cared for, to be loved, to be known, and to be changed.

‘People We Meet on Vacation’: Emily Henry’s Advice is to Ruin the Friendship

People We Meet on Vacation reminds its viewers that it’s not always about boisterous expressions of passion. Sometimes it’s falling for your best friend that makes you realize the fireworks are from the desire to be cared…

‘Pluribus’ Cinematographer Marshall Adams on Making a Sci-Fi Show Without Any Sci-Fi In It Pluribus is excellent in every respect, but the beautiful cinematography is particularly memorable, evoking a strange and lonely world in the familiar terrain of Albuquerque, New Mexico. Marshall Adams and Paul Donachie, directors of photography on Vince Gilligan's Apple TV sci-fi hit, bring a cinematic sensibility, anchoring the look of the show on Carol Sturka's (Rhea Seehorn) perspective.

‘Pluribus’ Cinematographer Marshall Adams on Making a Sci-Fi Show Without Any Sci-Fi In It

Pluribus is excellent in every respect, but the beautiful cinematography is particularly memorable, evoking a strange and lonely world in the familiar terrain of Albuquerque, New Mexico. Marshall Adams and…

Edgar Wright’s ‘The Running Man’ Cannot Visualize a Picture of Liberation

*This essay contains spoilers for The Running Man. To what extent of pain can we turn into fast entertainment before any enjoyment collapses under the weight of agony? When I ask this, am I introducing the in-universe show,…

‘Pluribus’ Production Designer Denise Pizzini on Building a Neighborhood from Scratch and Making All of Those Dead Body Parts Production designer Denise Pizzini certainly had her work cut out for her on Pluribus, taking on the tall task of building not just a cul-de-sac, but authentically portraying all the show's international locations. Pizzini, who also worked with Vince Gilligan on the final season of Better Call Saul, sat down with Screen Speck to discuss the show's look, working with the City of Albuquerque to create a custom home neighborhood, and the days it felt like she was actually working on the production design of a horror movie instead of an Apple TV sci-fi drama.

‘Pluribus’ Production Designer Denise Pizzini on Building a Neighborhood from Scratch and Making All of Those Dead Body Parts

Production designer Denise Pizzini certainly had her work cut out for her on Pluribus, taking on the tall task of building not just a cul-de-sac, but authentically…

‘Pluribus’ Costume Designer Jennifer L. Bryan on Dressing the Hivemind and Saying Goodbye to Kim Wexler Jennifer L. Bryan has collaborated with Vince Gilligan and his merry band of recurring cast and crew for years now. According to her, she wouldn't have it any other way, missing the shorthand she has with them when she works on other projects between seasons. Apple TV just announced that Pluribus is their number one new show, and Screen Speck…

‘Pluribus’ Costume Designer Jennifer L. Bryan on Dressing the Hivemind and Saying Goodbye to Kim Wexler

Jennifer L. Bryan has collaborated with Vince Gilligan and his merry band of recurring cast and crew for years now. According to her, she wouldn't have it any other way, missing the shorthand…

‘Tuner’ Composer Will Bates on Finding The Sound of Safecracking Tuner snaps along at a satisfying pace, both because of Greg O’Bryant’s editing and Will Bates’s score.

‘Tuner’ Composer Will Bates on Finding The Sound of Safecracking

Tuner snaps along at a satisfying pace, both because of Greg O’Bryant’s editing and Will Bates’s score.

Zefyr Lisowski’s ‘Uncanny Valley Girls: Essays on Horror, Survival, Love’ Discusses Resistance & Community Through Horror Screen Speck got the chance to talk with Zefyr Lisowski about her new book, Uncanny Valley Girls: Essays on Horror, Survival, and Love, and the complexities of the horror genre, love through communal watching, and radical acceptance.  

Zefyr Lisowski’s ‘Uncanny Valley Girls: Essays on Horror, Survival, Love’ Discusses Resistance & Community Through Horror

Screen Speck got the chance to talk with Zefyr Lisowski about her new book, Uncanny Valley Girls: Essays on Horror, Survival, and Love, and the complexities of the horror…

‘Tron: Ares’ Can’t Survive Itself Tron: Ares, full of beautiful imagery and exciting sounds, doesn’t fully follow through on all of its interesting ideas.

‘Tron: Ares’ Can’t Survive Itself

Tron: Ares, full of beautiful imagery and exciting sounds, doesn’t fully follow through on all of its interesting ideas.

Long Live Asian Cinema: 2025’s Asian American International Film Festival For the Asian American International Film Festival, here are four feature directorial debuts that explore grief, trauma, and perseverance in a world that is ever-changing.

Long Live Asian Cinema: 2025’s Asian American International Film Festival

For the Asian American International Film Festival, here are four feature directorial debuts that explore grief, trauma, and perseverance in a world that is ever-changing.

‘The Summer I Turned Pretty’s’ Virality Is Discrediting the Binge-Model

The Summer I Turned Pretty going viral is further proof that not only do people yearn for the weekly release schedule.

‘Night Always Comes’ Can’t Quite Reckon with the Pain of Poverty something is missing in Night Always Comes, some important reflection that could raise this story from just another Netflix drop into something more revealing about our current socioeconomic hellscape.

‘Night Always Comes’ Can’t Quite Reckon with the Pain of Poverty

something is missing in Night Always Comes, some important reflection that could raise this story from just another Netflix drop into something more revealing about our current socioeconomic hellscape.

The Style is 'The Substance' By phasing out actors based on their age, Hollywood is phasing out humanity in films.

"The Substance is a reminder of the toll that this exacts on not only actresses within Hollywood but also everyday people."

Guest writer, @thaconwrites.bsky.social, extrapolates aging and Hollywood in the nitty and gritty parts of The Substance. Read now:

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The Style is ‘The Substance’ By phasing out actors based on their age, Hollywood is phasing out humanity in films

The Style is ‘The Substance’

By phasing out actors based on their age, Hollywood is phasing out humanity in films

‘The Fantastic Four: First Steps’ Is Missing Something That Isn’t Its Actresses Fantastic Four suffers from the opposite problem of its summer crosstown rival, James Gunn’s Superman.

"Fantastic Four suffers from the opposite problem of its summer crosstown rival, James Gunn’s Superman."

As far as Marvel films go, The Fantastic Four: First Steps lacks the wow factor some other iterations had according to @vnavarrowriter.bsky.social

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‘The Fantastic Four: First Steps’ Is Missing Something That Isn’t Its Actresses Fantastic Four suffers from the opposite problem of its summer crosstown rival, James Gunn’s Superman.

‘The Fantastic Four: First Steps’ Is Missing Something That Isn’t Its Actresses

Fantastic Four suffers from the opposite problem of its summer crosstown rival, James Gunn’s Superman.

Keeley Hazell’s ‘Everyone’s Seen My Tits’ Is a Tired White Feminist Trope The result leaves out lot of humanity, replacing it instead with aggressive sarcasm.

Keeley Hazell’s ‘Everyone’s Seen My Tits’ Is a Tired White Feminist Trope

The result leaves out lot of humanity, replacing it instead with aggressive sarcasm.

Intermissions volume 1 theme: Trauma & Grief READ HERE FOLLOW US: BLUESKY instagram youtube zine intermissions zine guidelines poetry 3-5 poems submitted in a single document. Each submission should be 10 pages max...

Reminder to everyone that @intermissions.bsky.social submissions are now open for its second volume zine! Submissions will close on August 30th. Please make sure you read our guidelines before submitting.

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‘I Know What You Did Last Summer’ and the Dangers of Nostalgia  Robinson’s I Know What You Did Last Summer joins the ranks of soulless remakes, reboots, and refried stories that seem inescapable these days.

‘I Know What You Did Last Summer’ and the Dangers of Nostalgia 

Robinson’s I Know What You Did Last Summer joins the ranks of soulless remakes, reboots, and refried stories that seem inescapable these days.

A repost for the evening crowd: I wrote about Superman (2025) and my very complicated feelings about it.

Hello! @intermissions.bsky.social has opened up submissions for its second volume. our theme for this volume is: comedy. Read our post and find our submission form over on @screenspeck.bsky.social where Intermissions is now living.

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Intermissions is opening up submissions for its second volume zine! Submissions will close on August 30th. Please make sure you read our guidelines before submitting. Intermissions is also now housed by @screenspeck.bsky.social so pls go follow them as well.

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James Gunn’s ‘Superman’ is Messy. I Hope You See It Anyway. I saw James Gunn's Superman twice in its first weekend. I saw it again the next weekend. It's frustrating and disingenuous; it feels clean, clear, and resonant. It suffocates beneath a stuffed script that never slows down: a near-trainwreck that also blurs its way into a joyride. It's disingenuous at times, not weighty enough to grapple with the immense agony of modern war.

James Gunn’s ‘Superman’ is Messy. I Hope You See It Anyway.

I saw James Gunn's Superman twice in its first weekend. I saw it again the next weekend. It's frustrating and disingenuous; it feels clean, clear, and resonant. It suffocates beneath a stuffed script that never slows down: a…

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Screen Speck's Top Romantic Comedies The team here at Screen Speck took the challenging task of listing out some of our favorite romantic comedies.

The team here at Screen Speck took the challenging task of listing out some of our favorite romantic comedies. Check out our picks!

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Screen Speck’s Top Romantic Comedies The team here at Screen Speck took the challenging task of listing out some of our favorite romantic comedies.

Screen Speck’s Top Romantic Comedies

The team here at Screen Speck took the challenging task of listing out some of our favorite romantic comedies.

a man with a mustache says " enjoy your balloons " Alt: milchick tells mark to enjoy his balloons

congratulations to 2025 emmy winner tramell tillman