Ben Travers

‘Wonder Man’ Review: Marvel’s Actor-Buddies Sitcom Is a Testament to Yahya Abdul-Mateen’s Star Power Refreshingly separate from the rest of the MCU, 'Wonder Man' is a charming sitcom powered by two bonafide stars: Yahya Abdul-Mateen and Ben Kingsley.

"Wonder Man" is quite good, which is shocking on its own. But seven years since his "Watchmen" Emmy win, it's also a fantastic reminder of Yahya Abdul-Mateen's star power. www.indiewire.com/criticism/sh...

One hateful lawbreaking little worm down, plenty more to go.

“Everyone should be allowed to carry a gun for their safety but the government can murder you in the street if you have a gun” is an incredible endpoint for the conservative moment

‘The Pitt’ Season 2’s Gnarliest Surgeries, Ranked 'The Pitt' Season 2 is a modern TV marvel, deftly addressing pressing social issues with urgency and grace. It's also really, really gross! Cool!

For "The Pitt" sickos out there — an updating list! www.indiewire.com/lists/the-pi...

The History of Concrete: basically just an 100-minute episode of How to With John Wilson in which he ponders the impermanence of TV shows, rocks, and all living things. loved every minute of it. an obvious early #Sundance2026 standout.

my review: www.indiewire.com/criticism/mo...

‘The Beauty’ Review: Ryan Murphy’s Feeble Spin on ‘The Substance’ Is a Misshapen Mess Ryan Murphy's 'The Beauty' is a misshapen mess, diluting 'The Substance' across 11 plodding episodes that can't even hatch good body horror.

“The Beauty” is just so incredibly *lazy* I couldn’t even enjoy it as maximalist nonsense. Bad vibe, bad time. www.indiewire.com/criticism/sh...

in the past week more than 400 people have cumulatively donated more than $23,500 to my fundraiser for the Palestine Children's Relief Fund!

it would be *amazing* to hit $26,000 by the time the video drops tomorrow 👀

www.gofundme.com/f/david-ehrl...

THE 25 BEST FILMS OF 2025: A Video Countdown to watch previous video countdowns please visit: https://www.videocountdowns.com/ this year's video is once again in support of the Palestine Children's…

THE 25 BEST FILMS OF 2025

A Video Countdown

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It is a giant illegal plagiarism machine monetizing all of our intellectual property, & like every tech/finance grift before it, the business model is built on breaking the law & malfeasance. And the rush of university leaders & administrators to embed it in every aspect of our work is shameful.

Photo of Carrie Coon and Tracy Letts in the NYT

A special section of the NYT titled “Let’s Talk About Death”

Kudos to whatever NYT editor made sure these were in the same issue.

this one weird trick will let you make a talk show but not have to pay union rates

Hard to find a bigger treat to freedom of the press than the President openly reminding a powerful journalist, on TV, that the journalist only has his job because of the President, and everyone being so lazily used to this sort of thing they don't even bother to edit it out for propriety's sake.

‘A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms’ Review: Can ‘Game of Thrones’ Be Good? 'A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms,' HBO's new 'Game of Thrones' series, follows a knight and his squire living honorable lives in a treacherous world.

I guess so!
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abolish ice is the centrist position, the position moderates will take to appeal to the center

these videos have raised more than $180,000(!) for a variety of urgent causes over the last few years.

this year i'm once again supporting the Palestine Children's Relief Fund, whose work is tragically as vital as ever. please consider giving if you can!

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‘Industry’ Review: Season 4 Is a Remarkable Reboot That Will Blind You with Its Brilliance With Pierpoint in the rearview and a nebulous new world ahead, Harper plays to win, costs be damned, in a thrilling fourth season of HBO's 'Industry.'

Glad the TV gods cleared tonight's schedule — there's truly NOTHING else on — so everyone can enjoy the "Industry" Season 4 premiere together. Good show! www.indiewire.com/criticism/sh...

‘Industry’ Review: Season 4 Is a Remarkable Reboot That Will Blind You with Its Brilliance With Pierpoint in the rearview and a nebulous new world ahead, Harper plays to win, costs be damned, in a thrilling fourth season of HBO's 'Industry.'

Glad the TV gods cleared tonight's schedule — there's truly NOTHING else on — so everyone can enjoy the "Industry" Season 4 premiere together. Good show! www.indiewire.com/criticism/sh...

On the Renewed and Continuing Necessity of "Exterminate All the Brutes" | Features | Roger Ebert "Exterminate All the Brutes" is a documentary unafraid to meet emotion with emotion, because emotion ranks among fascism’s most powerful and effective tools.

You can check out the film on HBO, or for a dope AF analysis on the film's renewed relevance read @sorayanadiamcdonald.com's analysis here: www.rogerebert.com/features/on-...

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Partial Rules changes for 78th Emmy competition (2026): Television Movie Category: The name of the Outstanding Television Movie category has been changed to Outstanding Movie to more accurately reflect the evolving landscape of cinematic content created for broadcast or streaming.

Six years later:
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Some nights you just need to sit in a theater filled with people who erupt in applause when Ken Leung appears onscreen. #Industry

‘The Pitt’ Review: Season 2’s Ticking Clock Is More Urgent Than Ever 'The Pitt' Season 2 delivers a pulse-pounding 15-hour shift filled with patients in crisis, a crumbling infrastructure, and doctors doing their best.

The clock is ticking in “The Pitt” Season 2 — and not just on the wall of the E.R. (er, I mean, E.D.) Here’s my review of the subtle heightening of a drama built on urgency: www.indiewire.com/criticism/sh...

AOC: This has now become what we feared most about ICE for a long time—that it would be used as an anti-civilian force with no accountability. At the end of the day, what we saw today was a murder, and murders in cold blood need to be prosecuted.

Live updates: Officials confirm ICE-involved shooting in south Minneapolis Witnesses reported a person was shot in south Minneapolis on Wednesday morning, amid a large presence of federal law enforcement officers. It was not immediately clear who may have been shot, or who m...

ICE shot and killed someone in south Minneapolis

Ron Trosper (Tim Robinson) talking to a chatbot in 'The Chair Company'

All the ‘Stranger Things’ Main Characters Should Live, Actually The Duffer brothers face criticism for refusing to kill off 'Stranger Things' characters, but after Season 5 Volume 2 — guess what? They're right.

lol I forgot to share this back when Vol. 2 dropped www.indiewire.com/criticism/sh...

‘Stranger Things’ Review: Finale Plays It Safe and Sound — with a Few Stinging Exceptions The 'Stranger Things' finale is light on surprises and heavy on sentiment, as the Netflix series bids a sound enough farewell — for now. [SPOILERS]

"Stranger Things" ended almost exactly as expected, which honestly wasn't the worst way to go. My spoiler-y review: www.indiewire.com/criticism/sh...

Everyone hearing this news will have the same one-word reaction. Might be sad, might be pissed, might be a dozen different feelings, but they’ll use that single word to express themselves, just like he could. A great, special actor.