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  • Lovecraft Country Stepped Up Its Game by Going Full Body Horror

    Lovecraft Country Stepped Up Its Game by Going Full Body Horror

    By framing H.P. Lovecraft’s own white supremacist beliefs as the ultimate horror plaguing its heroes, Lovecraft Country’s given itself a way of focusing on scares that are more cerebral and emotional than the vicious, tentacled monsters the author popularised in his stories. But with “Strange Case,” the show spends some much needed time getting into…


  • Dune’s Cast Is Extremely Proud and Incredibly Close

    Dune’s Cast Is Extremely Proud and Incredibly Close

    Denis Villeneuve’s Dune has amassed one of the biggest, most talented film casts in years. Many of them are bona fide superstars. You might expect that putting them in glorified wetsuits in the middle of the desert would cause one of them to complain — at least a little. However, when asked that very question,…