Eyes of Wakanda feels like fanfiction turned into Marvel history

Eyes of Wakanda feels like fanfiction turned into Marvel history

Ryan Coogler’s first Black Panther feature set itself apart by pushing audiences to think about how comic book heroes and villains would fit into a world shaped by horrors like the trans-Atlantic slave trade. Black Panther and its 2022 sequel, Wakanda Forever, used their characters to comment on our reality’s complicated and oftentimes ugly history […]

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Peacock’s adaptation finally feels like Twisted Metal in season 2

Peacock’s adaptation finally feels like Twisted Metal in season 2

The first season of Twisted Metal was almost like a prologue. Peacock’s adaptation of the long-dormant PlayStation game series spent 10 episodes setting up its car-focused post-apocalyptic world and most of the major characters, all while rattling off a never-ending barrage of jokes. But it never really felt all that much like the games it […]

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