In 'Asgard's Wrath 2,' VR gaming reaches a new God mode
Meta Quest fans have been asking for an exclusive longform, big-budget game for years. Asgard's Wrath 2 delivers with diverse gameplay and a divine cast.
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'The Crown' ends as pensive meditation on the most private public family on Earth
The Crown brought us six seasons of high-quality, royal melodrama. The final episodes strain under the weight of that legacy — they are a quiet finish to the show's final season.
'Wonka' returns with more music, less menace
Wonka, starring Timothée Chalamet as the titular candy mogul, is a much brighter story than Roald Dahl's original telling. But its sunny salute to dreaming your dreams has a charm all its own.
A new documentary examines the 'Star Wars Holiday Special' and asks: Why?
A long time ago - November 1978, to be exact - instead of episodes of "The Incredible Hulk" and "Wonder Woman," CBS aired a holiday special that was, well, totally out of this world.
Andre Braugher was a pioneer in playing smart, driven, flawed Black characters
Braugher, who starred on Homicide and Brooklyn Nine-Nine, died Tuesday at age 61. Trained at Juilliard and adept at stage work, the actor had a steely authority that undergirded most of his roles.
People have been searching for this song from 'The X-Files' for 25 years. Until now
A song playing in the background of one episode has fascinated and eluded fans for more than two decades as they sought to track it, and the musicians, down. Now that mystery has finally been solved.
10 years later, the 'Beyoncé' surprise drop still offers lessons about control
On Dec. 13, 2013, Beyoncé fans got a holiday gift no one expected. A decade later, the artistic and economic impact of her fifth album is still reverberating.
'Monk' returns for one 'Last Case' and it's a heaping serving of TV comfort food
Tony Shalhoub slips back into his Adrian Monk character after nearly 15 years with assurance and precision, nailing the comedy while still making room for somber themes of loss and depression.
After 18 years living with cancer, a poet offers 'Fifty Entries Against Despair'
Christian Wiman says he's no longer afraid of dying. "When death hangs over you for a while, you start to forget about it," he says. Wiman's new book is Zero at the Bone.
It took 23 years, but a 'Chicken Run' sequel has finally hatched
It's Bond meets The Truman Show in Aardman's sequel to Chicken Run. This time, the chickens break in — not out — to save the flock. Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget premieres on Netflix this week.