A Tale Of 2 Star Wars Holiday Specials: 2020 (LEGO) Vs. 1978 (Oh, No)
The new LEGO Star Wars Holiday Special gently satirizes the franchise, but the 1978 Star Wars Holiday Special nearly killed it.
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'A Teacher' Tells A Lesson In Predatory Behavior
In the Hulu on FX limited series "A Teacher," a high school English teacher (Kate Mara) lures a student (Nick Robinson) into a sexual relationship. It doesn't turn out well.
Life Is Hellish Enough — That's Why I Had To Stop Playing 'Hades'
The hit video game about escaping the underworld is immensely popular and irresistibly well-crafted — but despite its promise of infinite content, the replay value begins to fade eventually.
How Will Your Favorite Holiday Traditions Fare This Year? Tell Us About It
As with everything in 2020, the holidays feel a little different amid a global pandemic. We want to hear how your favorite traditions are enduring, changing or being skipped altogether this season.
The Charming 'Dash & Lily' Is Sweet Holiday Goodness
The Netflix adaptation of a novel about a couple of teenagers who communicate by writing in a shared notebook is a well-made limited series with old-fashioned appeal.
Playstation 5, Xbox Series X Bring Sony-Microsoft Rivalry To A New Generation
New video game consoles from Microsoft and Sony are out this week — the latest installment in a long-running battle between two companies competing for dominance in the video game market.
'Among Us,' It's Every Little Space Sausage For Themselves
The social deduction game. where you play a froup of funny-shaped little spaceman trying to uncover murderous impostors among you, originally came out in 2018 — but it's having a real moment now.
The Cider-Sipping, Mitten-Wearing Guide To 2020 Holiday Movies
We've got the goods on a large number of movies coming to cable and streaming over the holiday season, complete with notes to help you find the ones that are right up your alley.
'Moonbase 8' Scrubs The Mission
The Showtime comedy series about three NASA astronauts-in-training at a mock moonbase in the desert vibrates on its own singular wavelength, but never generates laughs.
We Talk 'Queen's Gambit' With Chess Expert And Tiny Desk Winner Linda Diaz
Linda Diaz, who won this year's Tiny Desk Contest at NPR Music, is a chess expert and international chess champion. She sat down to talk with us about the Netflix series The Queen's Gambit.