time travel

Not Where But When: Past and Future in Netflix’s ‘Dark’

Not Where But When: Past and Future in Netflix’s ‘Dark’

The German-language sci-fi thriller Dark perfectly captures the unsettling experience of being trapped by history.

Tenuous Temporal Deconstruction in Marvel’s ‘Extermination #1’

Transcending Time-Tested Tropes in Marvel’s ‘X-men Blue #20’

Subverting the Romcom: Mercedes Grower on Creating ‘Brakes’

Subverting the Romcom: Mercedes Grower on Creating ‘Brakes’

Brakes plunges straight into the brutal and absurd endings of the relationships of nine couples before travelling back in time to discover the moments of those first sparks of love.

Doubling (And Tripling) Down On Time Travel in ‘X-men Blue #16’

Yoshio Aramaki’s ‘The Sacred Era’ Is Anything But a Heavenly Read

Yoshio Aramaki’s ‘The Sacred Era’ Is Anything But a Heavenly Read

As much as I had hoped, Cloud Atlas, The Bone Clocks, or even 1Q84, The Sacred Era is not.
There Is No Coming of Age in ‘Oxenfree’

There Is No Coming of Age in ‘Oxenfree’

Oxenfree argues that age doesn’t necessarily bring wisdom and that growing older doesn’t necessarily make us more mature.
Moving Pixels Podcast: Life Gets Stranger

Moving Pixels Podcast: Life Gets Stranger

With its third episode, Life is Strange gets a little bit stranger.
Moving Pixels Podcast: Coming of Age When ‘Life Is Strange’

Moving Pixels Podcast: Coming of Age When ‘Life Is Strange’

Time travelling and selfies are the central conceits of Life Is Strange.

‘Man in the Empty Suit’ Is a Baffling Read

‘The Philadelphia Experiment’ Is So Bad It’s Almost Good

‘Safety Not Guaranteed’ Outshines Its Intriguing Premise