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Writing in a hectic, almost impromptu present tense while darting to and fro between dozens of parallel stories, Florian Illies has pieced together the emotional history of a doomed generation. His cast of European artists and intellectuals spend the 1920s experimenting erotically, then succumb to anxiety and outright panic during the 1930s; by the 1940s, they are either in exile or on their way to concentration camps.The structure of Illies’s book, apparently haphazard in its quick cuts between people and places, matches…

via Warner Bros. Some fans of Zack Snyder’s vision of superhero cinema seem pretty enthusiastic about having four different movies in 2023 to root against under new leadership at DC Studios. Late last year, filmmaker James Gunn and producer Peter Safran were named as co-heads of DC Studios. But before Gunn and Safran can begin pumping out new content, the company still has to release its final slate from the previous regime. The offloading of old properties has already started: There was the…

After the dust settled on Shohei Ohtani’s start against the Miami Marlins on Saturday at Angel Stadium, his final line depicted another commanding, six-inning outing. Yet, the two-way star assessed it as unexceptional.“Not good, not bad, just average overall,” Ohtani said after the Angels’ 8-5 loss in 10 innings to the Marlins. “I was able to get through six, so that was good, but I felt like I could have prevented some of those runs.”The Angels did not lose because of Ohtani. That happened in the 10th inning, when four…

DENVER —  Throughout this postseason, rookie coach Darvin Ham and his Lakers staff have made the right choice at the right moment, finding the right game-plan tweak, the right rotation change, the right shift at the right moment.They did with the way the Lakers defended Memphis in the first round. They did it with the way the Lakers chased Stephen Curry and quieted Klay Thompson against Golden State, and by plugging Lonnie Walker IV into the rotation in Game 4 and starting Dennis Schroder in Game 6 to dethrone the…

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy has been strutting his stuff for two weeks since wheedling his slim majority of House Republicans to (barely) pass a bill to raise the debt limit, supposedly strengthening his hand for negotiations with President Biden and Senate Democrats to avoid a first-ever default.McCarthy should relish his victory march for now. Because that strut is about to become a slog and, ultimately, a surrender of sorts. At stake is the job he fought so hard, and sold his soul, to get.“We lifted the debt limit.…

The DC Extended Universe is on its way out, and while Shazam! Fury of the Gods didn’t exactly kick off this last hurrah of a year as confidently as it could have, there’s still a hearty amount of gas left in the tank nevertheless, and it looks like most of it can be owed to The Flash. With unprecedented stakes at play and Michael Keaton’s Batman re-entering the ring, this team-up blockbuster could surprise even the prickliest doubter. If there was ever just one aspect that could translate into a…

Image via 20th Century Studios Despite any criticisms Avatar: The Way of Water may have gathered after release, one key aspect about the movie unites all audience members — the breathtaking nature of its extensive underwater scenes. The film truly achieved its goal of transporting viewers to another world through a screen, leaving many other water-heavy films in the dust. Naturally, all positive consequences have their drawbacks, though. When a new standard is set, everyone else has to keep up, lest audiences…

via Marvel Studios Remember when MCU threequels were the most universally beloved entries in the franchise? Captain America: Civil War, Thor: Ragnarok, Avengers: Infinity War… Unfortunately, the winning streak was broken just earlier this year with Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania, and now it appears that Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 is failing to break the curse. Elsewhere, James Gunn spills about the Guardian he was always determined to doom while Chris Pratt admits why we are practically guaranteed never…

Image via Marvel Studios/Remix via Apeksha Bagchi It is getting increasingly difficult to imagine Jonathan Majors in the MCU as the concerning assault allegations have been followed by the recent rumors that his PR and Talent agency has dropped him. But if Majors is indeed removed, we can’t blame just the latest developments in his life — his future as Kang the Conqueror was already resting on a shaky foundation that was laid long before Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania kicked its wobbly feet from under it.  As…

Images via Marvel Studios As Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania has aged over the past two months, the biggest question fans ask about it has gone from “how was that movie as bad as it was?” to “when can we see this bad movie again on streaming?” Although the Paul Rudd threequel is now available to buy and/or rent on digital, what fans really want to know is when we can expect to be able to catch it from the comfort of our own couch at no extra cost (for those who’ve already got a Disney Plus account).…