Brian Tallerico

3 days ago | rogerebert.com | Brian Tallerico

"Andor" opens its second season with a micro version of what it does so well: a scene of sharp intellect about becoming who you are when you stand up for what you believe in, before pivoting to a larger-than-life "Star Wars Action Sequence" that comes out of nowhere and unfolds unexpectedly. It's a great ten-minute season overture: Messaging that feels timelier than ever blended into grandiose sci-fi action storytelling that's riveting within its own universe.

1 week ago | vulture.com | Brian Tallerico

This season’s “White Bear” reference, reporting for duty. By now, most viewers know Charlie Brooker’s Black Mirror takes place in an interconnected universe in which characters watch the same shows on Streamberry, play games designed by Tuckersoft, and order food from Barnies. In almost every episode, Brooker and his writers drop Easter eggs for the most loyal fans who love to consider how far away we are from some of the future tech on this show actually existing (the answer: not far).

2 weeks ago | rogerebert.com | Brian Tallerico

Thierry Frémaux and Iris Knobloch announced the lineup for the 78 th Cannes Film Festival this morning, confirming some suspicions of what would premiere this year while dashing some dreams of a few potential inclusions. The festival had already announced that they would premiere the newest from Tom Cruise, who plans to end the nearly three-decade saga of Ethan Hunt in "Mission Impossible: The Final Reckoning," out of competition.

2 weeks ago | rogerebert.com | Brian Tallerico

What role does a show about a depressing, tech-addicted future play in a depressing, tech-addicted 2025? It's been fascinating to watch as some of the "what if" scenarios of Charlie Brooker's influential sci-fi anthology series became reality, arguably making it harder to find escapism in a show that's often about the questionable morality around modern technology.

2 weeks ago | rogerebert.com | Brian Tallerico

Anyone who has played the games on which HBO's " The Last of Us" is based knows that things are about to get intense. Without spoiling a single thing, the video game " The Last of Us, Part II " turns up the volume on the first game's themes of individual responsibility set against the greater good with blood and trauma.