Harry Khachatrian

3 weeks ago | washingtonexaminer.com | Harry Khachatrian

Craig Mazin might be the most libertarian showrunner working in television today. Chernobyl, his breakout miniseries, was a harrowing indictment of centralized incompetence. And The Last of Us, at least in its first season, revolved around the corrupting perils of consolidated power, culminating in one man’s decision to protect a child rather than submit to the demands of a militant pseudo-science collective.

1 month ago | washingtonexaminer.com | Harry Khachatrian

If generative artificial intelligence was all the rage back in 2023, when Mission: Impossible — Dead Reckoning Part One premiered, it’s now practically inescapable — embedded in every app, startup, and subscription service with a login screen. Naturally, this futuristic, energy-hungry, and vaguely apocalyptic technology has wormed its way into the plot of Tom Cruise’s final outing as Impossible Mission Force agent Ethan Hunt in Final Reckoning.

1 month ago | washingtonexaminer.com | Harry Khachatrian

“Pregnancy costs extra; it’s $90 per month.” This line from the latest season of Black Mirror, Charlie Brooker’s Twilight Zone-inspired sci-fi anthology on Netflix, succinctly captures the show’s persistent knack for extrapolating unsettling trends in modern technology.

1 month ago | washingtonexaminer.com | Harry Khachatrian

Deep into what Marvel calls its fifth phase, the studio’s 36th film, Thunderbolts, unfolds in a post-Avengers era. The star-studded supergroup has disbanded, with its scant vestiges becoming fixtures within U.S. government bureaucracies; even the Winter Soldier is now a suited congressman. More proof that President Ronald Reagan was on to something when he quipped that a government bureau is the closest thing to eternal life we’ll ever see on this Earth.

2 months ago | washingtonexaminer.com | Harry Khachatrian

There is an age-old myth about blues legend Robert Johnson. As the story goes, Johnson met the devil at a crossroads and sold his soul in exchange for unparalleled guitar prowess. This perennial fable, rooted in American folklore and the haunting melodies of the Deep South, lies at the heart of Ryan Coogler’s latest film, Sinners, a supernatural drama merging blues heritage with gothic horror. Sinners follows twin brothers Smoke and Stack Moore (both played by Michael B.