Tori Preston

Vermont

Managing Editor at Pajiba

Co-Host at Podjiba Podcast

Managing Editor @pajiba / Co-host Podjiba podcast / freelance writer / I have room for more chainsaws in my life

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‘Echo Valley’ Review: Julianne Moore Plays A Mother Who Should Care Less

1 week ago | soc.life | Tori Preston

AppleTV+’s Echo Valley has a lot going for it. Julianne Moore anchors the film, with supporting turns from Sydney Sweeney and Domhnall Gleeson, all operating at an unlikable-to-loathsome pitch that is effective if unpleasant. The script, from Mare of Easttown’s Brad Ingelsby, finds drug abuse and other crimes in picturesque rural Pennsylvania. Fiona Shaw is there, in her niche as the wise friend you call when things get tough.
‘Echo Valley’ Review: Julianne Moore Plays A Mother Who Should Care Less

1 week ago | pajiba.com | Tori Preston

AppleTV+’s Echo Valley has a lot going for it. Julianne Moore anchors the film, with supporting turns from Sydney Sweeney and Domhnall Gleeson, all operating at an unlikable-to-loathsome pitch that is effective if unpleasant. The script, from Mare of Easttown’s Brad Ingelsby, finds drug abuse and other crimes in picturesque rural Pennsylvania. Fiona Shaw is there, in her niche as the wise friend you call when things get tough.
Big News for Season Three of ‘The Last of Us’ (And Bad News About Season Two)

2 weeks ago | pajiba.com | Tori Preston

By Tori Preston | TV | June 11, 2025 Header Image Source: HBO (via screenshot) Let’s start with the good news: We’re gonna see a lot more of Kaitlyn Dever’s Abby in the next season of The Last Of Us. During an Emmys FYC event for the series yesterday, co-creators Craig Mazin and Neil Druckmann confirmed that season three would be centered on Abby, mirroring the game’s plot structure.
‘Clarkson’s Farm 4’ Proves Amazon Is Still In The Jeremy Clarkson Business, Apparently

2 weeks ago | pajiba.com | Tori Preston

By Tori Preston | TV | June 11, 2025 8 Header Image Source: 8 When I saw that Amazon Prime Video had a fourth season of Clarkson’s Farm available to watch, I was a bit surprised. I could have sworn that the streamer had parted ways with Clarkson two years ago, in the wake of his wildly sexist column in The Sun about Meghan Markle.
Apple TV+'s 'Murderbot' Takes a Big Departure from the Novels

2 weeks ago | pajiba.com | Tori Preston

AppleTV+’s Murderbot series just took its biggest departure from the novels in last week’s episode, “Rogue War Tracker Infinite,” when it introduced Pen15’s Anna Konkle as Leebeebee, a survivor of the DeltFall massacre. In the books, there were no survivors at the DeltFall encampment, so seeing Leebeebee emerge from the bushes likely made readers raise their eyebrows in surprise … or suspicion.
Does the Latest Development in 'Doctor Who' Feel Like a Red Flag?

3 weeks ago | pajiba.com | Tori Preston

Unless you’ve been keeping tabs on the British tabloids or Reddit leaks this year, it probably came as quite a shock when the latest season of Doctor Who concluded with Ncuti Gatwa’s 15th Doctor regenerating into Billie Piper.
What If ‘Murderbot’ Is Just Quibi Done Right?

3 weeks ago | pajiba.com | Tori Preston

By Tori Preston | TV | June 3, 2025 Header Image Source: AppleTV+ “Appointment TV” used to be synonymous with water-cooler shows, the ones you’d tune into every week because everyone else was watching too, and you wanted to be a part of the conversation.
‘Mountainhead’ Review: Jesse Armstrong Speed Runs the End of Civilization for Laughs

3 weeks ago | pajiba.com | Tori Preston

By Tori Preston | Film | June 2, 2025 Header Image Source: HBO (via screenshot) Jesse Armstrong is an absolute madman. He came off the end of the critically acclaimed Succession and apparently decided he had more to say about the ways ultra-rich people ruin everything, so he wrote a movie about it. Then he directed it himself, as his feature film debut. He did all of that, the writing and the directing, in under six months. And here’s the kicker: it’s good.
‘The Last of Us’ Season Two Finale: No Resolution for the Wicked

1 month ago | pajiba.com | Tori Preston

By golly, I think they’re gonna do it. I think season three will be all-Abby. Certainly, that’s the way things seemed to be heading, as the final scene of the finale rewinds the clock to “Seattle Day One” from Abby’s point of view. And I imagine that decision may prove frustrating for some viewers, considering where The Last Of Us left Ellie in the moments before that reveal: shouting “No!” while Abby aims a gun at her and a shot goes off. Regardless, it’s the right move.
‘Friendship’ Hilariously Asks the Question, “What If Some Dudes Deserve To Be Isolated?”

1 month ago | pajiba.com | Tori Preston

There are a lot of headlines these days about “male isolation” and “friendship recession,” detailing the reasons why men seem to be forming fewer deep bonds with other men. Remote work and less participation in church or other community structures limit social exposure, while toxic masculinity pressures men to avoid emotional intimacy.