Why Keeping Score Isn’t Fun Anymore

In a new book, C. Thi Nguyen looks to his personal passions — from video games to yo-yoing — to illuminate the downside of ...

Code Violet Review

Violet herself is a hollow shell with no motivations outside of doing what others tell her to do, as well as being ...
Gizmodo

‘My Hero Academia’ Carried the Shonen Anime Torch to a Triumphant Finish

'My Hero Academia' earned its flowers as a superhero epic that never lost its way—and it also elevated the genre to new heights. Reading time 8 minutes When I first came across My Hero Academia, it ...
Harvard Business Review

AI Tools Make Coders More Important, Not Less

Of all the possible applications of generative AI, the value proposition of using it to write code was perhaps the clearest. Coding can be slow and it requires expertise, both of which can be ...
Los Angeles Times

Vaguely fantastical without ever being fantastic, ‘100 Nights of Hero’ is less than magical

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. “Are you ready? Then we shall begin.” This narration, over an image of three moons hanging in the sky, begins ...
Variety

‘100 Nights of Hero’ Review: A Mischievous Fairytale Laid Low by Its Withheld Approach

Resplendent in costume and production design, but shaky in overall execution, the star-studded fantasy romance “100 Nights of Hero” is the second feature from writer-director Julia Jackman. Based on ...
TheWrap

‘100 Nights of Hero’ Review: An Inspiring Queer Tragi-Comedy of Manners

Maika Monroe and Emma Corrin in '100 Nights of Hero' (Independent Film Company) Birdman: He’s not just a lawyer anymore. He’s not Michael Keaton, either. In Julia Jackman’s “100 Nights of Hero” he’s ...
The New York Times

‘100 Nights of Hero’ Review: A Feminist Fairy Tale

This flawed but endearing film stars Emma Corrin as a protective maid and features Charli XCX as a sister with a secret. By Brandon Yu When you purchase a ticket for an independently reviewed film ...
The Baltimore Sun

Movie Review: Holiday movies, and moms, deserve better than ‘Oh. What. Fun.’

Michelle Pfeiffer plays a mom on the edge at Christmas time in the new movie “Oh. What. Fun.” If the sarcastic punctuation wasn’t enough of a tip off, Pfeiffer’s character Claire is not having the ...
The Spokesman-Review

Movie review: Storytelling less than magical in fantastical ‘100 Nights of Hero’

Credits: Directed by Julia Jackman, starring Nicholas Galitzine, Maika Monroe, Emma Corrin, Charli xcx, Felicity Jones and Markella Kavenagh. Rating/runtime: PG-13 for sexual material, some bloody ...
Chicago Tribune

Review: The storytelling less than magical in ‘100 Nights of Hero’

“Are you ready? Then we shall begin.” This narration, over an image of three moons hanging in the sky, begins Julia Jackman’s “100 Nights of Hero,” which she adapted from Isabel Greenberg’s 2016 ...