Posts tagged Pop Culture
Loki and the Allure of Alternate Timelines

This week saw the end of Loki, the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s third foray into the not-quite-cinematic world of streaming TV. The six-episode show followed the fan-favorite trickster god and his adventures with the Time Variance Authority (TVA), and adds to the recent canon of alternate reality/multiversal series. . . .

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Trese

Netflix’s Trese opens with a commuter train weaving through Manila skyscrapers, which then loses power in the middle of its elevated tracks. As the passengers vacate the train cars and walk along the tracks, they . . .

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It's a Sin

No longer just my favorite tune by the Pet Shop Boys, It’s a Sin now also refers to the new HBO Max miniseries chronicling the lives of a group of young queers in 1980s London as they thrive and survive the AIDS epidemic. Yes, that sounds very bleak…

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Victor ManiboPop Culture