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fromInverse
1 day ago

16 Years Later, Sam Raimi's Next Movie Goes Back To His Bloody Roots

Send Help stars Rachel McAdams as Linda Liddle, a frumpy corporate worker who's degraded and mocked by her boss, Bradley Preston (Dylan O'Brien). As the sole survivors of a private plane crash, they must work together to survive. "But ultimately," the plot description reads, "it is an unsettling and darkly humorous battle of wills and wits to make it out alive."
Film
Television
fromVulture
1 week ago

The Chair Company Is a Rich Text for Tim Robinson Sickos

Tim Robinson repeatedly explores men consumed by fixations, often in drab corporate settings; The Chair Company follows Ron Trosper's breakdown at a mall-development firm.
Video games
fromInverse
1 month ago

'The Outer Worlds 2 ' Let Me Play As A Big Dumb Idiot, and I Loved It

The Outer Worlds 2 supports playing a bumbling, hapless character while offering improved shooting, sharper visuals, and continued corporate satire in an alternate future.
Artificial intelligence
fromRoger Ebert
5 months ago

Apple TV+'s "Murderbot" Functions Along Mission Parameters, But Needs To Work Out Some Bugs | TV/Streaming | Roger Ebert

The 'Murderbot' series translates humorous themes of the original novels, showcasing a cynical robot navigating a corporate-dominated future.
Video games
fromInverse
5 months ago

'Revenge of the Savage Planet' Is a Charming Bite-Sized Metroidvania

Revenge of the Savage Planet offers a satisfying, concise exploration experience, effectively balancing humor and gameplay within a Metroidvania framework.
fromSlate Magazine
5 months ago

The Rehearsal's Latest Episode Makes a Very Dark Joke. But It Doesn't End There.

Fielder's venture, Summit Ice, combines quality outerwear with Holocaust awareness, parodying corporate altruism while genuinely contributing to Holocaust education through its sales.
Media industry
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