As a comedy of manners, Curb Your Enthusiasm focuses on the minutiae of the modern well-to-do Angeleno — and while it's not quite Jane Austen core (reimagined by a cranky, golf-obsessed Jewish comedian), it comes awfully close. A symphony of slights and masterpiece of misunderstandings, Curb takes a sharp look at social graces, dissecting them until they dissolve while answering all the big questions: How many napkins should you take from a restaurant dispenser? Read More...
Forget creature comforts — the creatures on this list are designed to push viewers to uncomfortable places filled with interesting ideas. The science fiction films that comprise Max's extensive inventory runneth over with daring heroes, treacherous villains, and everyday people plopped into extraordinary circumstances. Lose yourself in '60s epics adapted for the screen, CGI blockbusters, and foreign indie fare, all of which interrogate our ideas about humanity, technology, and who deserves to rule this planet — and planets in galaxies far, far away. Read More...
The best of the web (slinger) Marvel Comics; Illustration by Tim Leong for EW From Venom's first appearance to the arrival of the Punisher, we look back at the web-slinger's most THWIP-worthy covers. The Amazing Spider-Man #300 Marvel Comics Artist: Todd McFarlane, 1988 The repeating 300 is a striking visual with one of the best covers of Spider-Man in the black costume—which makes sense because this issue also has Venom's first full appearance. Read More...
