‘Pluribus’ Cinematographer Marshall Adams on Making a Sci-Fi Show Without Any Sci-Fi In It

Pluribus is excellent in every respect, but the beautiful cinematography is particularly memorable, evoking a strange and lonely world in the familiar terrain of Albuquerque, New Mexico. Marshall Adams and Paul Donachie, directors of photography on Vince Gilligan’s Apple TV sci-fi hit, bring a cinematic sensibility, anchoring the look of the show on Carol Sturka’s […]

Edgar Wright’s ‘The Running Man’ Cannot Visualize a Picture of Liberation

A white man kisses the head of his Black infant daughter while sitting on a couch.

*This essay contains spoilers for The Running Man. To what extent of pain can we turn into fast entertainment before any enjoyment collapses under the weight of agony? When I ask this, am I introducing the in-universe show, “The Running Man,” where people fight for their lives to excite fans? Or am I interrogating the […]