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Showtime How Penny Dreadful Reanimated the Gothic-Horror Genre
The Showtime series serves up frights, action, and big ideas about life and death—sans camp.
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Virungamovie.com Gorillas, Guns, and Oil: A Journey Inside Virunga National Park
In Orlando Von Einsiedel's new documentary, rangers fend off poachers, rebels, and multinational companies.
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Alaa Al-Marjani/Reuters Iraq's Long Unraveling
As militants vow to seize Baghdad, the country is facing a crisis that has been building for years.
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Why Captain America Started Spying
Writer Ed Brubaker, who created the 2005 comic book that inspired the new Marvel movie, says he wanted to to tap into the hero's tragic side.
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BBC How Doctor Who Survived 50 Years
Infectious optimism, a sense of adventure, and limitless storytelling possibilities: For a low-budget kids' show, the BBC's original concept packed a lot of promise.
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BBC Doctor Who's Pleasantly Shocking 50th-Anniversary Teaser Webisode
After "Night of the Doctor," fans might want to rethink their expectations for the upcoming big episode.
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Marvel to Launch a Slew of Netflix Shows: This Is Very, Very Exciting
Fans should be thrilled that the studio's experimenting with its deep, diverse roster of characters.
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A Profoundly Horrifying Reinvention of Dorian Gray
For Halloween, check out the audio drama The Confessions of Dorian Gray's creepy portrayal of immortal man's descent into depression and hedonism.
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CBS Elementary Keeps Getting Sherlock Holmes Right
The second season seems likely to avoid the blockbuster drama and police-procedural formulas of other Sherlock interpretations while taking its own creative liberties.
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DC Comics The Real Reason to Worry About the New Batman
It's not Ben Affleck, it's Warner Bros.' history of mishandling of superhero films.
