Happily, in November 2025, a handful of promising premieres managed to sneak in before Thanksgiving closed the door on substantive TV for the year. Below, you’ll find a thriller starring Claire Danes ...

Intro music* In the spring of 1997, one UT alumnus with one name embarked on an impossible journey. His goal was to visit ...

Plato never wrote a dialogue called "The Republic." He wrote the Politeia (Πολιτεία), which translates to "constitution." But here's what few people know: ancient editors felt this title alone was ...

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Tarik Saleh's politically charged thriller “Eagles of the Republic,” Sweden's official Oscar submission for the international feature race, is leading the Guldbagge Awards with 11 nominations. “Eagles ...

From Egypt's state-controlled studios to Hollywood screenings, the auteur traces the inspirations, the rise of propaganda and the personal stakes of telling stories that challenge the powerful.

A team of independent researchers is claiming to have found Atlantis. The research centers around stone structures on Spain's Salmedina Island, off Chipiona in the Gulf of Cádiz, west of the Strait of ...

In this Highlight from Variant: The Podcast #21, Tim and Arris discuss the recently announced Star Wars: High Republic series, and whether it is the future of the entire Franchise. Recommended Episode ...

President Trump is waging his own cultural crusade, begging billionaire Larry Ellison—whose son owns Paramount—to bring back iconic 1980s and ’90s action comedies like the Rush Hour franchise, ...

The Dominican leader, Luis Abinader, said the Pentagon could use restricted areas within the San Isidro Air Base and Las Américas International Airport for refueling and transporting equipment and ...

One of these movies is what you should watch tonight. This weekend's choices include theatrical releases arriving on streaming like "Train Dreams" on Netflix and "The Ugly Stepsister" on Hulu. There ...