Miles Surrey
Staff Writer
Miles writes about television, film, and the occasional despair of soccer fandom. He is based in Brooklyn.
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The Great Debate About ‘Wicked’
The film adaptation of the Broadway musical is shouldering heavy expectations from fans—but it’s also a somewhat perplexing entity. To understand that divide, we gathered members from both sides of the ‘Wicked’ aisle to talk about what this movie is, and whether it’ll be successful.
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Introducing the Guy Cry Movie Canon
To celebrate the release of ‘Gladiator II,’ we’re looking back on the original film—and a host of other movies that regularly reduce grown men to tears
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An Ode to the ‘Venom’ Trilogy, a Deranged Masterpiece of Superhero Cinema
Ahead of ‘Venom: The Last Dance,’ let us pay tribute to a radical work of performance art that has gone underappreciated in its time
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Peacock Needs More Hits. Could Halloween Horror Boost Its Catalog?
The Olympics were a rousing success for the streamer, but it’s still lacking signature scripted series. Can two new genre offerings—‘Teacup’ and ‘Hysteria!’—move the needle?
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Bill Lawrence Has Conquered Apple TV+
After making his name with series like ‘Scrubs,’ Lawrence is on a streaming hot streak with ‘Bad Monkey,’ ‘Shrinking,’ and ‘Ted Lasso’
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The Definitive Ranking of Clowns
‘Joker: Folie à Deux’ is upon us, which means it’s time for our resident pop culture rankers to tackle their next project: Which jester—terrifying, comical, or otherwise—is the greatest of them all?
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What’s the Best Four-Film Run by a Director? Francis Ford Coppola Has Competition.
Coppola’s ‘Megalopolis’ might be shaping up to be a colossal misfire, but one could argue the director delivered the best four-movie streak in history. Can any other filmmaker lay claim to the same feat? Let’s find out.
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The 21st-Century Bad Vibes Movie Canon
You’re probably familiar with the idea of feel-good movies. But sometimes you need a film that’s designed to drag down your mood. Enter the Bad Vibes Movie Canon, a celebration of the best feel-bad cinematic experiences of the past 24 years.
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I Watched ‘Beetlejuice’ for the First Time. I Have Questions—14 of Them.
In preparation for ‘Beetlejuice Beetlejuice,’ one intrepid—and fully adult—journalist decided it was finally time to watch the original. Pressing questions soon followed.
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Ringer-Verse Recommends: August 2024
The ‘House of R’ and Ringer-Verse crews bring you their latest fandom favorites