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The Cameo Has Eaten the Comedy Film

The contemporary comedy, across film and TV, has made the cameo its dominant register. An essay on what the cameo does structurally, why it has become default, and what comedy used to do instead.

Priya Nair·9 Mar·7 min

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Deadpool & Wolverine: The Last MCU Win

A year after Deadpool & Wolverine made $1.3 billion and saved a bad year for the MCU, the film looks less like a triumph and more like the last thing Marvel is going to get away with.

Marcus Vell·26 Aug·5 min