JUNE 29, 2023

The Best TV Shows of 2023, So Far What do you mean it's almost July?!  By Ben Travers

Self-Taped Auditions Are Expensive, Controversial, and They Aren't Going Anywhere SAG-AFTRA wants regulations, but everyone knows that in-person is now the exception and selfie auditions are the new normal.  By Brian Welk	'I'm a Virgo': How a Botched Meeting at Industrial Light and Magic Led to the Low-Budget Special Effects Boots Riley explains how a combination of forced perspective and puppets took the place of CGI on his new Amazon show.  By Eric Kohn

We Know Where You Go After the Movies Movie theaters and their advertising partners are geo-tracking through your smartphone, and they like your taste in restaurants.  By Tony Maglio	With 'Secret Invasion,' Marvel Misses Yet Another Opportunity to Spotlight Queer Love in the MCU An Episode 2 twist undermines the crackling chemistry between Samuel L. Jackson's Nick Fury and Ben Mendelsohn's Talos in the new Disney+ se … By Proma Khosla

	'Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken' Review: 'Turning Red' Takes to the Seas for Familiar Monster Adventure DreamWorks dives into the "puberty is nuts" trend with a funny but not entirely fresh animated outing.  By Kate Erbland
	Everyone Watches TV with Subtitles Now. How'd That Happen? Closed captioning has only risen in popularity in the past few years. What caused that?  By Wilson Chapman
	The 'Hijack' Plane Wasn't Real - but It May Have Been More Complicated to Build Production designer Andrew Purcell crafted everything from an airline's logo to in-flight entertainment. Plus: An exclusive making-of video … By Mark Peikert
	'Scrapper' Trailer: Harris Dickinson Shines in Charlotte Regan's Sundance Breakout Debut A dual coming-of-age father-daughter relationship is explored in the critically acclaimed British indie, led by newcomer Lola Campbell.  By Samantha Bergeson
	'Dune: Part Two' New Trailer: Timothée Chalamet Prepares to Battle Austin Butler Florence Pugh also joins the epic space saga helmed by Denis Villeneuve.  By Samantha Bergeson