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 Creator’ Is Worth More Than Its Middling Story
Director Gareth Edwards is more accomplished at world-building and orchestrating chaos than he is at developing characters, but the way the movie was made could be a game changer throughout Hollywood
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‘The Continental’ Is Not Worth the Check-In
The success of ‘John Wick’ is inextricably linked to Keanu Reeves. Perhaps a TV prequel without him was always destined to underwhelm.
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‘Prisoners’ at 10: When Denis Villeneuve Took Hollywood by Storm
‘Dune: Part Two’ is delayed until next year, so you might as well revisit the tense thriller that put its director on the map
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‘Foundation’ Season 2 Reactions
Ben and Miles evaluate the second season, draw some comparisons with ‘Game of Thrones,’ and look ahead to the potential third season
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Kenneth Branagh Is Making a Cinematic Universe for Adults
The multihyphenate has carved out a rare space with an old-fashioned franchise catered to grown-ups
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The Uncomfortable Artificiality of ‘Welcome to Wrexham’
The story of Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney’s underdog soccer team has made for compelling drama. But what Wrexham is trying to accomplish on the pitch belies something far more cynical outside it.
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Five Way-Too-Early Impressions of the New Premier League Season
The Big Six are vulnerable, no matter how much money they (read: Chelsea) spend—though we shouldn’t write off Spurs’ Ange-ball quite yet. And is this the year Everton finally go down?
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Is Any Place Safe for Liam Neeson?
With the arrival of ‘Retribution,’ it’s become increasingly clear that the actor is incapable of signing up for a movie in which his character doesn’t find himself and/or his family in mortal danger
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Television Could Define the Future of ‘Star Wars’ in the Wake of ‘Ahsoka’
With Disney struggling to bring another ‘Star Wars’ movie to life, TV may be the medium in which the franchise truly makes its mark
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Make More Movies Set on Old Wooden Ships
With the arrival of ‘The Last Voyage of the Demeter,’ there’s never been a better time to bring back seafaring epics in the vein of ‘Master and Commander’ and ‘Pirates of the Caribbean’