“Horror-movie escapism helps people take a break from ... with the Devil,” which makes literal TV’s evil potential. Poster for “The Substance” (Working Title Films) “The Substance ...

Not just because of her immense talent, but as someone who has, like Amy, been through breast cancer treatment, it’s been a ...

Not just because of her immense talent, but as someone who has, like Amy, been through breast cancer treatment, it’s been a ...

Yet the circumstances under which the film premiered were an example of bait-and-switch that ... political figures in American history. (UK posters for the film trumpet a GQ review that calls ...

Sontag touches on the various means by which Nazi art especially has become acceptable as museum piece, as pop motif, as kink: the "knowing and sniggering detachment" of sophisticates, pissing about ...

They have houses to spare and cash on tap. What could be more escapist? Why is The Office such a perennial hit, especially among Generation Z? Because of the community on show – an oddly ...

Brandon Litman creates art stencils of Kamala Harris to engage voters and build community. Political art stencils have been ...

And the frustration with Nick and Vanessa has reached a breaking point for many fans. For example, the late great Hannibal Lecter directly pled, “Can Nick and Vanessa Lachey PLEASE be fired as ...

Screenshot by The Escapist The Halloween quest is separated into three chapters, you have to complete the first one to unlock the second, then third. Here’s how to get through all three chapters ...

Still others go for cozy mysteries, escapist thrillers or laugh-out-loud nonfiction. Whatever your bookish coping mechanism, we hope there's something on this list to salve your soul when you need it.