Micah J. Marrapodi Assistant Opinions Editor Director Joachim Rønning’s “ Tron: Ares ” hit theaters Oct. 10, 2025, and many critics—“critics” may be generous—are getting it wrong. The film requires a modicum of empathy for artificially intelligent entities, and dunking on AI has become quite popular among “keyboard warriors” nowadays, so I’m not surprised by the backlash. That said, in defense of the few sincere criticisms, “Tron: Ares” isn’t seamless. But, if seamlessness is what critics...

Micah J. Marrapodi Assistant Opinions Editor You are going to die. That’s not a threat—it’s a promise. Everyone dies; it’s only a matter of time. Death is a certainty with broad implications. And as we enter autumn, the season of decay, I offer this call to adventure: Examine and embrace death—implications and all—and let it drive you to live fully. After all, as my grandfather says, you only get one bite at the apple.  Over 2,000 years ago, in “ Apology ,” Plato’s Socrates declared, “[T]he...