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May 03, 2024
Few directors have devoted themselves more thoroughly to horror in the modern era than Mike Flanagan. Primarily in TV (but with occasional forays into film, like 2019 Stephen King adaptation Doctor Sleep), Midnight Mass creator Flanagan has exhibited a commitment to the genre that's genuinely admirable, crafting ghost…
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May 02, 2024
Let's start with this: Fire Country is already a pretty bad name for a TV show. Besides setting you up for potential Avatar: The Last Airbender jokes from pitiless nerds—i.e., "We were having a good night watching TV until the Fire Country attacked"—it's also just a little on the nose. What do they do in Fire Country?…
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May 02, 2024
Jerry Seinfeld has never been a great actor. He'd agree that surrounding himself with comedic performers like Jason Alexander and Julia Louis-Dreyfus made his sitcom sing more than his acting chops. So, why he decided not only to star in but also direct Unfrosted, a lighter-than-air 96-minute Super Bowl commercial for…
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May 02, 2024
Drew Barrymore's transition from movie star to TV star has been a strange and chaotic one, to say the least, with lots of oddball bumps in the road along the way. Some of these divots have been fun—we'll never forget the time she effused, for like 10 minutes of actual broadcast television, about her love of removing…
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May 02, 2024
Whatever blood has been coursing through the veins of CBS procedural Blue Bloods these last 15 years has run dry. Per Deadline, the series, which has run for more than 275 episodes, is definitely coming to an end this December. Well, until a streamer picks it up for another six episodes of "Blue Bloods: Legacy." CBS…
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May 02, 2024
Lady Parts rule, okay?
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May 02, 2024
Rest assured, Dr. Jose Arroyo went to "Doctor School."
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May 02, 2024
Saturday Night Live announced its final two episodes of the 49th season on Thursday. Following Dua Lipa's double-duty host/musical guest gig on May 4, Maya Rudolph will host for the third time on May 11 with musical guest Vampire Weekend. For the finale on May 18, Jake Gyllenhaal will return as host (also for a third…
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May 02, 2024
Tom Felton may not be as big of a name as some of his former Hogwarts classmates at this point, but that doesn't mean he isn't keeping busy. The Harry Potter star has been mostly dabbling in indie films over the past few years, but is making the jump to the small screen for the first time since 2018 in Gandhi, a…
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May 02, 2024
We're not statisticians by any means (wait, what do those do again?), but by our count, Netflix adds approximately a billion titles every month. That's a lot of shows to sift through. So we got our TV-addled brains together to highlight what's coming (and going) each month, as well as series we just genuinely love…
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May 02, 2024
If there are two stars that thirsty cinema nerds are incapable of being normal about, it's Oscar Isaac and Kristen Stewart. See: the uproar over Isaac giving Jessica Chastain a sensual inner-arm kiss on the red carpet. See: the reaction to Stewart's entire Love Lies Bleeding press tour. Now, in one of the best…
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May 02, 2024
You might think stepping onto set with a legendary talent like Robert De Niro would be intimidating for any actor, much less a pre-teen kid taking on the very first role of their career. Even Bobby Cannavale cowed slightly when asked about working with his famous co-star at a recent panel for their film Ezra, hosted…
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May 02, 2024
Rejoice, for our long national nightmare is finally over—Universal Music Group and TikTok have finally come to an agreement. You may remember UMG pulled all its artists from the app, citing issues with "appropriate compensation for our artists and songwriters, protecting human artists from the harmful effects of AI,…
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May 02, 2024
Evil Does Not Exist takes its time. At the beginning there's foreboding music on the soundtrack as the camera moves across nature and vegetation. Then a character appears out of nowhere, startling the audience. Almost half an hour passes before a character even speaks. In that dichotomy of patience and alarm lies the…
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May 02, 2024
Imaginary friends are coming in hot as one of the first big movie trends of 2024. We've already had Imaginary and are soon to see If, out later this month from the imagination of John Krasinski. Now, we can add Eric, an imaginary blue monster puppet, to the pack.
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May 02, 2024
Much like the actual Karate Kid, Cobra Kai is something of an underdog success story. The show went from a curious spin-off premiering on "YouTube Red" to a mega-hit Netflix original. Now, the series will see out its victory lap with the sixth and final season, which—along with a new teaser and some first-look…
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May 02, 2024
As the summer movie season gets ready to kick off in theaters, Hulu highlights some A-list stars in indie films for its May calendar. In Eileen, Anne Hathaway plays a psychologist working at a correctional facility for boys in Massachusetts during the 1960s. Nicolas Cage looks characteristically unhinged as "The…
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May 02, 2024
Gonzo journalist-turned-literary titan Tom Wolfe's second novel, 1998's A Man In Full, is similar to his barnburner of a debut, 1987's The Bonfire Of The Vanities. They're both sprawling social satires about the powerful and the not-so-powerful and the cities they inhabit, namely Atlanta and New York City,…
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May 02, 2024
[Editor's note: The recap of Hacks season 3, episode 2 publishes May 3.]
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May 02, 2024
Hot on the heels of their Showtime series The Curse—which is just revving up what'll likely be a pretty extensive Emmys campaign—Nathan Fielder and Emma Stone are reportedly close to lining up their next project together. THR reports tonight that A24 is on the verge of securing the film rights to Checkmate, a book…
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May 01, 2024
The Klingons teach us—probably—that every living being is really just searching for the perfect death. To that end: What could be a more fitting end than to be the person who forgets they booked Airbnb's floating Up house, walks out their rented front door one morning, and plummets off their front step and straight…
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May 01, 2024
No one could have predicted the everlasting popularity of the Child's Play franchise when it launched in 1988—not even creator Don Mancini. But people seemingly (and thankfully) can't get over the evil, hilarious menace that is Chucky (voiced by Brad Dourif). And it's a treat to watch this Good Guy Doll's story…
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May 01, 2024
"Holy shit," the chef-testants announced when they entered the kitchen during this week's edition of Top Chef: Wisconsin. That's because host Kristen Kish was joined by a very familiar face: Brian Voltaggio, chef-owner of Maryland's Thacher & Rye, brother to fellow celebrity chef Michael Voltaggio, and alum of Top Chef…
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May 01, 2024
Bluey is having a moment, undeniably. The Australian animated kids show—about a family of dogs who engage in ridiculously silly, funny, emotionally intelligent games of make-believe—has been steadily building up buzz for more than five years at this point, as parents caught on to a kids show that's genuinely funny in…
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May 01, 2024
Paul Walter Hauser's been hovering on the verge of a really big breakthrough for a few years now, pushed along by eye-catching performances in films like Clint Eastwood's Richard Jewell, and TV shows like serial killer drama Black Bird. (And also, yes, obviously, the I Think You Should Leave sketch where he loves his…
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May 01, 2024
For years, Airbnb has dabbled in novelty stays. You could rent a bed in an Ikea or a Blockbuster, you could stay in the Fresh Prince Of Bel-Air mansion or the Barbie Dreamhouse. While those were generally temporary, pop-up oddities, the tech company announced today 11 new experiences—dubbed the "Icons"—that seem to be…
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May 01, 2024
Nickelodeon child endangerment documentary Quiet On Set is now the subject of a lawsuit from its main focus, Dan Schneider. Per TMZ, the creator of such Nickelodeon shows as The Amanda Show, Drake & Josh, and iCarly, Schneider filed a defamation lawsuit against producers of the documentary series. He claims the series…
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May 01, 2024
Harvey Weinstein will be retried "sometime after Labor Day" a judge said today, during the disgraced movie mogul's first appearance in court since his 2020 rape conviction was overturned by a New York court last week (via ABC News). "We believe in this case, and we will be retrying this case," prosecutors added (via De…
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May 01, 2024
Earlier this week, Chris Hemsworth lamented the fact that he "became a parody of [him]self" and "got caught up in the improv and the wackiness" while filming Thor: Love And Thunder. It's no wonder, then, that the actor jumped full throttle at the chance to finally play a no-holds-barred villain in Furiosa: A Mad Max…
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May 01, 2024
This review was originally published on March 11, 2024, as part of our coverage of the 2024 South By Southwest film festival.
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May 01, 2024
Good news for those in desperate need of terror: Terrifier 3 will now be coming to theaters earlier than expected. Per Variety, Cineverse and Bloody Disgusting have moved the trilogy capper's release date from October 25 to October 11. Though Christmas seems to come earlier every year, we're still apparently getting…
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May 01, 2024
Mariska Hargitay may be one of the most powerful women in television, as evidenced by her being featured in Variety's "Power of Women" issue, but her power only goes so far. She's top of the call sheet and an executive producer on Law And Order: Special Victims Unit, but even she couldn't prevent Kelli Giddish's…
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May 01, 2024
Say what you will about Netflix, but they sure do invest in comedy. The 2024 Netflix is a Joke festival is jam-packed with stand-up comics and comedy groups of all kinds. Many of these shows you have to be in Los Angeles to appreciate, but there's going to be events for the average Netflix user to enjoy from home,…
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May 01, 2024
Kate Winslet clearly enjoys trading her traditional movie star beauty to play tough, life-hardened women (see: Mare Of Easttown). It makes her well-suited to star as Lee Miller, who traded her own comfortable life as a model-turned-fashion photographer to become a photojournalist on the ground in World War II. Lee,…
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May 01, 2024
As we've witnessed, Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling's anti-transgender agenda has gone beyond political belief into a full-blown obsession. She posts about gender ideology debates near-daily on Twitter/X, lending her considerable capital (both social and financial) to causes championed by trans-exclusionary radical…
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May 01, 2024
I'll be the first to admit my bias towards the Chicago Critics Film Festival. I'm part of the organization that puts it together, it takes place at my favorite movie theater (Chicago's organ-scored Music Box Theatre), and it enriches my local community of arthouse moviegoers. I can't, in good conscience, advocate for…
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May 01, 2024
We're halfway to Halloween, and even though October 31 is still six months away, there's still one place where you can queue up the best fright flicks available for streaming 365 days per year. When it comes to horror, every day is Halloween at Shudder, a platform that offers the widest range of chillers and…
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May 01, 2024
There's an instant urgency in The Beast, the latest film from writer-director Bertrand Bonello, that persists despite its hefty runtime of 145 minutes. Even in its quietest moments, as Bonello's pacing slows to a crawl and we are asked to consider every gesture, every weighty theme piled atop this towering stack of…
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May 01, 2024
Murderous monks, letter-perfect costumes, and a shadowy violent realm untrodden by period dramas past? It can only be Shardlake, Hulu's gritty adaptation of the late C. J. Sansom's bestselling Tudor murder-mystery series. And we're here to tell you that the show, which premieres May 1, is pretty
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May 01, 2024
Physical media may be devalued by some in our streaming-dominated world, but you'd be surprised how many great titles are only available on disc. Also, some titles can be so much more rewarding on DVD, Blu-ray, or 4K UHD, especially when they're loaded with special packaging and bonus features. With that in mind,…
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May 01, 2024
Carol Burnett's hour has arrived! After three episodes in a coma and six ones slurring minimal dialogue, Palm Royale is finally setting her up to make a splash in the finale. But I'm getting ahead of myself. I have to recap this penultimate episode first.
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Apr 30, 2024
Oh, good, a new contrarian take from Brian Cox just came in! From the old guy who brought you "I could've done Napoleon better" and "woke culture is truly awful," we now have some comprehensive thoughts on the Bible and religion as a whole. Buckle in, guys!
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Apr 30, 2024
This May, Glee turns 15. For better or worse—often both, within the same episode—the series is singular. It ushered in a wave of musical TV shows, and with it a new era of merchandising. Its young cast might not have become Euphoria famous, but they were household names for a generation and a constant presence in the…
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Apr 30, 2024
The entertainment industry is full of troubled characters and addictive personalities, and Saturday Night Live is no exception. More than one talented star from the long-running sketch show has experienced tragedy, and it's clear that SNL godfather Lorne Michaels has taken even more care with the younger generation to…
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Apr 30, 2024
Netflix has announced "some guests" for John Mulaney's new special, Everybody's In L—holy crap, Halloween director John Carpenter is listed.
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Apr 30, 2024
Following Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson's failed attempt to take over the DC Cinematic Universe with his character, Black Adam, at the center (an awe-inspiring act of hubris, even for him), there was clearly blood in the water. Yes, the hierarchy of power in Hollywood has indeed changed, and The Rock is no longer the untou…
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Apr 30, 2024
Megalopolis may have been brewing in Francis Ford Coppola's mind for over four decades now, but details of the sprawling epic have remained mostly elusive for the rest of us. That changed a little bit today, as the director shared a more holistic glimpse into some of the events and historical figures that inspired the…
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Apr 30, 2024
The 2024 Tony Award nominees were announced this morning, but from a quick skim of the list, you'd be forgiven for assuming it was the Oscars, or even the Grammys. Even with 36 shows vying for awards this season, there's a lot of Hollywood representation on the Great White Way.
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Apr 30, 2024
If you'll allow us our very own Ghostface moment, we have a question for you: What's your favorite TV series? Now, what's your favorite season of that TV series? And (before we gut you like a fish, obviously) why is it season three?
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Apr 30, 2024
Thor: Love And Thunder just wasn't the home run that Thor: Ragnarok was, and Chris Hemsworth knows it. In fact, he sounds a little embarrassed by how his fourth solo outing as a Marvel hero turned out. "I got caught up in the improv and the wackiness, and I became a parody of myself," he says in a new profile for Vanit…
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Apr 30, 2024
We've officially reached the magical point in the year where Halloween is finally just six months away. We're now heading downhill towards Spooky Season, and since "Halfway to Halloween" has become an unofficial holiday among the horror faithful, it seems like a perfect time to take stock of how the genre has treated…
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Apr 30, 2024
May 2024 is apparently all about returning TV heavy hitters, with the month boasting the comebacks of beloved shows like the Jean Smart-led Hacks, Shonda Rhimes' popular period romance, and AMC's sexy take on Anne Rice's novels. Meanwhile, Apple TV drops two new thrillers, Benedict Cumberbatch leads an emotional…
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Apr 30, 2024
Yesterday, we took a look at the films that really stand out to us this summer, but there are still plenty of other movies on the docket that are also worth keeping an eye on. Blockbusters, rom-coms, indies, horror flicks—here are 25 more films to check out over the next few months.
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Apr 29, 2024
Has anyone seen the movie Tron: Ares? For once, not even Chief Wiggum would have to lie about that.
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Apr 29, 2024
Start stacking your sandwiches and packing your Scooby Snacks because Scooby-Doo is taking the Toon Town Express to Live-action Avenue. Per Variety, Netflix is working on a live-action Scooby-Doo series described as a "one-hour drama" about a high-guy dog owner who talks to his near-verbal giant canine. Judging by the…
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Apr 29, 2024
During its run from 1998 to 2002, Susunu! Denpa Shonen (translated: Do Not Proceed! Crazy Youth) became the biggest thing on Japanese television. The travel-focused variety show, cited by many as the foundation for reality TV as we know it, saw contestants tossed into survival scenarios, their hardships undercut by…
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Apr 29, 2024
Zack Norman, the stand-up comic best known for his role in Romancing The Stone, has died, according to The Hollywood Reporter. His family announced that he died Sunday night of natural causes at Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center in Burbank. He was 83 years old.
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Apr 29, 2024
The Billboard Hot 100 chart has been refreshed for the first time since Taylor Swift's The Tortured Poets Department stormed into the world, and—surprise, surprise—it's not looking great for anyone not named Taylor Swift. Actually, it's not looking like anything at all unless you're Post Malone and Florence Welch, who…
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Apr 29, 2024
The post-Avengers: Endgame career of directors Joe and Anthony Russo has been marked by uninspiring output (Cherry, The Gray Man, Citadel) and relentless futurism. Their stated goal has been to create brand-new, sprawling IP franchises and to get ahead of the curve regarding technologies that are changing cinema, to…
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Apr 29, 2024
This weekend, a three-year internet odyssey finally concluded in a perfect reminder that it's still possible to have fun on the World Wide Web. This story has it all: a missing song, a prevailing mystery, a collective, Reddit-based quest, TikTok users unintentionally embarrassing themselves, and porn. But we're…
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Apr 29, 2024
Richard Gadd's real stalker, who was the inspiration for the comedian's hit Netflix series Baby Reindeer, is considering legal action against him, according to The Daily Mail. The unnamed woman claimed to the outlet that Gadd didn't do enough to obscure her true identity in the show, leading to online "death threats…
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Apr 29, 2024
Unsurprisingly, the runaway train biopic trend has reached two inevitable, hopefully terminal stations. These days, it feels like every new project announced is either a controversial smooth-over job backed by an artist's estate (i.e. Antoine Fuqua's upcoming Michael Jackson biopic) or an equally controversial…
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Apr 29, 2024
If no one was asking for a live-action Lion King remake, then really no one—maybe even negative people—were asking for a live-action Lion King remake prequel. Even burgeoning auteur Barry Jenkins sounded a little confused about how he ended up as director when introducing footage at CinemaCon, acknowledging that…
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Apr 29, 2024
Warning: this post contains spoilers for Velma season two.
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Apr 29, 2024
When Disney screened its new animated revival series X-Men '97 for critics last month, just ahead of the series' launch, it was with only the first three episodes available to watch. My review, published at the time, reflects that: It (I hope accurately) describes a series in active conversation with some of the…
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Apr 29, 2024
Films releases have been, let's say, uneven in 2024: we're finally seeing premieres for movies delayed by COVID, the writers' strike, and the actors' strike, in addition to whatever else the studios originally had on their schedules for this year. The release calendar is finally filling out after the drought of the…
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Apr 28, 2024
In lesser hands, The Sympathizer's third episode, "Love It Or Leave It," would easily be its weakest: The first half hour is almost languid in its pacing, repetitive in what it shows and tells, and Sandra Oh gets fuck all to do. But after a breakneck opening run, a little stop for breath is appreciated and makes the…
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Apr 28, 2024
Welcome to What's On, our weekly picks of must-watch shows. Here's what you need to watch from Sunday, April 28 to Thursday, May 2. All times are Eastern. [Note: The weekend edition of What's On drops on Fridays.]
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Apr 27, 2024
Tonight was the annual White House Correspondents Dinner, when America celebrates its most teeth-grittingest night of blazing-tepid comedy. Yes, the annual tradition that sees Washington D.C.'s funniest people prove that depressing reality in dismal detail, while a paid comedian prepares themselves to be compared…
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Apr 27, 2024
Luca Guadagnino's new sexually charged sports drama Challengers—which might also, now that we think of it, be described as an athletically charged sex drama—is expected to triumph at the U.S. box office this weekend. That is , admittedly, with the caveat that this has been one of the sleepiest weeks at movie theaters…
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Apr 27, 2024
We wish we could manifest, in our day-to-day lives, the same joyfuloptimism with which Sony makes movies set in the Spider-Man universe, in which Spider-Man himself does not actually appear. (Except, possibly, as a baby, lacking the proportional strength and agility of even the tiniest of spiders.) Despite what has…
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Apr 27, 2024
We only get one really major David Cross/Bob Odenkirk project once a decade or so—with the Mr. Show duo coming back together most recently for Netflix's W/ Bob And David in 2015. We would have been on track to get another one pretty soon, but, according to Cross, Paramount 's "marketing and analytics department"…
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Apr 26, 2024
When we recently started codifying the concept of the Friday Night TV Murder Pile—the Hollywood trend that sees TV networks dump the news that they're canceling modestly performing "bubble" shows in the last hours before the weekend, presumably to cut down on the shouting—it was mostly as a joke. "Certainly," we…
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Apr 26, 2024
What, exactly, would it feel like, to suddenly have Pauly Shore insert himself into your life? It's the kind of question that haunts most of us merely in the hypothetical. But for mostly-retired fitness guru Richard Simmons, it's become a very real concern of late. Simmons—who people just cannot be normal about,…
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Apr 26, 2024
Few celebrities, when accused of sexual assault or misconduct by multiple people, have reacted it to in a stranger fashion than actor Kevin Spacey. A full timeline of Spacey's public weirdnesses since 2017, when Star Trek: Discovery star Anthony Rapp accused the actor of making unwanted sexual advances against him…
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Apr 26, 2024
If you plan to see Luca Guadagnino's Challengers this weekend, be prepared to be knocked on your ass by its propulsive score by Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross. Their synthwave-inspired compositions add an energy not just to the action on the tennis court, but to more intimate scenes between the characters as well.…
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Apr 26, 2024
Here's more Hollywood for you. Some interesting projects are looking for buyers out of Cannes, including Adam Scott's directorial debut Double Booked. Elsewhere, Mission: Impossible 8 and Wednesday add to their already-stacked ensemble casts, and The Thursday Murder Club builds an impressive ensemble of its own.
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Apr 26, 2024
EGOT winner SZA has a nice ring to it, huh? The "Snooze" singer is now one step closer to achieving that lofty (but deserved, in this writer's opinion!) goal. Per Deadline, the artist is set to make her film debut alongside Keke Palmer, in an upcoming "buddy comedy" film fromthe team behind Rap Sh!t. (R.I.P.) Issa…
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Apr 26, 2024
Hollywood will do anything to avoid paying a real human, actor, huh? Just kidding! We are all very happy for the success of Messi the dog, who was the breakout star in the Academy Award-winning French film Anatomy Of A Fall. According to IndieWire, the canine actor is capitalizing on his success with a new series…
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Apr 26, 2024
We know, we know—it's tough to subscribe to yet another streaming platform. But even so, NBC Universal's service is worth the sacrifice. Peacock is home to network standouts like The Office, 30 Rock, and other unique originals and irreverent comedies. To help you sort through all the offerings, here is The A.V. Club's…
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Apr 26, 2024
Who doesn't love a good cinematic "what could have been"? In a new episode of The Drew Barrymore Show, Janet Jackson revealed she was considered for the role of Storm in X-Men but had to pass because she "was just embarking on the Janet tour." Film veteran Barrymore unsurprisingly has a few "almosts" on her résumé as…
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Apr 26, 2024
When Ellen walked on stage for the last episode of her eponymous talk show in 2o22, she told audiences, "Today is not the end of a relationship, it's more of a little break." For the past two years, that break hasn't really felt all that small; the once ubiquitous host all but disappeared from the public eye after a…
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Apr 26, 2024
We've talked ad nauseam about how every single film ever made is getting the remake treatment right now, but it seems the urge to recycle is so strong that some stories are getting two (or more!) separate revisits at the same time. Maggie Gyllenhaal's The Bride! will be the second Frankenstein interpretation to hit…
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Apr 26, 2024
Now for some news that makes complete sense:Aaron Sorkin is working on a project about the storming of the capitol on January 6, he revealed on The Town podcast. Not only will he be writing about it, but the project will act as a pseudo-sequel to The Social Network. "I blame Facebook for January 6," Sorkin stated on…
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Apr 26, 2024
Normani, formerly of the girl group Fifth Harmony, has been teasing her debut album for 6 years. Shortly after the X-Factor alums went their separate ways, Normani tweeted that she had a title for her first record. Ever since then, she's been grinding away (reportedly making multiple albums' worth of discarded music)…
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Apr 26, 2024
And so the summer movie season begins with a whimper. Unfortunately, because of the work stoppages last summer that the studios dragged out for about six months, there are very few releases this May, leaving multiplexes without a superhero in sight. While this lack of offerings wasn't as noticeable in the doldrums of…
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Apr 26, 2024
The "time of monsters," according to philosopher Antonio Gramsci, comes when the old world is dying and the new one "struggles to be born." His quote seemed to get a lot of play on social media in 2020, as we all watched endless death play out via smartphone screen. The old way of doing things was very clearly over,…
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Apr 26, 2024
"It's funny," Zendaya says early on in our conversation about Challengers, "because people keep saying that it's romantic." She scoffs. "I was like, I don't know where the romance is here."
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Apr 26, 2024
Just as there are Christmas carols and songs of the summer, there's "Oh, it's finally nice out today" music. These are the albums you listen to on the days you first notice the trees budding, when you decide to take those ten extra minutes to walk around at lunch, when the jacket you bring with you in the morning is…
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Apr 26, 2024
Every Friday, A.V. Club staffers kick off the weekend by taking a look at the world of gaming, diving in to the ideas that underpin the hobby we love with a bit of Game Theory. We'll sound off in the space above, and invite you to respond down in the comments, telling us what you're playing this weekend, and what…
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Apr 26, 2024
Welcome to the weekend edition of What's On. Here are the big things happening on TV from Friday, April 26 to Sunday, April 28. All times are Eastern. [Note: The weekly edition of What's On publishes on Sundays.]
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Apr 25, 2024
It's been four years since Eminem put out a new album, Music To Be Murdered By—the most successful album ever to be directly named after a 1958 Alfred Hitchcock novelty record. (That sounds like we're making fun, but it's genuinely true; Eminem acknowledged the reference himself, shortly before the album shot to…
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Apr 25, 2024
We're still, at this point, only about two-thirds of the way to believing that Jerry Seinfeld's upcoming directorial debut, absurdist Pop-Tarts origin story Unfrosted, is actually a real movie. That number doesn't tick significantly upward, either, when we're reminded that the film's version of cereal mascot Tony The…
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Apr 25, 2024
Annie Potts, for one, doesn't understand what the hell CBS is thinking, canceling that sweet young Young Sheldon. In a recent interview with Variety, the TV and Ghostbusters vet called out CBS for a "stupid business move," forcing her very polite co-star on the series, Iain Armitage (host to the Young Sheldon entity),…
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Apr 25, 2024
He's been a Gladiator. He's been a Nice Guy. He's been a Pope's Exorcist. Now get ready to see Russell Crowe as you've never seen him before. In The Exorcism, Russell Crowe plays an actor playing an exorcist. Well, at least that's somewhat of a change—but will he still ride a Lambretta Scooter?
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Apr 25, 2024
The juggernaut of Harry Potter really can't be stopped, even as J.K. Rowling descends further and further into an obsession with the rhetoric of trans-exclusionary radical feminism. The latest stop on the gravy train is a new set of audiobooks from Audible (a subsidiary of Amazon) and Pottermore Publishing (the audio…
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Apr 25, 2024
Every day, once a day, Kyle MacLachlan gives his adoring public a present. Whether he's spoofing Lorde's Instagram or simply trying to understand what "babygirl" means, McLachlan has ingratiated himself into the hearts of netizens. Today, filling the internet void which is as black as midnight on a moonless night,…
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Apr 25, 2024
If you were disappointed by HBO's decision to cancelWinning Time: The Rise Of The Lakers Dynastylast fall, FX's new show about LA's other basketball team might be just the thing for you. Based on ESPN's 30 for 30 podcast The Sterling Affairs, FX's upcoming series Clipped shines a light on all the players—both on and…
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Apr 25, 2024
Apple TV quickly emerged as one of the most popular and reliable streamers with the breakout Emmy-winning hit Ted Lasso. But the platform offers so much more, including comedies like Shrinking and powerhouse dramas such as Silo and Pachinko. Unsure about what to watch? The A.V. Club has assembled this guide to the…
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Apr 25, 2024
Larry Dalrymple has died. Perhaps best known for his staggering 35 seasons on The Simpsons as the sad, balding drunk who hung out at Moe's, Dalrymple was a long-running fixture of the bar's dank milieu. Springfield barkeep Moe Szyslak confirmed his death on Sunday. No cause of death was given. He was 42.
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