Blumhouse has released the first trailer for The Craft: Legacy, a “sequel” of the Nineties teen horror film The Craft. The continuation of the franchise will premiere October 28th on demand, just in time for Halloween. The Craft: Legacy stars Cailee Spaeny as Hannah, a teenage girl who has just moved …
Read More »'The Nest' Review: Screams From a Marriage
There’s a scene near the end of The Nest, Sean Durkin’s follow-up (finally) to 2011’s Marcy Martha May Marlene, in which Carrie Coon dances. She has been suffering through a business dinner in which her husband, a British commodities trader named Rory (Jude Law), is preening on about London’s theater …
Read More »Malcolm Gladwell Discusses Next Steps of Police Reform on 'The Daily Show'
Author Malcolm Gladwell discussed police reform and the nature of effective protests during an interview with Trevor Noah on The Daily Show Tuesday. Gladwell and Noah’s conversation touched on how an issue like reforming and/or defunding the police has gained traction in recent months, and what the next step of …
Read More »Samantha Bee Examines Link Between Police and White Militias on 'Full Frontal'
Samantha Bee examined the link between the police and white militia groups on the latest episode of Full Frontal. “We’ve known for, I don’t know, all the years that the police treat black people far different than white people. Federal agencies, after a decade of prodding, are finally publicly confirming …
Read More »Angela Bassett Remembers Chadwick Boseman: 'A Beautiful Spirit'
Angela Bassett, who played the mother of Chadwick Boseman’s character T’Challa in the film Black Panther, remembered the late actor following his death at the age of 43. “It was meant to be for Chadwick and me to be connected, for us to be family. But what many don’t know …
Read More »Best Movies/TV to See in Sep.: 'Ratched,' 'Antebellum,' New 'Fargo'
The only aspect of this year that’s felt like business as usual when it comes to entertainment? August was pretty dead. September, however, is another story. Moviegoers willing to risk the trip will finally get to see Christopher Nolan’s Tenet, at least in the parts of the country where theaters …
Read More »Cameron Crowe on the 20th Anniversary of 'Almost Famous': 'It's Never Been as Popular as It Is Now'
This piece is part of our ongoing coverage of the 20th anniversary of Almost Famous. When Cameron Crowe’s 1996 film Jerry Maguire grossed more than $270 million and was nominated for five Oscars, the writer-director finally had the freedom to make his most personal film yet: a chronicle of his …
Read More »Elizabeth Warren Previews DNC Speech, Gives Good Dog Bailey a Treat on 'Colbert'
Elizabeth Warren discussed her upcoming speech at the Democratic National Convention and bridging the gap between the progressive and establishment wings of the party during an interview with Stephen Colbert on The Late Show Tuesday, August 18th. The highlight of the interview, however, arguably happened about a minute in when, …
Read More »Sheryl Crow Campaigns for a 'Woman in the White House' on 'Colbert'
Sheryl Crow performed her revamped version of “Woman in the White House” on The Late Show With Stephen Colbert Monday, August 17th. The country star — wearing a shirt emblazoned with the word “Vote” — was joined by her socially distant band as she breezed through the cut. Crow originally …
Read More »Steve McQueen's 'Lovers Rock' to Open New York Film Festival
Steve McQueen’s new film, Lovers Rock, will have its world premiere when it opens the 58th New York Film Festival, which is still set to take place this fall with various COVID-19 safety precautions in place. Lovers Rock is one of five films in the Oscar-winning director’s new Small Axe …
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