The Streaming Wars are here! The Streaming Wars are here! Really, they’ve been here for years now, but the whole mess has gone to another level recently, as the rest of the TV industry has ramped up its efforts to combat Netflix by… introducing their own versions of Netflix. Apple …
Read More »'For All Mankind' Review: Apple Leaps Into NASA Fan Fiction
I’m such a big NASA nerd that when the 1202 alarm went off during an Apollo 11 simulation in For All Mankind, Apple TV+’s new alternate history of the space race, I immediately knew it was the same alert that in real life nearly scuttled the first lunar landing. I’m …
Read More »Robert Evans, Hollywood Superproducer Behind 'Chinatown,' Dead at 89
Robert Evans, the legendary Paramount Pictures exec and consummate Hollywood producer behind films like Chinatown and Marathon Man, died on Saturday, October 26th, Variety reported. He was 89. A representative for Evans confirmed his death, though no cause or location was given; The New York Times reported that Evans died …
Read More »'Succession' Recap: There Will Be Blood
After last week’s sojourn to Logan’s hometown, it’s time for a two-season storyline to finally, officially, unravel. The prior episode’s “existential threat” — a whistleblower from the company’s cruise division stepping forward — is now on a 60 Minutes-style news show, alleging that Brightstar, the Roys’ cruise division, was a …
Read More »Watch Errol Morris Compare Steve Bannon to Lucifer in New 'American Dharma' Trailer
Errol Morris tries to dissect the ideology and actions of President Donald Trump’s infamous former advisor Steve Bannon in the new trailer for his upcoming documentary, American Dharma. The film is based around an extensive interview Morris conducted with Bannon, and the clip opens with the filmmaker comparing the right-wing …
Read More »Hulu's 'Four Weddings and a Funeral' Turns Into 'Friends'… And That's OK
The first thing to know about Four Weddings and a Funeral, the series, is that it bears virtually no resemblance to Four Weddings and a Funeral, the Oscar-nominated 1994 romantic-comedy. It takes place in London, yes. There are four weddings and one funeral, sure. There is a floppy-haired fellow who …
Read More »'Lady and the Tramp': See First Trailer for Disney+ Live-Action Remake
Disney shared the first trailer for their live-action remake of the classic 1955 animated film Lady and the Tramp Friday at the company’s D23 convention. The movie will be among the exclusives available when the Disney+ streaming service launches November 12th. “In Disney+’s Lady and the Tramp, a timeless re-telling …
Read More »Watch Colbert Turn Trump's Latest Racist Rant Into 'God Bless America' Parody
Stephen Colbert called out President Donald Trump for hislatest racist rant after he went after Maryland’s 7th District, which includes most of Baltimore, and its long-time representative, Elijah Cummings, who criticized the conditions at the U.S.-Mexico border. During his monologue on The Late Show Monday, Colbert reintroduced a segment called …
Read More »'Full Frontal' Cold Open: Samantha Bee Would 'Pee in a Box' for 'Cats' Role
Samantha Bee is all about authenticity when it comes to portraying a character in Cats, despite not being cast for any parts in the forthcoming film. “I’ll pee in a box. I will barf on your wooden kitchen spoons,” she says in a clip from Wednesday’s Full Frontal cold open. …
Read More »Kirsten Dunst Climbs Pyramid Scheme in 'On Becoming a God in Central Florida' Trailer
On Monday, Showtime premiered the official trailer for its upcoming series On Becoming a God in Central Florida, starring Kirsten Dunst. The pilot premieres Sunday, August 25th at 10:00 pm ET/PT. Dunst stars as Krystal Stubbs, a woman living in a small, Orlando-adjacent town in 1992 and struggling to make ends …
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