The season finale of Saturday Night Live borrowed from another classic series finale as Alec Baldwin’s Donald Trump and his Mueller investigation legal team reunite at a diner in a cold open sketch that reimagined the famed closing scene from The Sopranos. Trump sits in the booth of a New …
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It’s a spy thriller that moves with the languidness of an indie comedy, a tight procedural that allows for vast gulfs of idiosyncrasy, a stylish story of obsession and psychopathy that’s disarmingly warm and lived-in. It’s a TV show that undermines every rule of TV, Prestige/Peak or otherwise – sauntering …
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Looking for something fun to take mom to for Mother’s Day? Do your Mom (and yourself) a favor and steer clear of Life of the Party. Melissa McCarthy is comedy royalty – it’s a scientific fact, look it up – but even the Bridesmaids star can’t keep this mom-goes-to-college fluffball …
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Get Out star Daniel Kaluuya has a simple explanation for how director Ryan Coogler, 31, got so mind-blowingly talented. “He’s an alien,” says Kaluuya, who plays W’Kabi in Coogler’s Black Panther, which took just six weeks to become the highest grossing superhero ever in the U.S., and has already taken …
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Attention all you SuperTrooperheads, you Trooperphiles, you maple-syrup–guzzling guys with your #MeowToo hashtags at the ready – your prayers, for better or worse, have finally been answered and crowd-funded. Chances are you either squealed with delight upon the news of a second Super Troopers flick, before strapping on your bulletproof …
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Courtney Love, who starred in Milos Forman’s The People Vs. Larry Flynt and Man on the Moon, paid tribute to the Oscar-winning director following Forman’s death at the age of 86. “He was always gentle and always brought out my best,” Love wrote of filmmaker on Instagram. “I was surrounded …
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How do you make one of TV’s all-time cheesiest science-fiction shows look cool? That’s what Netflix and writer-producers Matt Sazama and Burk Sharpless had to be asking themselves when they decided to revive Lost in Space – producer Irwin Allen’s beloved-but-clunky 1960s space opera about a clan of bold braniacs …
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They say TV makes your brain ooze out of your ears, but this April, viewers can learn a little something about an eclectic array of topics. New nonfiction offerings this month will shed a little light on Elvis Presley‘s inner life, whisk you on an odyssey through sci-fi with James …
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Kevin Smith revealed late Sunday night that hehad suffered a “massive heart attack.” The Clerks director also shared a photo of himself in the hospital. “After the first show this evening, I had a massive heart attack,” Smith tweeted. “The Doctor who saved my life told me I had 100% …
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French filmmaker François Ozon can tackle subjects of the utmost gravity (see Under the Sand, Frantz and a host of other solemn dramas). But my favorite Ozon movies are the ones that blend seriousness with erotic mischief – works like 8 Women, Swimming Pool and In the House. Just as …
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