Netflix has shared the official trailer for Tick, Tick… Boom!, Lin-Manuel Miranda’s feature film directorial debut set for release in select theaters on November 12th and on the streaming platform on November 19th. Tick, Tick… Boom! stars Andrew Garfield as composer Jonathan Larson, pre-Rent, as he navigates the creative pressures of becoming a …
Read More »New Doc Shows How Dr. Anthony Fauci Became a Hero to Some, Villain to Others
Dr. Anthony Fauci’s life, career, and unexpected rise to Covid-era cultural icon status will be explored in a new documentary, Fauci, premiering October 6th on Disney+. The new film, directed by John Hoffman and Janet Tobias, will cover Fauci’s extensive professional life as he served under seven presidents and worked …
Read More »New Formula for 'Foundation' Doesn't Add Up
Midway through the second episode of Apple TV+’s sci-fi epic Foundation, mathematician Hari Seldon (Jared Harris) visits the laundry facilities on the spaceship carrying him and his followers to a far corner of the galaxy. Hari has developed the new science of “psycho-history,” predicting the future through statistical analysis, and …
Read More »There's No Clean Break From Poverty in 'Maid'
“Work,” one of her employers tells Alex, the heroine of Netflix’s fantastic new limited series Maid, “is the one thing you can count on. Everything else is fragile.” It’s an apt sentiment for both Alex (Margaret Qualley) and Maid itself, a limited series about the value — financial and psychological …
Read More »Netflix Teases 'Never Seen Before' Show (on Netflix) Called 'Seinfeld'
Netflix has announced “2021’s hottest new show,” which it admits is only really new on the streaming service, in their cute trailer for Seinfeld. All 180 episodes of the beloved sitcom hit the platform on October 1st. The clip informs viewers that the show was created by “rising stars Larry …
Read More »Colin Kaepernick Carves Out His Own Path in New Trailer for 'Colin Black & White'
UPDATE (9/13):Netflix has released the first trailer for its upcoming limited series based on the life of football player and activist, Colin Kaepernick. The clip forColin Black & White features contemporary narration from Kaepernick, mixed with scenes from the show, in which Jaden Michael portrays the future quarterback as a …
Read More »Eerie Miracles Upend an Isolated Island Community in New 'Midnight Mass' Trailer
Netflix has released a new trailer for its upcoming horror series, Midnight Mass, set to arrive September 24th. The seven-episode limited series is set on Crockett Island and centered around its small community, whose delicate balances are upended upon the arrival of two people: A disgraced young man (Zach Gilford), …
Read More »Ed Asner: A Working-Class Hollywood Hero
For nearly 40 years, Ed Asner was the answer to a great TV trivia question: Who is the only actor to win both drama and comedy acting Emmys for playing the same character? The legendary actor, who died Sunday at the age of 91,won three Emmys in the Seventies for …
Read More »Shia LeBeouf to Play Saint in Abel Ferrara Film After Sexual Abuse Allegations
Shia LeBeouf has been cast in his first film since allegations of sexual abuse were leveled against the troubled actor by his former girlfriend FKA Twigs. Variety reports that LaBeouf has signed on to star in director Abel Ferrara’s upcoming film about Padre Pio, with LaBeouf in the role of …
Read More »'Nine Days': Life After Death (and Before Life)
We are born, we live, and we die. Before we can get on that particular merry-go-round, however, we must first be interviewed. The interrogator is tall, quiet, fastidious, well-dressed. Small granny spectacles perch on his nose as he asks questions of those who sit before him. And when he’s not …
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