Stephen Colbert put himself in the hot seat on Friday night’s Late Show for a “flipped” interview with fellow late-night host Conan O’Brien. The Late Show host also revealed that, as a performer, he often gets depressed when he’s not in front of an audience. “What’s that like, to be …
Read More »Greta Thunberg Wouldn't Meet With Trump If Asked
Greta Thunberg — 16-year-old Swedish climate change activist — dismissed meeting with President Donald Trump as pointless during an interview with Ellen DeGeneres on Ellen Friday. Thunberg and Trump briefly crossed paths at the United Nations in September. Following Thunberg’s impassioned and grave speech about climate change, Trump seemed to …
Read More »'The Good Place' Recap: A Case of Mistaken Identity
A review of this week’s The Good Place, “Tinker, Tailor, Demon, Spy,” coming up just as soon as you get me a glass of hot pig urine… As the John Le Carré-referencing title suggests, “Tinker, Tailor, Demon, Spy” is a Good Place-style espionage thriller. Glenn from the Bad Place pops …
Read More »'Watchmen' Review: A Dazzling Reinvention of a Landmark Comic
Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons’ Watchmen landed on comic book fans in the fall of 1986 with the force of a thunderbolt, if not that of a giant psychic interdimensional squid. (You kind of had to be there.) The series was, among other things, a murder mystery, an alternate history …
Read More »Meet the Stock Trader Behind the Pitch-Perfect M&M 'Succession' Parody
HBO‘s Succession is about many things: power, privilege, family, kinky May/December relationships, metaphorically laden bed-shitting. But a parody that’s currently going viral on Twitter elegantly boils down the Shakespearean comedy-drama to one simple premise: at the end of the day, everyone just wants a taste of Daddy’s M&Ms. In the …
Read More »'Breaking Bad' Movie Will Get Limited Theatrical Release
The Breaking Bad sequel movie, El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie, will receive a limited theatrical release alongside its arrival on Netflix. The film will premiere on the streaming service October 11th, while screenings will be held between October 11th and 13th in 68 cities, including New York, Los Angeles, …
Read More »Still Here for Us: 'Friends' Creator Marta Kauffman on Her Storied TV Career
Its finale aired in 2004, but Friends is still alive and well on Netflix, where it’s caught on in a big way with young millennials — a phenomenon co-creator Marta Kauffman says she’s “thoroughly enjoying.” When the show first arrived to the streaming service four years ago, Kauffman says her …
Read More »From Representative to Remarkable: 'Vida' and 'This Close' Level Up
Greater diversity in television is a storytelling good as much as a political one. The medium has made some long-overdue strides in the last few years with inclusive casting and shows that offer fresh perspectives to an ever-wider audience. But while some of these series have been great from the …
Read More »'The Assistant' Is About Harvey Weinstein — And Much More
In the opening minutes of The Assistant, Jane (Ozark’s Julia Garner), an entry-level employee at a well-known film production company, is on her hands and knees, cleaning her boss’ office in the predawn hours, before any other employees arrive. She gathers up used plates and cups for washing, wipes crumbs …
Read More »Jeff Goldblum Feeds His Curiosity in 'The World According to Jeff Goldblum' Trailer
Of all the trailers to come out of Disney’s D23 Expo this past weekend, none were quite as dazzling as the one for Jeff Goldblum‘s new travel show, The World According to Jeff Goldblum. The new series, hosted by Goldblum and produced by National Geographic, premieres on Disney’s new Disney+ …
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