Spider-Man is coming back to the Marvel Cinematic Universe after a contentious battle between Sony Pictures and Disney. In August, the two companies announced their partnership would dissolve and that Marvel Studios Kevin Feige would no longer produce the Tom Holland-starring Spider-Man franchise. Reportedly, the root of the problem was …
Read More »'Rambo: Last Blood': A Reagan-Era Hero, Re-Engineered for the MAGA Age
When we last saw John Rambo — Vietnam vet, social pariah, savior of POWs and stoic killing machine — he was saving missionaries and mercenaries in war-torn Burma at the end of Bush II’s second term. Then our man returned home to Arizona, walking down the dusty path to the …
Read More »Return to the Overlook Hotel in Final 'Doctor Sleep' Trailer
Danny Torrance returns to the Overlook Hotel 40 years after The Shining in the final trailer for Doctor Sleep, the upcoming adaptation of Stephen King‘s 2013 sequel to his 1977 novel. Despite King’s noted distaste for Stanley Kubrick’s 1980 adaptation – “My problem with Kubrick’s film was that it’s so …
Read More »'Succession' Recap: The Most Dangerous Game
What do you call a heel turn for a villain? Succession has always been driven forward by the cruelty and vindictiveness of Brian Cox’s Logan Roy, but on Sunday’s episode, “Hunting,” he took it to heights that surprised even the other characters. It was a descent into madness for the …
Read More »Paul Rudd to Go Full 'Multiplicity' in 'Living With Yourself' Netflix Series
Paul Rudd will follow in the multiple footsteps of Michael Keaton in Multiplicity this fall when he plays multiple versions of the same character in Netflix’s new comedy series Living With Yourself. The series marks Rudd’s first leading role on a television series. Rudd will be playing down-on-his luck Miles, …
Read More »'This Way Up' Will (Almost) Fill the 'Fleabag'-Sized Hole in Your Heart
Is it doing Hulu‘s new This Way Up a favor or a disservice to compare it to Fleabag? The parallels are unavoidable. Both are British dramedies with a female creator/star. Both are about women with significant emotional problems, who tell inappropriate jokes as a defense mechanism when they’re feeling vulnerable …
Read More »'After the Wedding' Review: Mystery, Melodrama and Michelle Williams
Michelle Williams gives great righteous anger. Like any talented actor, she has an incredible range — from mousy girl Friday to a giggly Marliyn Monroe to Manchester by the Sea‘s grieving matriarch — and an ability to add beautiful little nuances to the biggest of scenes. But give Williams the …
Read More »Watch De Niro, Pacino, Pesci Recreate Jimmy Hoffa Saga in Trailer for Scorsese's 'The Irishman'
Robert De Niro, Al Pacino and Joe Pesci recreate the story of long-lost union boss Jimmy Hoffa in the gripping new trailer for Martin Scorsese‘s long-awaited crime drama The Irishman. The film will premiere at the New York Film Festival, September 27th, before it is released on Netflix and in …
Read More »See Daveed Diggs in First 'Snowpiercer' TV Adaptation Trailer
It’s been a long time coming for TBS to release their TV adaptation of Bong Joon-ho’s 2014 film Snowpiercer. The new version, coming in the spring of 2020, stars Daveed Diggs in Chris Evans’ role as a man trapped on a continuously moving train containing the remains of humanity. In …
Read More »Watch 'Kimmel' Quiz Customers in Weed Dispensary Game Show
In honor of the lesser-known stoner holiday “Oil Day” of July 10th, Jimmy Kimmel Live hosted a weed-themed game show on Wednesday’s episode — quizzing customers in the drive-thru line at Las Vegas’ NuWu Cannabis Marketplace, the world’s largest marijuana dispensary. “Let’s Make a Dope Deal” featured pot-related questions, with …
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