Eddie Murphy returned to Saturday Night Live as host for the first time in 35 years, with Murphy reprising some of the classic characters that earned him Number Two on Rolling Stone’ list of every SNL cast member. In a Christmas-themed sketch surrounding The Masked Singer, judges attempt to debunk …
Read More »Everything J.J. Abrams, Rian Johnson, and Daisy Ridley Ever Told Us About Rey's Backstory
There was not, by all accounts, much of a master plan behind the new Star Wars trilogy. Though Lucasfilm president Kathleen Kennedy and her team were always there to guide it all, the overall story and its direction passed freely from J.J. Abrams and Lawrence Kasdan on The Force Awakens …
Read More »'His Dark Materials' Recap: The Right to Arm Bears
This week’s episode is called “The Fight to the Death” for good reason: Two enormous ice bears battle for the crown of their kingdom. There’s bellowing and roaring, biting and clawing. Two animals enter the ring. Only one is left standing. And that’s not the scariest thing that happens in …
Read More »Trailers of the Week: 'Wonder Woman 1984,' 'Ghostbusters,' 'In the Heights' and More
Curb Your Enthusiasm, Season 10 It’s back! After a three-year gap between seasons, Larry David returns to pick fights with everyone from his mailman (who’s committed the offense of wearing shorts) to Laverne Cox (who thinks dubbing David a “Renaissance Man” might be a bit of an embellishment). Still relentlessly …
Read More »'Jumanji: The Next Level': The Rock, Kevin Hart and Friends Prepare for Round Two
No sense putting the knock on this sequel to 2017’s Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle, which blew the cobwebs off the 1995 version starring Robin Williams. The reboot cast, again headed by Dwayne Johnson, Kevin Hart, Karen Gillan and the devilish Jack Black, are still fun company — you could …
Read More »Watch James Bond Tangle With New 00 Agents, Super Villains in 'No Time to Die' Trailer
Daniel Craig‘s James Bond comes out of retirement for one last job in the new trailer for No Time to Die, set to hit theaters next April. The 25th film in the Bond franchise finds 007 living quietly in Jamaica after the events of Spectre when his old friend, CIA …
Read More »'Watchmen' Recap: The Greatest American Hero
A review of this week’s Watchmen, “This Extraordinary Being,” coming up just as soon as I read Action Comics #1 for the first time… Many of the most distinct and beloved American art forms were invented by black artists who were then quickly eclipsed in the public imagination by their …
Read More »Watch the Robinson Family Face More Danger in 'Lost in Space' Season 2 Trailer
The second season of Netflix‘s Lost in Space reboot will premiere December 24th with 10 new episodes. The new season, filmed in Iceland and Vancouver, will see the Robinson family continuing their exploration of the deep reaches of space, as seen in the tense first teaser trailer. The official synopsis …
Read More »Selena Gomez Sits Down with the Three Young People Facing Deportation in 'Living Undocumented'
Selena Gomez hosted an emotional roundtable discussion with three of the young adults featured in Netflix‘s docuseriesLiving Undocumented. The series, which Gomez produced, premieres Friday on the streaming site and follows eight families as they face potential deportation. Gomez sat down with 18-year-old Bar, whose family fled Tel Aviv, and …
Read More »Woody Harrelson on 'SNL': 3 Sketches You Have to See
Everyone loves to make wild prognostications about Saturday Night Live before each season starts. New cast members, departed cast members, cast members that got cast and never actually made it to the season itself: Fodder. Announced hosts (even stretching into December this time around): Total fodder. The anticipation of an …
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