It’s always a downer when talented artists pour everything they’ve got into a film that stubbornly refuses to come to life. That’s the case with Lucy in the Sky, an astronaut drama from a female perspective that argues space travel can seriously screw with your perceptions of life on earth. …
Read More »'Pain and Glory' Review: Pedro Almodovar Delivers His '8 1/2'
How fitting that Antonio Banderas, 59, is delivering the performance of his career in a movie loosely based on the life of the director who gave him his breakthrough role in 1982’s Labyrinth of Passion. In Pain and Glory, the 21st movie for the 69-year-old Spanish filmmaker Pedro Almodóvar, the …
Read More »'Ad Astra' Review: Brad Pitt, Lost in Space
Seek out the nearest jumbo screen and let filmmaker James Gray, a renegade visionary with a big reach and a knack for sneaky mischief, sweep you off ad astra (that’s “to the stars” in Latin). Getting lost in the space conjured up by the writer-director and the brilliant Dutch-Swedish cinematographer …
Read More »'Seinfeld' Is Coming to Netflix in 2021
UPDATE: Following Netflix‘s $500 million acquisition of Seinfeld‘s streaming rights, Viacom secured the cable syndication rights to the beloved sitcom, Variety reports. The deal will allow Seinfeld repeats to air on Viacom networks like Comedy Central, Paramount Network and TV Land beginning October 2021, when the sitcom’s long association with …
Read More »'The West Wing' vs. 'Freaks and Geeks': TV at a Crossroad in 1999
The geek anxiously leads the cheerleader across the gymnasium floor, not quite believing she’s agreed to spend a few minutes with him at homecoming, even less sure of what to do when it’s time to stop walking and start dancing. They begin to sway to “Come Sail Away” by Styx, …
Read More »See Conan Unsurprisingly Find No One Who Supports Sale to U.S. in Greenland
Conan O’Brien headed to Nuuk, the capital of Greenland, under the guise of aiding President Trump in his desire to purchase the autonomous Danish territory — never mind that the country is not for sale. On Tuesday, the host unveiled his arrival during his TBS special Conan Without Borders from …
Read More »Best TV to See in September 2019: 'Country Music' Doc, 'The Deuce,' Walton Goggins in 'The Unicorn'
Remember when September was the big month for new TV programming? (Gather ’round, children, and let Grandpa tell you about the days when there were only three networks!) Yes, the traditional pilot season is once upon us, which means laugh-tracked comedies, curious cop shows and Lost-like mysteries are once again …
Read More »'Silicon Valley' Goes to Washington in Season Six Trailer
Silicon Valley goes to Washington, D.C. in the latest trailer for the sixth and final season of the HBO tech-savvy comedy series. The teaser offers a send-up of Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg’s infamously awkward testimony in front of Congress, with Pied Piper CEO Richard Hendricks (played by Thomas Middleditch) causing …
Read More »Everyone Is a Murder Suspect in Final '13 Reasons Why' Season 3 Trailer
Netflix released the final trailer for 13 Reasons Why‘s Season 3 on Wednesday, before the new season premieres August 23rd on the streaming platform. The new trailer gives more insight into the Homecoming death of Bryce Walker, the driving force behind this season at Liberty High. Everyone is a suspect, as …
Read More »Watch Will Ferrell Invade 'Kimmel,' 'Colbert,' 'Fallon' as Ron Burgundy
Will Ferrell donned the iconic mustache of Anchorman‘s Ron Burgundy to dominate the entire late-night universe on Thursday. The actor appeared in-character with pre-recorded bits on six shows: The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, Late Night With Seth Meyers, The Late Show With Stephen Colbert, The Late Late Show With …
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