This post contains spoilers for the finale of Agatha All Along, now streaming on Disney+. For a show where the power of witches’ circles was so prominent, Agatha All Along felt like an appropriately full-circle moment for the Marvel Cinematic Universe. It was a direct sequel to the very first …
Read More »'Blitz' Revisits a WWII Britain Under Fire — and at War With Itself
London’s burning, quite literally, in Steve McQueen‘s Blitz — you have not had a second to catch your breath before this WWII movie opens en media catastrophe and the sound of an inferno is filling your ears. It’s September, 1940, and bombs are dropping on Blighty with alarming regularity. Firefighters …
Read More »Martha Stewart Slams Her Own Netflix Documentary: 'It Was Just Shocking'
As the saying goes, “You are your own worst critic,” and you can’t find a bigger critic of Martha Stewart’s new Netflix documentary than Stewart herself. Despite Martha’s 91 percent “Fresh” rating on Rotten Tomatoes, Stewart delivered her own scathing assessment of the documentary in a new interview with the …
Read More »'Here' Is the World's Saddest Zillow Ad Starring Tom Hanks
Loiter on any patch of land for a few hours, and you can feel centuries of history quietly thrumming beneath your feet. Stand in the corner of a suburban house on a lot that was once nothing but barren, ashen ground and will, several million years into the future, be …
Read More »Jamie Foxx Will Release Netflix Special About Medical Scare in December
Jamie Foxx is ready to laugh off a medical scare. On Friday, Netflix announced that the actor will release a one-hour comedy special titled What Had Happened Was… on Dec. 10. “I said, ‘If I can stay funny, I can stay alive,’” says Foxx in a short teaser for the …
Read More »Reese Witherspoon Votes for Kamala Harris: 'Protect Democracy at All Costs'
Reese Witherspoon cast her ballot on Friday, joining an extensive list of celebrities who’ve voiced their support for Vice President Kamala Harris. “I voted today. Top of my mind, as I considered all candidates, is protecting women’s rights to medical privacy and reproductive choice,” Witherspoon wrote on Instagram Friday. “This …
Read More »An Oral History of the 'Midnight Margaritas' Scene in 'Practical Magic'
Even if you haven’t seen Practical Magic — the 1998 fantasy film starring Nicole Kidman and Sandra Bullock as cursed sister-witches — you know the “midnight margaritas” scene. It happens shortly after Gillian and Sally Owens (Kidman and Bullock, respectively) accidentally murder Gillian’s abusive boyfriend Jimmy Angelov (Goran Višnjić). They …
Read More »'Squid Game': Player 456 Reenters the Arena in Latest Season Two Teaser
Netflix shared a Halloween treat Thursday as the streaming service unveiled the latest teaser for the much-anticipated second season of Squid Game. The new preview finds Player 456 (Lee Jung-jae) returning to the Squid Game after winning (and, more importantly, surviving) Season One. This time around, instead of earning money, …
Read More »John Mulaney Receives Notes From 'Bob Dylan' in 'Saturday Night Live' Promo
Saturday Night Live episode promos are often about 20 seconds in length and feature little more than the host, the musical guest, a cast member or two, and a very lame joke that fades from memory about 12 seconds after you hear it, at best. But leave it to John …
Read More »How Disney's Sleeper Hit 'Hocus Pocus' Changed Salem Forever
If you’ve visited Salem, Massachusetts, in the last decade or so, you’re probably well aware that the Disney movie Hocus Pocus was shot there. During spooky season, which now starts in the middle of August and runs through Halloween, the historic coastal city known for being the site of the …
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