This week’s Saturday Night Live kicked things off with a damn near unwatchable parody of CBS’ NFL broadcast before Dakota Johnson took the stage looking absolutely incredible, dressed in a number that recalled Phoebe Waller-Bridge’s black jumpsuit in Fleabag. The actress described her upcoming film Madame Web — a Spider-Man …
Read More »'SNL' Weekend Update Roasts Trump for E. Jean Carroll Verdict
After a miserable NFL parody cold open and a cheeky monologue featuring host Dakota Johnson (dressed to the nines in a black jumpsuit reminiscent of Phoebe Waller-Bridge in Fleabag), musical guest Justin Timberlake, and his pal Jimmy Fallon, Saturday Night Live Weekend Update co-anchors Colin Jost and Michael Che took …
Read More »'Tótem' Is a Mexican-Cinema Masterpiece
Tótem, Mexico‘s submission for this year’s Oscars, drops a bomb on you before the opening credits have even rolled. A mother, Lucia (Iazua Larios) and her daughter, Sol (Naíma Sentíes, luminescent), are goofing around in a public restroom. The seven-year-old girl is sitting on a toilet, unable — or maybe …
Read More »'SNL': Justin Timberlake and Jimmy Fallon Revive 'Barry Gibb Talk Show' For First Time in 10 Years
Over 20 years after Justin Timberlake and Jimmy Fallon first debuted “The Barry Gibb Talk Show” on Saturday Night Live, the duo revived the sketch on the latest episode. The premise remains unchanged after two decades and a handful of sketches: Fallon and Timberlake’s Barry and Robin Gibb welcome politicians …
Read More »Jane Schoenbrun Made Sundance's Hottest Horror Movie About Their Trans Experience
In the fall of 2021, filmmaker Jane Schoenbrun found themselves back in their hometown, walking the streets of Ardsley in Westchester County, New York, with a disposable camera in hand. They’d taken a day trip up from Brooklyn in the hopes of revisiting the places that had once defined their …
Read More »JoJo Siwa Replaces Nigel Lythgoe on 'So You Think You Can Dance' Amid Sexual Assault Suits
JoJo Siwa is returning as a judge for the upcoming season of So You Think You Can Dance, replacing former judge and executive producer Nigel Lythgoe, who stepped down this month following multiple lawsuits accusing him of sexual assault. Siwa served as a judge on the show’s 17th season in …
Read More »Julia Louis-Dreyfus Meets Death in the Form of a Talking Parrot in A24's 'Tuesday' Trailer
Death has taken many forms in media over the decades — from a Norm MacDonald-voiced Grim Reaper in Family Guy to an anthropologically-minded Brad Pitt in Meet Joe Black — but no depiction is quite like in Tuesday. For the first trailer of the upcoming film, Julia Louis-Dreyfus has the …
Read More »Justin Timberlake Wants to Beat Oscar the Grouch's Ass in 'SNL' Teaser
Justin Timberlake is ready to throw hands against some Muppets on Sesame Street. SNL released its teasers for this Saturday’s upcoming show, where Timberlake is set to perform as musical guest while Dakota Johnson will take on hosting duties. Johnson and Timberlake were joined by cast member Sarah Sherman for …
Read More »Sex, Drugs, and Sitar Fights: How 'DIG! XX' Explodes and Rebuilds a Cult Rock Doc
Once upon a time on the West Coast, two bands were plotting a revolution. Well, really, it was one musician concocting a grand plan to dismantle the record industry, bring back a massive revival of 1960s psychedelic rock, and achieve total world domination. His name was Anton Newcombe, and this …
Read More »Dev Patel Goes On a Vengeful Rampage In Directorial Debut With First 'Monkey Man' Trailer
Dev Patel‘s directorial debut comes in the form of a bloody, violent revenge story as he punches his way through hoards of bad guys in the first trailer for his upcoming film Monkey Man. Jordan Peele is producing the movie through his production company Monkeypaw, and the movie is set …
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