Heist movies tend to operate by a narrative rule of three: You show the preparation; you detail the execution, bit by painstaking bit; and you map out how the criminals and/or their crew get away with it, or don’t. The Delinquents, Argentine writer-director Rodrigo Moreno’s left-of-center contribution to the genre, …
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Omar Ayuso, who shares the same name as his character, is a pillar of the teen telenovela Elite. He’s been around since the first season of Netflix’s Spanish hit, captivating viewers via his tender romance with heartthrob Ander, played by Arón Piper, and the jarring disapproval his character faces in …
Read More »'Bosch: Legacy' Is Still Rock Solid Dad TV
In an upcoming episode of Bosch: Legacy Season Two, private investigator Hieronymus “Harry” Bosch (Titus Welliver) asks a favor of a couple of colleagues from his days as an LAPD homicide detective. Their exchange is terse and extremely one-sided in favor of the self-righteous Bosch. As he walks away, Christina …
Read More »'Big Mouth' Creators on Megan Thee Stallion's 'Pussy' Anthem and More
THIS POST CONTAINS spoilers from the seventh season of Big Mouth. Season Seven of Netflix’s Big Mouth begins where the penultimate season ends: the cast of pubescent middle schoolers arrive at high school exploring the PDA-filled halls, meeting the gospel-singing B-High Quee-Choi, and participating in a classic food fight. Although …
Read More »'Dr. Death' Season 2 Teaser Presents a Medical Horror That's Even Scarier Than You'd Expect
This is not us. At least it shouldn’t be us, according to the message in the teaser for the second season of Dr. Death, which features former This Is Us star Mandy Moore and actor Edgar Ramírez. The season, which premieres on Peacock on Dec. 21, focuses on the fraudulent …
Read More »Marlon Wayans Says He is Being Unfairly Prosecuted After Airline Employee Racially Targeted Him
Marlon Wayans says he is being unfairly prosecuted for disturbing the peace after a luggage dispute this past summer at Denver International Airport and alleges an airline employee targeted him because of his race, according to The Associated Press. This past June, a United Airlines gate agent allegedly stopped the …
Read More »Jon Stewart, Cate Blanchett, Joaquin Phoenix, and More Call on Biden for Ceasefire in Gaza and Israel
Fifty-five celebrities, including Cate Blanchett, Jessica Chastain, Joaquin Phoenix, Jon Stewart, and Michael Stipe, have signed an open letter to President Joe Biden asking him to “call for an immediate de-escalation and ceasefire in Gaza and Israel before another life is lost.” Specifically, they would like to see an end …
Read More »Errol Morris Talks Chaos and Conspiracy With John le Carré, and Defends His Steve Bannon Film
E rrol Morris is not one for adversarial interviews. Whether he’s talking to alleged murderers or mourning pet owners, defense secretaries or political svengalis — the documentarian has no interest in moving deftly through a list of questions until he gets to some satisfying gotcha. He’d rather just talk it …
Read More »The Studios Just Lit a Fire Under Striking Actors: 'We're Not Going Anywhere'
It’s been 97 days since members of the Screen Actors Guild went on strike against the Hollywood studios and streamers, demanding a better contract and asking the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers for protections against artificial intelligence as well as an increase in residual payments. As actors near …
Read More »Jon Stewart's 'The Problem' at Apple Comes to Abrupt End Amid Creative Differences
Jon Stewart is bowing out early from Apple. The weekly talk series The Problem With Jon Stewart will not be moving forward with a third season on the streaming service,the New York Times first reported. Plans for an eight-episode third season were abandoned amid creative differences between the former Daily …
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