Tina Fey and Amy Poehler are extending their Restless Leg Tour to the fall — and their kids’ school calendars helped route their tour dates. On Tuesday, the comedian pair announced new dates for their tour as they teased a more-extended run in the near future. “We definitely work backwards …
Read More »'The Bear' Season 2 Is Electrifying and Avoids a Sophomore Slump
A very strange thing happened to me early in the second season premiere of FX‘s The Bear. An early scene features Carmy (Jeremy Allen White), Sydney (Ayo Edebiri), and the rest of the restaurant dramedy’s colorful group of characters arguing over everything they will need to do and spend in …
Read More »They Took Their Daughter to the Hospital and Were Accused of Abuse
There are medical nightmares, and there are legal nightmares. The story at the heart of Take Care of Maya encompasses both. The new Netflix documentary, premiering June 19, presents a damning account of how a sort of hospital-run child abuse/CPS mill allegedly destroyed one family in slow motion, keeping a …
Read More »Everything Ayo All at Once
W hether we like it or not, comedian Ayo Edebiri and I are both about to learn a lesson. For Edebiri, a California resident who’s in New York for a few whirlwind days of press, she’s about to find out that our interview is taking place at a Brooklyn pottery …
Read More »'Kraven the Hunter' Red Band Trailer Flexes Aaron Taylor-Johnson's Abs, Bloody Kills
A shirtless Aaron Taylor-Johnson. Russell Crowe doing a questionable Russian accent. And a CGI lion attack that seems to result in superpowers. Judging by the official red band trailer for Kraven the Hunter, this could be a standalone Spider-Man villain origin story that brings home the bounty for Sony Pictures …
Read More »See Gal Gadot, Jamie Dornan in Espionage Thriller 'Heart of Stone' Trailer
Gal Gadot’s Rachel Stone has given up almost everything to serve the Charter, a covert peacekeeping organization, and when it loses its most valued asset, Stone sets off on an action-packed mission to recover it in the new trailer for Heart of Stone. Gadot and her costars Jamie Dornan, and …
Read More »'Back to the Future Part II' Changed the Course of Hollywood History
If the rousing strains of a Danny Elfman theme didn’t make it clear, if the image of a jagged batlike aircraft in the sky didn’t do the trick, the sight of Michael Keaton back in black rubber should: The Flash, the long-delayed superhero extravaganza that raced into multiplexes this weekend, …
Read More »Kevin Smith Defends 'The Flash' Cameos: 'When I'm Dead, You Can Stick Me in Porn'
“I have spent the better part of 30 years of my career referencing the movies,” says Kevin Smith. “And now I’ve lived long enough where the movies are starting to reference me back.” He’s talking about The Flash, which, among its numerous cameos, includes a truly wild one, directly inspired …
Read More »Joel Kim Booster Is Striking for the Future of Queer Films
Joel Kim Booster is here, queer, and ready for the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers to give the Writers Guild of America a fair deal. As a producer and writer, he’s one of the comedic voices behind some of the funniest shows on TV. He’s a credited writer …
Read More »John Goodman Isn't Angry Anymore. Unless He Watches the News
John Goodman has a lot of catching up to do. Over the past six years, the renowned actor has been so busy rebooting his role as Dan Conner on Roseanne and The Conners, and establishing himself as televangelist patriarch Eli Gemstone on the fantastic HBO series The Righteous Gemstones, he …
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