There’s a saying in the Jewish community that certain things are bad for the Jews. The list largely includes people with a great deal of power and money who use it for nefarious ends: Bernie Madoff, Jeffrey Epstein, Woody Allen. (Other things that are arguably not-so-great for the Jews: Einstein’s …
Read More »'The Other Two' Stars Talk Roasting Hollywood (and Rolling Stone!) in Season 3
Drew Tarver and Heléne Yorke — the titular stars in the HBO Max comedy The Other Two — are joking about the time they first met one another. “We did a screen test together and, Heléne…, “ Tarver begins, “Remember you touched my face? Was that what it was? It …
Read More »'Yellowstone' Is Dead (After Season 5), Long Live 'Yellowstone'
Yellowstone, the smash TV western adored by parents and old souls alike, will end after the upcoming second half of its fifth season — but Paramount is wasting no time in prepping a sequel series to take its place. There aren’t a ton of concrete details about the sequel, though …
Read More »'Vanderpump Rules' Is Now the Messiest, Most Addictive Show on TV
When people ask me to explain the appeal of Vanderpump Rules, a Bravo reality series documenting the carousing, shtupping, and treachery of some habitual-line-stepping L.A. hustlers, I usually tell them it’s a soap opera centering the most messed-up friend group (a family, really) you’ve ever laid eyes on that, despite …
Read More »Pete Davidson's 'Bupkis' Has Jon Stewart, John Mulaney, and Plenty of Weird
Pete Davidson’s new sitcom, Bupkis, opens with a scene where his mother, Amy, played by Edie Falco, walks in on him while he’s masturbating to VR porn. That episode closes with him physically helping an old friend of the family, played by Brad Garrett, have sex with a prostitute after …
Read More »'Bridgerton' Prequel 'Queen Charlotte' Is a Royal Bust
How do you fit arranged marriage, forced childbearing, mentall illness, tabloid gossip, string covers of pop songs, high-society scheming, racial revolution, and a shit-ton of dresses into a six-episode Netflix series? Well, if you’re Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story, you do so with a bang. You know which kind I’m …
Read More »Jamie Foxx Is 'Getting Better' From Undisclosed 'Medical Complication,' Kevin Hart Says
During a recent podcast interview, Kevin Hart said that Jamie Foxx‘s health was improving following a still undisclosed “medical complication” last month that sent Foxx to the hospital and shut down the filming of a Netflix movie called Back in Action. “The dope thing is that he’s getting better in …
Read More »'Sisu' Is the Bloody, Nazi-Killing Movie You Need to See
The thing about Nazis is: Fuck those guys. Finland began World War II by fighting off the Soviet forces that tried to invade the country in the “Winter War” from 1939 to 1940. They were conscripted by the Axis powers to fight alongside Hitler’s army until 1944, the year of …
Read More »Witness the Rise and Fall of Socialite Celebrity in 'Queenmaker' Doc Trailer
A new doc, Queenmaker: The Making of an It Girl, examines the rise of socialite celebrities like Paris Hilton and Tinsley Mortimer in the mid 2000s — and the subsequent blogger backlash to the phenomenon. The film, by director Zackary Drucker, features interviews with socialites including Mortimer and Olivia Palermo, …
Read More »Drew Barrymore Won't Host MTV Movie & TV Awards in Solidarity With Hollywood Writers Strike
Just before before the 2023 MTV Movie & TV Awards, the show need a new host. Drew Barrymore was originally booked to lead the awards ceremony, scheduled to air live from Los Angeles’ Barker Hangar on May 7, but has backed out in support and solidarity with the striking Writers …
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