On April 11, Johnny Depp and Amber Heard reported to a Fairfax, Virginia, courtroom for a long-awaited defamation trial that would air all the dirty laundry of their tumultuous marriage. The first three weeks of testimony have offered a cascade of eye-popping revelations, with Heard, through her attorneys, accusing Depp …
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A review of this week’s Winning Time, “Acceptable Loss,” coming up just as soon as I wear some pants with my suit… The season finale is called “Promised Land,” and its penultimate episode this week takes the Lakers all the way to the brink of such a place. They are …
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John Oliver began the latest Last Week Tonight by discussing the ghoulish trio of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, and Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva. All three have seemingly had a disastrous past couple of weeks in their bids for reelection later this year. DeSantis signed …
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The late George Carlin’s five revolutionary decades in comedy get the in-depth documentary treatment in the new trailer for Judd Apatow and Michael Bonfiglio, George Carlin’s American Dream. The two-part doc is set to premiere May 20 on HBO Max. The clip offers a condensed overview of the doc’s sprawling …
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Kim Kardashian, her mom Kris Jenner and sisters Kylie Jenner and Khloé Kardashian had reason to celebrate at the Met Gala in Manhattan Monday night after a Los Angeles jury found the women owed no damages to Rob Kardashian‘s former fiancé Blac Chyna for her $100 million defamation and contract …
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A YouTube commenter put it most succinctly: “This is either gonna be hilarious or really stupid….or both.” We’re on the same page. On Wednesday, Open Road Films released the trailer for Good Mourning, a comedy directed and written by Machine Gun Kelly and Mod Sun, set to release on May …
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Kim Kardashian, her mom Kris Jenner and sisters Kylie and Khloé sat front and center as Blac Chyna’s $100 million defamation trial against them kicked off in Los Angeles, but even with their united front and all the star power surrounding the case, the outcome might ultimately hinge on testimony …
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Masks continue to be a divisive topic, particularly after a Florida judge struck down the CDC’s mask mandate for public transportation this week. Late-night TV hosts have responded to the news, bringing a sense of levity to the ever-controversial topic. On The Late Show, Stephen Colbert questioned whether it was …
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In the 14 years since The Wire concluded its run as one of the most acclaimed dramas in television history, fans have pleaded with the series’ co-creator, journalist-turned-producer David Simon, for an additional season or three. Simon and Ed Burns made The Wire as much to politically agitate as to …
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How much do you love Nicolas Cage? We have gone on record with our own Cage idolatry, of course, but it’s a question worth considering in regard to the original Valley Guy, the man who raised hell (and Arizona) and modeled snakeskin jackets, the onscreen consumer of live cockroaches, the …
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