With the Supreme Court primed to take a rightward lurch, John Oliver highlighted the dire need for a drastic overhaul of several increasingly undemocratic American institutions on Last Week Tonight. The segment was prompted by the death of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburgand the nomination of Judge Amy Coney …
Read More »'The Breakdown': Harry Bradbeer and Millie Bobby Brown on 'Enola Holmes'
Director Harry Bradbeer (Fleabag, Killing Eve) and Millie Bobby Brown (Stranger Things) discuss their new Netflix movie Enola Holmes on the latest installment of Rolling Stone’s The Breakdown. Set in 19th century England, Enola Holmes follows Sherlock Holmes’ younger sister (Brown) as she attempts to solve the mystery of her …
Read More »How Gospel Set the Mood in New Netflix Thriller 'The Devil All the Time'
Harry Melling and Pokey LaFarge perform a haunting gospel song in an exclusive clip from Netflix’s new Southern Gothic thriller, The Devil All the Time. The film isproduced by Jake Gyllenhaal and music supervisor Randall Poster, and stars an ensemble cast that includes Tom Holland, Bill Skarsgård, Mia Wasikowska, Sebastian …
Read More »'Fresh Prince of Bel-Airbnb': Stay in the Iconic Mansion This Fall
Will Smith will commemorate the 30th anniversary of The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air by acting as Airbnb host to the iconic mansion this fall. For a single night each, groups of up to two Los Angeles residents will be able to stay in Smith’s wing of the mansion for just …
Read More »'I Am Greta' Trailer Chronicles Greta Thunberg's Climate Fight, Ocean Voyage
Hulu has released a new trailer for its upcoming documentary on climate activist Greta Thunberg, I Am Greta, which will arrive on the streaming service November 13th. The film offers a detailed look at Thunberg’s work over the past few years, as her strike for climate action outside the Swedish …
Read More »'Women Make Film': A Parallel History of the Movies, Told by Female Filmmakers
There’s an accepted story we tell ourselves about the history of the movies, which goes something like this: Technological inventions in the late 1800s lead to a new type of mass entertainment and a burgeoning art form in the early part of the 20th century. Though the epicenter and main …
Read More »The First Time: Ralph Macchio
Ralph Macchio has spent the past two years reprising his famous Daniel LaRusso character on the Karate Kid spinoff series, Cobra Kai, which is slated to return for a third season on Netflix in 2021. The critically acclaimed series mixes old characters like Johnny Lawrence and John Kreese with a …
Read More »'The 24th' Review: Revisiting a Riot, and a Historical Racial Injustice
On the evening of August 23rd, 1917, while American boys fought next to their brethren overseas, a group of soldiers marched into the streets of Houston, Texas. They begun firing on locals, many of whom were officers of the law. By the time the sun rose the next morning, 11 …
Read More »AMC Theaters Set 15 Cent Ticket Prices for First Day of Covid-Era Reopening
AMC Theaters will offer throwback movie ticket prices of 15 cents on the day the country’s largest movie theater chain reopens, August 20th, The Associated Press reports. Movie theaters have been shuttered in the United States since March because of the coronavirus pandemic. Some were set to start opening earlier …
Read More »'Perry Mason' Finale: A Courtroom Collapse
This post contains full spoilers for Perry Mason Season One, which concluded Sunday night on HBO. It was when prosecutor Hamilton Burger screamed, “No one confesses on the stand!” that I suspected things weren’t going to end well for me and this version of Perry Mason. Like I said in …
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