The Roy kids are not going to let their father get away with selling Waystar Royco that easily. On Thursday, HBO released the trailer for Succession‘s fourth and final season, teasing a fiery end to the show, which premieres on March 26. The trailer follows the Roy sibling’s last attempt …
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Lily-Rose Depp as a glamorous, troubled pop star. The Weeknd as a slimy, modern cult leader. Supporting roles for Blackpink’s Jennie, Troye Sivan, and a handful of other buzzy stars. And in-demand director Sam Levinson at the helm. For months, the hype machine has been at full tilt for HBO’s …
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THIS POST CONTAINS spoilers for this week’s episode of The Last of Us, “Left Behind.” The world of The Last of Us is both vast and tiny. Over the course of seven episodes, we’ve traveled from Texas to Boston to Colorado, with a stop in Jakarta. We’ve seen planes crash, …
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“Despite all your brooding cynicism, you still believe in justice!” This is Hamilton Burger, personal friend and professional nemesis to the title character of Perry Mason, in the legal drama’s long-delayed second season premiere. The first season occasionally used Burger (played by Justin Kirk) as a mouthpiece for all the …
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Game music isn’t just for gaming nerds anymore. It’s finally being recognized as real, “serious” music. This year, the Grammys introduced a new category for video game music: Best Score Soundtrack for Video Games and Other Interactive Media. The music has evolved along with the video game artform, as scores …
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THIS POST CONTAINS spoilers for this week’s episode of The Last of Us, “Kin.” Late in “Kin,” Joel passes the time on a long ride by explaining the rules of football to Ellie. “So, basically, just moving in one direction?” she asks. “Basically,” he acknowledges. “But violent.” This could perhaps …
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THIS POST CONTAINS spoilers for this week’s episode of The Last of Us, “Endure and Survive.” “Endure and Survive” takes its title from the catchphrase of a comic book that Ellie (Bella Ramsey) and her new friend Sam (Keivonn Woodard) find while traveling out of Kansas City with Joel (Pedro …
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California’s So-Fi stadium was one of the Weeknd‘s most highly-anticipated stops on last year’s After Hours til Dawn world tour. He had made appearances in stadiums from New Jersey to his hometown of Toronto, but the three sold-out shows in Los Angeles were something of a homecoming for the singer. …
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THIS POST CONTAINS spoilers for this week’s episode of The Last of Us, “Please Hold to My Hand.” After last week’s romantic magnum opus that was Bill and Frank’s beautiful, heartbreaking post-apocalyptic love story, “Please Hold to My Hand” can’t help but feel like a bit of a comedown — …
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Following a fun cold open boasting Bowen Yang as the shot-down Chinese spy balloon, SNL aired a fake trailer for a dystopian The Last of Us-style HBO version of Mario Kart, starring host Pedro Pascal as Mario and Chloe Fineman as Princess Peach, as well as Kenan Thompson as Bowser. …
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