Two teenagers search for hope through the darkness in the first official trailer for All the Light We Cannot See, the forthcoming Netflix limited series based on the Anthony Doerr novel of the same name, which was awarded a Pulitzer Prize in 2015. Set against the backdrop of World War …
Read More »Country Star Nate Smith's 'Love Is Blind' Theme Song Didn't Come Easy
“It would be so much easier to let me go/Let me keep on wandering down my lonely road.” These are the lyrics from Nate Smith’s “Love Is Blind,” a country ballad that accompanies a dramatic and intense scene between Love Is Blind cast members Izzy and Stacy on the fifth …
Read More »'Love Is Blind' Creator Explains Season Five's Uche and Lydia Problem
After watching the first four episodes of Love Is Blind Season Five, viewers witnessed a whole new, unprecedented kind of drama when it was revealed that two of the cast members dated each other outside of the pods prior to filming. Not only did Uche and Lydia date each other …
Read More »Wes Anderson's 'The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar' Is Barely a Movie — and One of His Best
The golden rule is usually, “Show, don’t tell.” And Wes Anderson is a filmmaker who — judging by the overly meticulous mise-en-scène, the highly mannered methods of his storytelling, the obsessive curating and compulsive footnoting of onscreen bric-a-brac — seems to love the structure that comes with obeying unwritten rules. …
Read More »'Love Is Blind' Creator Responds to Allegations, Denies Contestant Told Producers About Suicidal Thoughts
The creator of Netflix’s hit dating show Love Is Blind defended the show against former contestants’ allegations of poor, exploitative working conditions and rebuffed one woman’s claim that she told producers she was having suicidal thoughts while filming. In an interview with Variety, Chris Coelen, who also serves as CEO …
Read More »'Sex Education' Season Four Explodes With Color and Queerness
In its fourth and final season, Netflix’s Sex Education gets a makeover. Sex therapist sidekick Eric (Ncuti Gatwa) tries on a glittered kilt. “It girl” Ruby (Mimi Keene) dons a pride pin. And Cavendish College’s queen bee Abbi (Anthony Lexa) puts on a quilted coat while her partner Roman (Felix …
Read More »'Sex Education's' Final Lesson Is Its Most Important
In its four-season run, Netflix’s teen comedy Sex Education has delved into a breadth of issues affecting every manner of teenager: asexuality, abortion, premature ejaculation, consent, assault, and the wide and wonderful world of vulvas. As a show, the Asa Butterfield, Ncuti Gatwa, Emma Mackey, and Gillian Anderson-led series became …
Read More »'Squid Game' Gets Real in Teaser for Netflix's 'The Challenge' Reality Competition
Netflix has shared the first teaser for their controversial Squid Game: The Challenge, a reality competition that turns the hit South Korean television show into a last-person-standing battle for $4.56 million. In the teaser, 456 real people attempt to “survive” the show’s now-infamous deadly children’s games, like “Red Light, Green …
Read More »David Beckham's 'Rollercoaster' Life Takes Center Stage in Docuseries Trailer
The life of one of the most emblematic soccer players, David Beckham, is getting the documentary treatment. On Tuesday, Netflix unveiled the trailer for Beckham, a four-part documentary series on the soccer player’s life and career. It’s set to release Oct. 4. The visual showcases videos from Beckham early in …
Read More »Why Michelle Wolf Escaped America
During the pandemic, Michelle Wolf had a revelation: I need to get the fuck out of America. She was tired of the New York City grindset, working to live and living to work, and asked herself, “What do I have other than work?” She wanted a family, community, genuine connection. …
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