Have you heard the latest conspiracy theory being peddled by the Swifties? Because it’s a doozy. According to Taylor Swift’s online fandom, the pop superstar somehow found time in between the Eras Tour (and its the subsequent box-office smash of a documentary), rerecording her albums, and traveling across the U.S. …
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The rocky current state of the Marvel Cinematic Universe is partly due to its over-extension into too many streaming shows of varying quality — but at the same time, the best of those series have introduced some of the current MCU’s most promising characters. In the just-released The Marvels, the …
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It’s a truth universally acknowledged that the Marvel Cinematic Universe — or, and we’re just coining this term right this very second, the “MCU” — has had a shaky time trying to find a post-Infinity Saga groove. But one of the major highlights of the past few years has been …
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Tributes have begun to pour in for Richard Roundtree following the revered actor’s death at 81. Roundtree, who starred as the memorable detective in 1971’sShaft,died at his Los Angeles home of pancreatic cancer. Roundtree’s manager Patrick McMinn confirmed his death. “Richard’s work and career served as a turning point for …
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Back when Marvel was first dipping its toes into the waters of television with shows like Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., then-Marvel TV boss Jeph Loeb liked to use the phrase “It’s all connected” as a selling point. The idea was not just that the various Marvel series — whether Agents of …
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H e is the most prolific actor of his generation and his films have grossed close to $30 billion, making him one of the highest-grossing actors ever. He is Quentin Tarantino’s muse, and has worked with everyone from Martin Scorsese and Steven Spielberg to Spike Lee and Paul Thomas Anderson. …
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Samuel L. Jackson, celebrated actor and national treasure, was up for his first Tony Award last night. Samuel L. Jackson, celebrated actor and national treasure, also lost his first Tony Award last night — and anyone watching can tell you he was not pleased. Jackson, who got his start in …
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Did anyone in the mid-‘90s really think that Quentin Tarantino was at risk of being a two-hit wonder? Certainly there wasn’t much reason to expect him to drop as cool and calm a movie as Jackie Brown for his third feature. Jackie Brown turns 25 this Christmas. It still looks …
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Marvel unleashed the trailers for a pair of their much-anticipated Disney+ shows, the Halloween special Werewolf By Night and the Samuel L. Jackson-starring Secret Invasion, during their D23 Expo presentation Saturday. While the presentation also featured new expo-only previews for Black Panther: Wakanda Forever and Ant-Man & Wasp: Quantumania, the …
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[Press play on microrecorder. A low, creepy-vocoder-ed voice begins to speak.] Hi there. I want to play a game. You are a cop who’s sent innocent folks to jail by giving false testimonies on the stand. Now, you find yourself hanging by your tongue — which is attached to a …
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