As far as Bella Ramsey is concerned, people skipping The Last of Us because of its queer storylines is no dirt off her shoulder. While the HBO series, which premiered last month, has drawn rave reviews, it’s courted some culture war backlash, too. Right-wing commentators like Ben Shapiro and plenty …
Read More »Ben Affleck Works a Secret Day Job at Dunkin' in Super Bowl Ad
Ben Affleck may be one of the most famous actors alive, but that doesn’t mean he’ll always get recognized in Medford, Massachusetts. In a Super Bowl ad teased earlier this week, and fresh off his glum appearance at the Grammys, Affleck goes back to his New England roots by working …
Read More »Michael B. Jordan's Biggest Fight Is With Himself
I T IS A MILD SATURDAY in December, and I am in a nondescript office building in Burbank, California, watching three hand-selected scenes from the upcoming film Creed III. The movie, due out March 3, is very much unfinished. The director, who also happens to be the star, is not …
Read More »'The Flash' Trailer: Michael Keaton's Batman Returns, Ezra Miller Causes More Mayhem
“I could fix things,” offers Ezra Miller’s The Flash. “You could also destroy… everything,” counters Ben Affleck’s Batman. These words in the new trailer for The Flash, Warner Bros.’ DC superhero epic hitting theaters June 16, hit different today. The trailer for Andy Muschietti’s (It) film debuted ahead of the …
Read More »'The Last of Us' Episode 5: These Deaths Will Tear Your Heart Out
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 …
Read More »Super Bowl Stud Travis Kelce's Fun Dating Show, 'Catching Kelce,' Proved He's an MVP
What makes for an entertaining dating show? Is it a truly twisted concept, like keeping people physically separated in Love Is Blind, or making a bunch of horny moms go after each other’s adult sons in MILF Manor? Is it the assurance that attractive people will bang at some point, …
Read More »'RuPaul's Drag Race' Returns to 90-Minute Episodes After Fan Backlash
Short episodes, sashay away! On Thursday, MTV announced that RuPaul‘s Drag Race will be returning to its original 90-minute episodes after fans complained that one hour was not enough to showcase each drag queen’s talent. Now, episodes will return to an hour and a half, starting March 10. “Get ready, …
Read More »Penn Badgley Reveals How Taylor Swift Inspired Him to Be TikTok Famous
Actor and internet darling Penn Badgley wants to set the record straight: He’s not a nepo baby — but he is a daddy. While he’s perhaps best known for his role of Dan Humphrey in the OG Gossip Girl, life has changed a lot since Badgley last put on a …
Read More »Vin Diesel and Family Begin Their Death-Defying Last Ride in 'Fast X' Trailer
Vin Diesel and his “family” go for one last (explosions-and-stunts-filled) ride in the new trailer for Fast X, the 10th and (purportedly) penultimate chapter in the Fast and the Furious franchise. The latest in the Fast Saga calls back to the fifth chapter — or Fast Five — as Jason …
Read More »'Swarm' Takes Stanning to the Extreme in Teaser for New Series From Donald Glover
Atlanta duo Donald Glover and Janine Nabers take stan culture to the extreme in the upcoming Amazon Prime Video series Swarm. The first teaser for the show focuses on Dominique Fishback’s Dre, “a young woman whose obsession with a pop star takes a dark turn,” Prime Video said of Swarm. …
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