What’s New in Prime Video in November 2022
Delightful: Married actors John Krasinski and Emily Blunt are getting their respective series on Prime Video this holiday season. The third season of Krasinski’s Jack […]
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Delightful: Married actors John Krasinski and Emily Blunt are getting their respective series on Prime Video this holiday season. The third season of Krasinski’s Jack […]
Continue reading »If the risk/reward ratio of making a sequel becomes more asymmetrical, both in terms of how much the original is loved and how much time […]
Continue reading »When it comes to depictions of sex, the films are a mixed bag. There are some truly brilliant films that capture the complexities, complexities, and […]
Continue reading »Hulu has some good, original stuff coming in November, but you might be missing out on a digital avalanche of seasonal food. Am I exaggerating? […]
Continue reading »Sometimes our worst nightmares come when we are awake. Consider the fact that while some of the most terrifying horror films ever made vary widely […]
Continue reading »While I remain inconsolable over the recent passing of Dame Angela Lansbury , there is some comfort in the news that the actor, who has […]
Continue reading »The holiday season is a time for tradition, for looking back on fond memories of days gone by, for resurrecting an old and dubiously loved […]
Continue reading »For years, Netflix has been an ad-free paradise. No matter how much you streamed, ads were never around the corner. Since then, Netflix and the […]
Continue reading »As English-speaking fans of Japanese horror have known for decades, the genre is particularly well exported. Scary movies are often built around shocking visuals, meaning […]
Continue reading »Andrew Dominik’s Blonde NC-17 was controversial from the start: for its ratings, for its source material (a highly fictionalized novel by Joyce Carol Oates), and […]
Continue reading »It’s tempting to call it a slap in the face heard around the world, except that resourceful technologists silenced the moment Will Smith slapped Chris […]
Continue reading »Scary movies are best watched with romantic partners, whether you’re trying to capture someone’s fantasy or rekindle the flames in a long-term relationship. Fear can […]
Continue reading »We’re kicking off the “spooky season” (eye roll) with something that won’t surprise anyone: October means a new set of Halloween-themed horror and entertainment across […]
Continue reading »Same-sex marriage was legalized in Massachusetts nearly two decades ago, and across the US back in 2015, but somehow Brothers , which premieres this weekend, […]
Continue reading »The discovery tab of your podcast app is very good at letting you listen to one of the big new podcasts backed by a major […]
Continue reading »Hollywood is so obsessed with franchises that it’s making spin-offs and prequels that you’ve never even heard of. Take Pennyworth , for example, a series […]
Continue reading »Don’t Worry Darling opens in theaters this week, offering us our first chance to find out if the film is better and more entertaining than […]
Continue reading »Lena Dunham has the banner of 2022 releasing two new films – her first own, independent projects since Girls closed in 2017. The first film, […]
Continue reading »In case you didn’t know, it’s almost October, which means Halloween is coming soon. But you don’t need me to remind you of this fact; […]
Continue reading »Netflix is going through hard times in 2022 – stock crashes, high-profile cancellations, and refusal to just renew The Sandman – but I can’t quit […]
Continue reading »This week marks the milestone birthday of Stephen King, the diamond jubilee of one of America’s most popular, prolific and accomplished writers. Snobs may unfairly […]
Continue reading »The usual suspects were deeply traumatized by the latest Disney movie trailer (as if we had nothing else to worry about). In the upcoming remake […]
Continue reading »There’s a reason Hitler books sell better than Churchill books. As long as it is kept at arm’s length, abstracted into words or images rather […]
Continue reading »There are 5.3 million podcasts on Spotify. By the time you finish this article, there will be even more. It’s impossible to listen to all […]
Continue reading »The Venice Film Festival is behind us, and the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) has just ended, and moviegoers are finally getting a clearer picture […]
Continue reading »After about 30 films and 16 TV shows (depending on how you count them), I’m numb to the Marvel Cinematic Universe. I’m not a snob […]
Continue reading »Horror movies aren’t just for October, but if you’re going to be releasing a reboot of Clive Barker’s original, franchise-launching, quirky sado-masochistic Hellraiser horror classic, […]
Continue reading »Born from Carlo Collodi’s 1883 novel, Pinocchio is both a mere pop culture landmark and the star of every number of films and television cartoons. […]
Continue reading »This post started out as a roundup of female power films – a nice tie-in to the upcoming release of Viola Davis ‘s historical epic […]
Continue reading »Maybe you love podcasts. You may have listened to every episode of every show featured on the Apple Podcasts homepage. And perhaps that’s how you […]
Continue reading »This week’s events in youth culture could give you a whiplash. We’re moving from extremely wonderful internet stuff – hilariously silly memes, positive YouTubers – […]
Continue reading »In the trailer for his new movie, The Beast , which opens today, Idris Elba is punching a lion. Sounds like gibberish, but the animal […]
Continue reading »Anne Heche, film, television and Broadway actress, passed away last week at the age of 53. The media paid much attention to the tragic circumstances […]
Continue reading »Like most people, you’re probably subscribed to so many ( too many) streaming services, and yet each of them carries a show you wouldn’t want […]
Continue reading »Whether you want to pay tribute to the many entertainment industry professionals who have worked on your favorite streaming movies and TV shows, or just […]
Continue reading »It’s an abuse, of course, but that’s because there are few more satisfying clichés in movies than the “team-building” bit. These films lay out a […]
Continue reading »What happened to the erotic thriller? There’s something of a bell curve in the spread of the sex programmer that rises with the loosening of […]
Continue reading »If you’re not watching the new HBO Max series The Rehearsal , you’re missing out. This new “reality show” by Nathan Fielder ( Nathan For […]
Continue reading »It’s finally time to admit that streaming apps and digital distribution have disrupted most of the creative media industries, and perhaps physical media was the […]
Continue reading »Starting your day off by reading the news (or opening your Twitter feed) can take a toll on your mood. Why not meet the morning […]
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