A review of this week’s The Good Place, “The Brainy Bunch,” coming up just as soon as my brassiere is very thin but very pure gold… “Also, the Jacksonville Jaguars are good now!” -Judge “Impossible!” -Michael Look, a lot of things happen in “The Brainy Bunch,” even though it’s half …
Read More »Watch Nick Kroll Play Yale Bro 'Squish,' Talk 'Kavanaughty-By-Nature' on 'Colbert'
Stephen Colbert attempted to learn more about Brett Kavanaugh‘s college drinking habits with an interview with one of the Supreme Court nominee’s “old friends,” Squish, on TheLate ShowWednesday. Comedian Nick Kroll played the argyle-clad preppy, who promptly corrected Colbert’s pronunciation of his name, noting it was “Squeeeeeesh,” because “that’s the …
Read More »Good Charlotte, Dr. Phil Form Awkward Supergroup on 'Corden'
The most unlikely supergroup in rock history – pop-punk veterans Good Charlotte and TV personality Dr. Phil – made their bizarre debut on Thursday’s Late Late Show With James Corden. The show organized the joke team-up for a sketch starring Corden as a“renowned music performance enhancement coach” who tries to …
Read More »'Better Call Saul' Recap: You Can't Keep a Goodman Down
A review of tonight’s Better Call Saul coming up just as soon as I can work with the TV on… “I’m gonna be a damn good lawyer, and people are gonna know about it.” -Jimmy This week’s episode — “Quite a Ride” — is the first episode of Better Call …
Read More »See Hugh Jackman Run for President in 'The Front Runner' Trailer
Hugh Jackman plays Senator Gary Hart in the new trailer for The Front Runner. Hart had presidential ambitions in both 1984 and 1988; in his second campaign, he was the Democratic favorite untilThe Miami Herald broke the news that he was having an extramarital affair. In just two minutes, The …
Read More »Director Danny Boyle Exits 25th James Bond Film
Less than three months after Danny Boyle was hired to direct the 25th film in the James Bond franchise, 007 producers announced Tuesday that the Oscar-winning filmmaker had parted ways with the production. “Michael G. Wilson, Barbara Broccoli and Daniel Craig today announced that due to creative differences Danny Boyle …
Read More »Jay-Z's Trayvon Martin Doc: Watch Heart-Wrenching New Trailer
The murder of Trayvon Martin and the modern day civil rights movement it inspired are viscerally depicted in the trailer for the upcoming Jay-Z-produced docu-series, Rest in Power: The Trayvon Martin Story. The six-part series premieres July 30th on BET. The minute-long clip opens with a series of 911 phone …
Read More »Roseanne Barr on Racist Tweet in New Interview: 'I Horribly Regret It'
Roseanne Barr admitted she “horribly” regretted the racist tweet that resulted in her getting fired from her sitcom reboot. Barr’s remorseful remarks come in a newly released interview recorded shortly after ABC cancelled Roseanne in late May. “I lost everything, and I regretted it before I lost everything,” Barr told …
Read More »The Trouble With Johnny Depp
Johnny Depp isn’t here yet. Still, his presence is all around the 10,500-square-foot rented mansion at 16 Bishopswood Road in London’s Highgate neighborhood. He is here in the busy hands of Russell, his personal chef working up the Peking duck. He is here in the stogie-size joint left by the …
Read More »'Tag' Review: This All-Over-the-Place Manchild Comedy Isn't Quite 'It'
Welcome to an R-rated summer funfest … with the substance and staying power of a helium balloon. It’s a trip, at least until the laughing gas sputters and evaporates. Based on a true story (reported in a 2013 article in the Wall Street Journal), this comedy foillows a group of …
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