This month: Elisabeth Moss is a rocker on the brink of a breakdown; Robert Pattinson plunges into deep space: Andrew Garfield takes a tour of the old, weird L.A.; and Terry Gilliam finally unveils a pet project that’s literally been decades in the making. And there are also teen-singer dramas, …
Read More »Idris Elba on 'SNL': 3 Sketches You Have to See
It’s good to know that even if named World’s Sexiest Man Alive by People, you can still get nervous performing live on television. Idris Elba did well in his first hosting gig on Saturday Night Live, but there were more than a few occasions in which he demonstrated just how …
Read More »Trailers of the Week: 'Dark Phoenix,' 'Fosse/Verdon,' D.J. Idris Elba
What dropped trailer-wise over the past week, you ask? How about action-filled clips for both a cult-superhero reboot and the upcoming redo of the most famous all-powerful-mutant-run-amuck tale of them all? We also get sneak peeks at FX‘s upcoming bio-series about Bob Fosse and Gwen Verdon, and Netflix’s D.J. Idris …
Read More »'Leaving Neverland': Controversial Michael Jackson Doc Will Leave You Shellshocked
(This piece originally ran on January 25th, as part of our 2019 Sundance Film Festival coverage.) There was no gaggle of protestors outside the Egyptian Theater in Park City, Utah early Friday morning, despite news reports that the Sundance Film Festival had been told to brace for a massive disruption …
Read More »Terrence Howard Defends 'Empire' Co-Star Jussie Smollett
Terrence Howard has spoken out in defense of Jussie Smollett following his arrest for allegedly staging a hate crime. The Empire actor who plays patriarch Lucious Lyon posted a video to Instagram Sunday of Smollett playing with a child who appears to be Howard’s son; Smollett portrays Lucious Lyon’s son …
Read More »Watch Ariana Grande Surprise Filipino Boy Band TNT Boys on 'Corden'
Ariana Grande surprised the burgeoning Filipino boy band TNT Boys, joining them for a performance of the Dreamgirls torch song, “And I’m Telling You I’m Not Going” on The Late Late Show Tuesday. Over the past few years, TNT Boys have solidified their viral status with performances of hit songs …
Read More »'Fighting With My Family' Review: Your Basic Suplex-to-Nuts Wrestling Biopic
Some parents expect their children to grow up and become doctors, lawyers, CEOs. Ricky and Julia Knight wanted their kids to become WWE superstars. Wrestling is the family business for the Knights, who run an amateur organization — the World Association of Wrestling, we’re sure you’ve heard of it — …
Read More »Watch Chucky Come to Life in 'Child's Play' Trailer
Murderous doll Chucky is returning to screens this year in a remake of the 1988 horror classic Child’s Play. The first trailer for the movie offers fans a glimpse of the new version, which stars Aubrey Plaza, Gabriel Bateman and Brian Tyree Henry, although it doesn’t give us much of …
Read More »Out to Lunch With Desus and Mero, Comedy's Bronx Bombers
Desus Nice and the Kid Mero have just sat down for lunch at an upscale Manhattan bistro when they notice the birdlike gentleman in the slate-blue sweater a few tables over. Desus sees him first: “Is that John Oliver?” It certainly looks a lot like the star of HBO’s Last …
Read More »'Leaving Neverland' Director Dan Reed Talks Michael Jackson Allegations, #MeToo
The blistering 236-minute film Leaving Neverland, which airs on HBO this March, levels damning accusations that the ebulliently childlike and phenomenally talented Michael Jackson was a serial pedophile. In 1993, 13-year-old Jordan Chandler brought charges of sexual abuse against Jackson that ended in a reported $10 million cash settlement. A …
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