Mark Ruffalo, a native of Kenosha, Wisconsin, spoke about the protests against racial injustice there following the police shooting of Jacob Blake — and how his hometown has been portrayed in the media — during an interview on The Daily Show Tuesday, September 15th. Ruffalo said it was “shocking to …
Read More »'One of the Greatest Actors Ever': Phylicia Rashad Remembers Her Student Chadwick Boseman
Phylicia Rashad repeats the name of her former student like a chant. At first, there’s a sad devastation in the repetition, before it morphs into something closer to awe. Rashad then says his name one final time, but adds an additional word to underline the gravity of this loss: “Chadwick …
Read More »Conspiracy Gets Real in Trailer for Amazon Prime Series 'Utopia'
Amazon Prime Video released the first teaser for its newest series Utopiaon Thursday. Based on the British serial of the same name, the eight-episode series starring John Cusack and Rainn Wilson premieres this fall on the streaming platform. The show centers on a group of comic book fans who bond …
Read More »'The First Time': Paul Scheer
Comedian Paul Scheer recalls the nerve-y process of auditioning for Black Monday with Don Cheadle, the time he made a shockingly dangerous Xbox commercial and more on the latest installment of Rolling Stone’s The First Time. Ahead of the Season Two premiere of Black Monday, June 28th on Showtime, Scheer …
Read More »Samantha Bee Tackles Police Brutality, Explains Defunding the Police on 'Full Frontal'
Samantha Bee tackled police brutality, the George Floyd protests and the need to defund the police on the latest episode of Full Frontal. “A sea change is happening, and it is step one, the first of many, to upend white supremacy,” Bee said. “We have to change the infrastructure of …
Read More »Fred Willard Collaborator Jennifer Coolidge Remembers Late 'Comic Genius'
Jennifer Coolidge, who appeared opposite Fred Willard in the revered mockumentary films Best in Show and A Mighty Wind, remembers the late actor as a “comic genius” with a rare gift for improvisation and extreme commitment to his craft. “He had such an innate sense of what funny was, and …
Read More »Michelle Obama Retraces Her Roots in 'Becoming' Documentary Trailer
Netflix has shared the first full trailer for Becoming, an original documentary centered on former First Lady Michelle Obama and her life before and after the presidency of her husband, Barack Obama. The film will launch on the platform on May 6th. Set to Alicia Keys’ “Girl on Fire,” the …
Read More »'Sergio' Review: Portrait of a U.N. Peacemaker as Real-Life Superhero
If a movie about geopolitics centered around the true story of “Sergio” Vieira de Mello, a United Nations diplomat from Brazil, doesn’t strike you as must-viewing during a pandemic, you couldn’t be more wrong. What better time to celebrate a man who put human rights above politics as usual? Sergio, …
Read More »Movie Love in the Time of the Coronavirus
This is dedicated to “those wonderful people out there in the dark.” My first movie reference — it won’t be the last here — refers to the words spoken by silent-screen star Norma Desmond in Sunset Blvd. to describe audiences. You know us: this happy breed willing to wait on …
Read More »Trailers of the Week: 'Bad Education,' 'Defending Jacob,' 'The Great,' and More
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZVffM3OZkH8 Bad Education Embezzlement, corruption, and a student journalist: one school district’s scandal won’t stay hidden. Based on real events, superintendent Frank Tassone (portrayed Hugh Jackman) scrambles to protect the district’s successes – and himself. But he’s not the only one implicated; Pam Gluckin (portrayed by Allison Janney) is also …
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