Before the ‘Breaking Bad’ Movie, 8 Theories About the Fate of Jesse Pinkman
Last November, a decade after the series premiered, Vince Gilligan announced that a Breaking Bad movie was on the way. It has since been revealed that the plot will revolve around a kidnapped man’s...
View Article‘What We Do In The Shadows’ Puts The Dead In Deadpan
In 2014, New Zealand co-directors/co-writers Taika Waititi and Jemaine Clement released What We Do In The Shadows, a hilarious, shambling-yet-unerringly-precise mockumentary about a group of vampires...
View ArticleFears Are Forever In Jordan Peele’s ‘Twilight Zone’
Old stuff spoiler alert: This piece discusses the plot of Jordan Peele’s Get Out and the plots of a handful of old Twilight Zone episodes, but doesn’t spoil episodes from the new run that debuts...
View ArticleA ‘Game of Thrones’ Fan Just Found An Iron Throne In The Arctic
Some fans watch Game of Thrones. Others live it. The final season of the HBO hit television series premieres in two weeks. But some fans got an early treat this month when the TV network challenged...
View ArticleControversial 1940 Novel ‘Native Son’ Gets Updated For New HBO Adaptation
In the classic 1940 novel Native Son, 20-year-old Bigger Thomas dreams of a life beyond his impoverished Chicago neighborhood. As in the book, the new Native Son movie begins with Bigger killing a huge...
View ArticleMagic Is Real In Brie Larson’s Charming ‘Unicorn Store’
“Bringing a unicorn here is not an easy or inexpensive endeavor. You have to be the right sort of girl.” The right sort of girl. The backbone of Brie Larson’s offbeat directorial debut, the comedy...
View ArticleWhich Characters Will Lose The ‘Game Of Thrones?’: A Chronicle Of Many Deaths...
“When you play the game of thrones,” Cersei Lannister (Lena Headey) told Ned Stark (Sean Bean) icily—but of course she says everything icily—”you win … or you die.” Foreshadowing? To say the least....
View ArticleThe Most Explosive Secrets About ‘The View’ from ‘Ladies Who Punch’ Tell-All
The View has been a staple of my morning routine since Rosie O’Donnell joined the panel back in 2006 (although I did skip the Jenny McCarthy and Raven Symone years because yikes). So when I heard that...
View Article9 ‘Game Of Thrones’ Intro Parodies To Tide You Over Until The Season 8 Premiere
There are two days, 10 hours, 34 minutes and 44 seconds to go before we finally get to feast our eyes on the final season of Game of Thrones (check out all the OMG moments from the trailer, if you...
View Article‘Les Miserables’ Episode 1 Recap: Un-Break My Heart
Hi there! You might remember me from my Victoria, Downton Abbey or Poldark recaps. Since those shows wrapped, I’ve felt a void in my spirit that can only be filled by PBS-approved British imports, so...
View Article‘Game Of Thrones’ Season 8 Premiere Recap: Reunited And It Feels So Good
The wait for a new episode of Game Of Thrones is finally over! Let’s not waste any more time with introductions. On with the recap! A millisecond into the intro and I’ve already gasped. R.I.P. The...
View ArticleMTV RealityCon is Arriving in the Real World Next Year
When most people think about 2020, a wave of fear and dread washes over them. If the next general election is anything like 2016, it’s going to be a slog for everyone. Thoughtfully, MTV is trying its...
View Article‘Our Planet’ Nature Documentary Addresses The 800-Pound Gorilla—Human Impact
Our Planet is the kind of nature show where every image could be a screen saver: sweeping, dramatic landscapes full of colorful animals. But among the high-definition scenes of lions on the hunt, there...
View Article‘Game Of Thrones’ Season 8 Episode 2 Recap: Let’s Get It On
In the previous episode of Game of Thrones, all the men (except Lord Varys, Grey Worm and the Unsullied) froze their balls off at Winterfell as they prepared for the zombie apocalypse. Speaking of...
View ArticleHBO’s ‘Gentleman Jack’ Brings Britain’s “First Modern Lesbian” To Swaggering...
HBO’s new period drama, Gentleman Jack, is set in the 1830s and tells the extraordinary story of Anne Lister: landowner, businesswoman, mountaineer, and sometimes called “the first modern lesbian.”...
View Article‘Ramy’ Is About One Millennial Muslim—And Everyone’s Racist Uncles
Stories of first-generation Americans tend to stress the same struggles. How do you fit in with your peers when your parents aren’t assimilating? How do you balance your instinct to rebel against your...
View ArticleHuge Bets, Fast Buzzer: Sports Bettor Smashes ‘Jeopardy!’ Records
A new star has risen on a classic game show. James Holzhauer, a Las Vegas professional sports bettor, is on a Jeopardy! hot streak. He has breezily won the last 12 games in a row. But most notably, the...
View Article‘Les Miserables’ Episode 2 Recap: Voulez-Vous Coucher Avec Moi?
In the previous episode of Les Miserables, a lot of miserable things happened. We were forced to watch a gazillion horses die at Waterloo because being scarred for life by Artex’s death scene in The...
View Article‘Les Miserables’ Episode 3 Recap: I Will Follow Him
In the previous episode of Les Miserables, Fantine effortlessly bounced back from her breakup with Felix and treated herself by getting a fun 1990s makeover! Juuuuust kidding. A scammer played by...
View Article‘Game Of Thrones’ Season 8 Episode 3 Recap: Great Balls Of Fire
In the previous episode of Game of Thrones, the Brienne-Jamie-Tormund love triangle heated up in a major way. I haven't been this invested in a love triangle since Felicity, Ben and Noel. (Peep more...
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