While looking for the appropriate Burt Reynolds clip to lead off a tribute to the iconic 1970s movie star, who died today at 82, my first impulse was… Well, if I’m being honest, my first impulse wasn’t technically a Reynolds clip at all, but an SNL sketch featuring Norm MacDonald …
Read More »'Castle Rock' Recap: The Kid Stays in the Picture
Have you guys seen Henry Deaver around? You know — tall skinny guy, floppy hair, big Gollum eyes, white as the Swedish snow? The renowned Alzheimer’s researcher who fled Castle Rock when his mother escaped his abusive preacher father? The guy who found a little boy locked in a cage …
Read More »The Triumph of Stephen Colbert
T ime to stand,” says Stephen Colbert, responding to a cue from his Apple Watch. He duly gets up from his deskand stretches. “Ahh,” says Colbert. “Now I’ll never die!” That, plus an interlude during which he grooves in silence to Sting’s melancholy 1991 jam “All This Time,” and a …
Read More »'Guardians of the Galaxy, Vol. 3' Production Put on Hold After Director's Firing
Production on Guardians of the Galaxy, Vol. 3 has been put on hold after Disney and Marvel fired director James Gunn over years-old lewd tweets. According to Variety, a handful of crew members hired to begin pre-production on the third installment of the blockbuster in Atlanta were dismissed from the …
Read More »Stephen Colbert Asks God About Drake Trademarking 'God's Plan'
Days after news broke that Drake has filed an application to trademark the phrase “God’s Plan,” Stephen Colbert completed the final step on the rapper’s behalf: clearing the usage with the Lord himself. Before the divine consultation, the Late Show host cracked a few jokes about the headline. “That’s a …
Read More »'The After Party': Kyle Stars as Aspiring Rapper in First Trailer for Netflix Comedy
An aspiring young rapper seeks redemption in the trailer for the new Netflix comedy The After Party, arriving on the streaming service on August 24th. Young O, played by “iSpy” rapper Kyle, is an artist on the verge of his big break when he takes a hit of Wiz Khalifa‘s …
Read More »Watch Sacha Baron Cohen Trick Roy Moore Into 'Pedophile Detector Test'
On Sunday’s episode of “Who Is America?” Sacha Baron Cohen targeted former Alabama senator Roy Moore, whose campaign for reelection in 2017 was fraught with numerous accusations of sexual misconduct. One of the allegations was by a woman who was 14 years old at the time of the alleged incident. …
Read More »Sepinwall on 'Westworld': WTF Happened to This Show in Season 2?
Many thoughts onWestworldSeason Two – withfull spoilersfor everything up throughlast night’s finale– coming up just as soon as I get to deliver my own speech… “I don’t want to play Cowboys and Indians anymore,” Dolores tells Bernard midway through Season Two’s swan song (“The Passenger”). This is just the latest …
Read More »'Game of Thrones' Prequel Pilot Ordered by HBO
Production is wrapping on the eighth and final season of Game of Thrones – which is not set to return sometime until 2019 – but today HBO confirmed that they green lit an untitled prequel to the mega hit from feature writer Jane Goldman and author/Game of Thrones co-executive producer …
Read More »'Hereditary' Review: Family Horror Tale Is the Scariest Movie of 2018
In its sense of poisoned family bloodlines, of the everyday invaded by unspeakable evil, of bonechilling terror you won’t be able to shake, Hereditary is a new horror landmark that puts a unique face on things that go bump in the night. To be clear, this award-caliber debut feature from …
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