Posts by Chris Ryan
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How Prepared Are You for the Arid Desert Demolition Derby Apocalypse Predicted in ‘Mad Max: Fury Road’?
Peep this trailer. It’s coconuts.
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‘NBA After Dark’ Podcast: The Not-Cool Power Rankings, Featuring LeBron, the Hawks, and Derek Fisher
Juliet, Chris, and Andrew discuss their Not-Cool Power Rankings, including LeBron, the Warriors, the Hawks, and Derek Fisher.
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‘Hollywood Prospectus Podcast’: ‘Homeland,’ ‘Sonic Highways,’ and Music From the ’90s
Chris Ryan and Andy Greenwald talk ‘Whiplash,’ ‘Homeland,’ ‘Sonic Highways,’ and music from the ’90s.
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I Want to Ride Bikes and Listen to James Gang With Taylor Hawkins
Hawkins was the whoopee cushion in ‘Sonic Highways,’ mixing an “I don’t give a shit about the alt rock canon” attitude with a boundless love for music.
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What Fun Life Was: Bedhead, ’90s Indie Rock, and Word-of-Mouth Fandom
For a few years, every 20 months or so, there would be a Bedhead album — ‘Whatfunlifewas’ (1994), ‘Beheaded’ (1996), and ‘Transaction de Novo’ (1998). Bedhead was just Bedhead. Nothing sounded like them. They sounded like no one else.
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The ‘Terminator: Genisys’ Trailer Is Out. We Have Just a Few Questions. (We Have a Lot of Questions.)
Is this a “reboot,” a “reimagining,” a “remake,” or a “re-quel”?
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Hollywood Prospectus Podcast: ‘Star Wars,’ ‘Homeland,’ ‘The Walking Dead,’ and A$AP Ferg
Chris Ryan and Andy Greenwald talk ‘Star Wars,’ ‘Homeland,’ ‘The Walking Dead,’ A$AP Ferg, and more.
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Your Man From ‘The Fault in Our Stars’ Discovered Basketball This Weekend
Over the weekend, Elgort went to a Knicks game. As a native New Yorker, he gets to claim the Knicks. David Dinkins made that a law — the Kenny “Sky” Walker Act of 1990. But he definitely looks like a member of the Conehead family in these pictures from the Garden.
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Who Has the Upper Hand? Matt Damon vs. Ben Affleck
Lifelong friends step into our Thunderdome. Two pals enter, one pal leaves.
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NBA After Dark Podcast: Fear the Deer and Salute Swaggy P
Chris, Andrew, and Juliet get excited about the Bucks and Nick Young, but are concerned for David Blatt.
