The State of Scary TV
‘The Returned’ and ‘Ash vs Evil Dead’ join ‘The Walking Dead’ in offering high-quality horror.
July 26, 2013
The Right Reasons Podcast: The Challenge and The Bachelorette
As it turns out, what happens in Thailand does not stay in Thailand, even if cameras don’t quite capture the action. This is a lesson that Challenge rookie Marlon learned the hard way as his not-seen pool hookup with Derek landed him at the center of one of this week’s fights. That’s right: The Challenge […]
Read moreVideo on Demand Report: Watch Danny Boyle Keep Learning New Tricks in Trance
The Headliner Trance Once someone has not only won a Best Director Oscar but seen that movie go on to win Best Picture, it must be tempting to spend the rest of your career repeating the formula that resulted in such success and acclaim. Fortunately for moviegoers, Danny Boyle is making like the Coen brothers: […]
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Grantland Reality Fantasy League: Marlon Switch-Hits for the Cycle
What looked like a light week in the GRTFL schedule turned into a trap game: Sure, The Bachelorette ground to a near-halt with the “Men Tell All” special, but The Challenge hit with the force of 1,000 sharknados. This week’s episode featured hetero and homosexual hookups from Marlon, Trishelle’s belief that being African American and […]
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VH1’s CrazySexyCool: The TLC Story Looks Way Better Than It Needs to Be
TLC’s CrazySexyCool was the first cassette tape I ever purchased myself, so you can imagine how excited I am about VH1’s forthcoming TLC biopic CrazySexyCool: The TLC Story! (Very excited.) Directed by Charles Stone III (Drumline, Paid in Full) and starring three young starlets as the R&B trio, it tells the story of how the group became huge, […]
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Claws and All: Hugh Jackman Gets Ripped for The Wolverine and Cate Blanchett Outdoes Herself for Woody Allen
In The Wolverine, Hugh Jackman takes the live-action superhero body to a disturbing new place. And, no, it’s not the gym. Well, it’s not only the gym. Most of the movie is him in and out of a white tank top, his arms and shoulders abubble and athrob, the veins flowing with god knows what. […]
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With Spy Comedy, Paul Feig and Melissa McCarthy Go for the Threepeat
Paul Feig, who has now worked with Melissa McCarthy on Bridesmaids and The Heat, fondly remembers the first time he was introduced to his leading lady. As he told Grantland in June, “I’d never heard of her until we were wrapping up casting for Bridesmaids, which is weird since I pride myself on being up […]
Read moreJuly 25, 2013
Afternoon Links: Aubrey Plaza Takes Over the Internet for a Day, Starting With This Sadly Fake Daria Trailer
It’s such a cruel joke when you see a parody of something that should be real, as is the case with Daria’s High School Reunion, starring Aubrey Plaza in the titular role. Thanks a lot, College Humor. You told me to “GET EXCITED” and I got excited. We need the remaining 115 minutes of this […]
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Rembert Explains the Essence Festival
During daytime at the Essence festival, the convention center became the hub of activity. Situated more as an expo than anything else, brands from Walmart to McDonald’s to State Farm to Coca-Cola operated massive booths, with the goal of luring people to their products by way of freebies and orchestrated line dances.
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You Can Thank Crooked Tijuana Cops for Elysium
“They got out of the car, threw me onto the hood, cuffed me, took my passport, did the same to my friend and threw us into the back of the car …”
Read moreGirls in Hoodies Podcast: Gaga–Del Rey Beef, The Newsroom, and an Amanda Bynes Conspiracy Theory
The Girls have a lot to talk about now that everyone (i.e., Emily) is back in the same room, and Tess and Molly do their best to get her up to speed on everything important that happened on the Internet while she was gone (i.e., “Mass Text”). Our favorite kerfuffle this week was “So Legit,” […]
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Young Hova, All Grown Up: A Nickname-Based Analysis of Jay Z’s Aging
When, exactly, did he stop calling himself Young Hova?
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The Overthought Here Comes Honey Boo Boo Recap: The Pigzilla and the Proposal
Here Comes Honey Boo Boo has become more than just a reality television show. It has become an important slice of modern American culture. Within each episode, there are many complex themes and hidden Easter eggs. This recap is intended to decipher the subtext of the show utilizing the critical vessel of the recap. The […]
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Jason Sudeikis Leaves SNL — Here Are His Best Sketch Moments
In case you had any doubt (how could you have had any doubt?), Jason Sudeikis is officially leaving Saturday Night Live after 10 years on the show, two as a writer and eight as a performer. SNL bid good-bye to veterans Fred Armisen and Bill Hader in its most recent finale, and with Seth Meyers’s […]
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The Bridge Recap, Season 1, Episode 3: Crossing Borders in ‘Rio’
For most Americans, and I’m talking about everyone from farmacía-hunting lax bros in San Diego to tough-talking pundits in D.C., the border is an abstraction. It’s a talking point, a threat, a dare. It’s not a real dividing line to be crossed, or navigated, or even considered. It’s merely something to be protected, threatened, or, […]
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Lil’ Clooney Goes A-Wanderin’ … and Other Absurdities From This Week’s Tabloids
Us Weekly George Clooney & Eva Longoria: “Back in March — while he was still dating Stacy Keibler, 33 — Clooney, 52, connected with Eva Longoria, 38, in Berlin.” Oh shit! “George told her that he was still with Stacy, but had plans to break up with her — and was interested in being with […]
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B.S. Report: Bill Hader on Leaving SNL, Lorne Michaels Name-Dropping Serial Killers, and Mick Jagger’s Opinion of His Couch
Bill Hader tells Bill Simmons about how Lorne Michaels name-drops serial killers. He also describes writing lyrics with Mick Jagger, leaving SNL, and working with his wife on The To Do List.
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Hey Girl, Wanna Go to a Galaxy Far, Far Away With Ryan Gosling?
Is Gosling doing Star Wars?
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