The State of Scary TV
‘The Returned’ and ‘Ash vs Evil Dead’ join ‘The Walking Dead’ in offering high-quality horror.
December 17, 2012
The Six Most Mind-Bogglingly Expressive Claire Danes Faces From the Homeland Season Finale
We think we have already established, at least beyond the Internet-accepted standard of “a supercut-supported reasonable doubt,” that Claire Danes is the finest crier of her generation. But does bestowing such a specific and limiting title give short shrift to her entire body of incredibly expressive face-acting work? Last night’s Homeland finale was a master […]
Read moreSNL Episode 10: The Return of Martin Short
I love Martin Short, but I was still surprised at how good this weekend’s episode of SNL was. This season has been spotty to say the least, and considering the horrific event that happened one day before the taping, it seemed like the holiday-themed show was destined to be like the last two inches of […]
Read moreThe Hobbit, As Expected, Journeys to the Top of the Box Office
A record-breaking December, but there’s doubts.
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Homeland Season 2, Episode 12: ‘The Choice’
“The agency is a funny place, very insular. It’s like middle-schoolers with clearances.” — A former CIA official, as quoted in the Washington Post, 12/10/12 “What is all this squishy bullshit?!?” — A formerly living CIA official, as quoted last night on Homeland. Other than Storage Wars, no current television program has received as much […]
Read moreHollywood Prospectus Podcast: Homeland Showrunner Alex Gansa on the Season 2 Finale
My favorite thing about my visit to the Homeland writers’ office this past week wasn’t the character headshots high up on the wall or the tantalizing teases for Season 3 written in dry-erase marker. It was the basket of candy sent by actor Hrach Titizian (Galvez) thanking the staff for keeping him alive — for […]
Read moreDecember 14, 2012
Afternoon Links: Downton Abbey Gets Cookin’, Hugh Grant Repents for His Diva Ways
Tea tweaking on “Breaking Abbey,” the Downton Abbey–Breaking Bad hybrid you never knew you needed until you considered the image of a person snorting a line of Earl Grey. Soon Downton will be “kicking it with mad bitches and Benjamins.”
Read moreTrailers of the Week: Pacific Rim, After Earth, Man of Steel, and More
Note: This will be our last Trailers of the Week of 2012. We thank you for tuning in for more than 50 trailer roundups with us this year, and can’t wait to get back to overanalyzing (Dan) and always being afraid of everything (Rembert) in 2013. — Dan and Rem Pacific Rim (July 12) Silver: […]
Read moreSongs of the Week: Wavves, Sails, Sun, Loosies, The Color Blue, and Taylor Swift
Hear seven days of jams.
Read moreVideo On Demand Report: Get a Crisis Suite and Have Yourself a Bourne Marathon
The Headliner The Bourne Legacy At this late stage of my life, I should be more comfortable with the idea of living through the inevitable recasting of pop culture reboots. After all, I’m on my second Spider-Man, second James T. Kirk, fifth Batman. I’ve watched four different versions of Fitzwilliam Darcy, a bunch of different […]
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Jason Reitman Stages a Reading of Ghostbusters With Seth Rogen, Jack Black, and Kristen Bell
When I got to the Los Angeles County Museum of Art last night just minutes before showtime, the theater was nearly full. Every unoccupied seat was marked with a bag or coat, and for a few minutes, I thought I’d being spending my evening propped against the back wall. The crowd was here for the […]
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Should You See The Hobbit in High Frame Rate, 48 FPS 3-D? Let the Critics Help You Decide
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, Peter Jackson’s first trip to Middle-earth since his three-part, Oscar-winning Lord of the Rings sojourn, makes its long-awaited debut today. As you may or may not have heard by now, the visionary director is shooting this new Tolkien trilogy in “High Frame Rate” 3-D, utilizing a 48-frames-per-second speed that is […]
Read moreWatch the Cast of The Vampire Diaries Read Smutty Fanfic About Themselves
As Grantland’s resident ’ship captain, I often feel pulled in two directions. One part of me feels it’s my duty to let you guys know about every important development in the fanworks community; the other part feels I should at least pretend to only like Important TV shows like Homeland and Mad Men and The […]
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Grantland Reality TV Fantasy League: Everybody Pukes!
Remember when The Challenge was full of absinthe-fueled arguments between sociopaths, dudes getting eggs smashed on their faces, and subtextual sexual tension between an ex-gay porn star and an alcopsychoholic? Well, kiss that The Challenge good-bye, ‘cause this week’s episode and next week’s finale are when America’s fifth major sport morphs into something that is […]
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