The State of Scary TV
‘The Returned’ and ‘Ash vs Evil Dead’ join ‘The Walking Dead’ in offering high-quality horror.
April 22, 2015
Introducing Keith Sweat’s SweatFest 2015, the Ultimate Keith Sweat Festival
Welcome to the greatest Keith Sweat festival in the world, starring Keith Sweat.
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‘Happyish’ and Famousish: What Is Keeping Steve Coogan From Breaking Out in America?
The British comedy icon stars in ‘Happyish,’ a new Showtime sitcom about selling out and growing irrelevant — two things Steve Coogan absolutely refuses to do.
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Let’s Celebrate the Greatness of ‘Anaconda’ by Giving Out the Man vs. Animal Awards!
Please join us on this very important adventure, because ‘Anaconda’ is worth it.
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The One Where ‘Friends’ Fell Off the Rails
When you can burn through a season of a show in a day, those seasons take on different tones. Suddenly ‘Friends’ is no longer a 30-minute sitcom about small moments. It’s a monolithic viewing experience, during which you watch the same characters doing basically the same things for 88 real-life hours.
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‘Do You Like Prince Movies?’ Podcast: ‘Unfriended,’ Poptimism, and More
Alex and Wesley discuss the desktop horror movie ‘Unfriended’ and the latest salvo in a certain kind of critic’s ongoing war on “poptimism.”
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Q&A: Holly Taylor of ‘The Americans’ on Her Character’s Pivotal Season, Watching Her TV Mom on ‘Felicity,’ and Where They Hide the Wigs
Holly Taylor, the 17-year-old actor who plays the child of the titular spy couple on FX’s ‘The Americans,’ is at an interesting crossroads between her real life and that of Paige Jennings, her character on the series.
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Wondering Woman: Why Warner Bros. Axed Michelle MacLaren, and What That Tells Us About the State of Female Directors in Hollywood
Could the debacle around the development of the ‘Wonder Woman’ movie actually be a backward sign of progress in Hollywood?
Read moreApril 21, 2015
Anatomy of a Bummer: The ‘Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice’ IMAX Trailer Event
I stood in line to see a two-minute commercial that I’d already seen 30 times already to figure out why the reaction to it has been so negative.
Read more‘Rembert Explains’ Podcast: Talking White House Dinner Parties, Cornel West, and More With Wesley Lowery
Wesley Lowery of the ‘Washington Post’ discusses White House Correspondents’ Association dinner parties, a possible Cavs-Hawks matchup, and Michael Eric Dyson’s manifesto on Cornel West.
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Clickbait: The Many Open Windows of ‘Unfriended’
Sure the latest Jason Blum cheapie horror movie has made tons of money — but is it any good?
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‘Fuller House’ Is Officially Coming, So Brace Yourself for These Other Inevitable Reboots
Believe it: ‘The Fresh Prince of Bel Air,’ ‘Family Matters,’ and more will soon be reborn, because your nostalgia demands it.
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On the Hour: Tig Notaro, Jim Norton, Chris D’Elia, and the State of the Stand-up Comedy Special
The new specials from Tig Notaro, Jim Norton, and Chris D’Elia all approach the venerable genre in unique ways, some more successfully than others.
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Ask the Maester: Prince Doran, Dorne, Braavos, Legitimizing Bastards, and Much, Much More
Here are the Maester’s answers to all of your questions from ‘The House of Black and White.’
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‘Hollywood Prospectus Podcast’: ‘Mad Men,’ ‘Game of Thrones,’ and ‘Batman v Superman’
Chris Ryan and Andy Greenwald talk ‘Mad Men,’ ‘Game of Thrones,’ ‘Batman v Superman,’ and more.
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