The State of Scary TV
‘The Returned’ and ‘Ash vs Evil Dead’ join ‘The Walking Dead’ in offering high-quality horror.
January 29, 2015
The Week in Gossip: Sean Penn’s Adoption, Ronaldo Gets Dumped, and Diplo vs. Taylor Swift
Also: Courtney Love caught out with Kevin O’Leary, ‘American Idol’ legal dramz, and the best hotel concierge in Texas.
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‘Rembert Explains’ Podcast: Marshawn Lynch, Shonda Rhimes, and Black History Month
Mychal Denzel Smith of ‘The Nation’ joins Rembert to discuss Marshawn Lynch, the NFL’s Super Bowl ad, Shonda Rhimes, and Black History Months of days past.
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The Scariest Movie at Sundance: How Robert Eggers Made the Horrifying, Historically Accurate ‘The Witch’
Get to know the encyclopedic talent who may be invading Hollywood with meticulous, historical genre fare.
Read moreJanuary 28, 2015
Q&A: Oscar Isaac on Working With David Simon, ‘Star Wars,’ and Pretending to Be Israeli
We chatted with the ascendant leading man of the upcoming HBO miniseries ‘Show Me a Hero’ and the critically acclaimed ‘A Most Violent Year.’
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Sundance Diary, Day 6: Adult Comedy and Homestead Horror
Two notable movies emerge in Park City.
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The Ballad of Blink-182: Why They Can’t (or Won’t) Break Up
What happens when a purposely juvenile band grows older?
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Great Leap Forward: The Best Show on Television, ‘The Americans,’ Gets Even Better
It has won no Emmys, its ratings have broken no records. And yet, in its insistent, understated way, ‘The Americans’ has proven that cable dramas, like spies, don’t need to be loud to be great.
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‘The Juliet Show’: Carles on Internet Culture and the Death of Indie
Juliet Litman talks to Carles from Hipster Runoff about why he is selling the site, Internet culture, and the death of indie.
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Late Pass: Catching Up With ‘Lilyhammer,’ a Show That Still Exists
What’s up with that Netflix series about Silvio Dante in Norway?
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Q&A: ‘National Lampoon’ Doc Director on the Lost Generation of Zingers, Wisecracks, and Dick Jokes
‘National Lampoon’ was the preeminent name in American satire in the 1970s, but after losing its creative brain trust to Hollywood (and ‘Saturday Night Live’), it turned into a purveyor of schlock. A new documentary on the golden age of ‘National Lampoon’ premiered at Sundance, so we sat down with director Douglas Tirola to discuss the rise and fall of an iconic publication.
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Tyrese, Green Lantern, and a Brief History of Thirsty Actors
Dude needs someone to show him how to get out of his own way.
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