The State of Scary TV
‘The Returned’ and ‘Ash vs Evil Dead’ join ‘The Walking Dead’ in offering high-quality horror.
December 8, 2014
Weekend Box Office Winners & Losers: Hollywood’s Thanksgiving Leftovers Are Scarier Than Whatever Was in ‘The Pyramid’
You can’t win if you don’t try. And Hollywood definitely didn’t even pretend to try.
Read moreDecember 5, 2014
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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No-Man’s-Land: Reese Witherspoon’s ‘Wild’ and the Best Indie Horror of the Year
Namely, ‘The Babadook’ and ‘A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night.’
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‘The Right Reasons’ Podcast: ‘Vanderpump Rules,’ ‘90 Day Fiance,’ and International Candies
David Jacoby and Juliet Litman examine a ‘Vanderpump Rules’ mystery, rank the couples on ’90 Day Fiance,’ and try some international candies.
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‘Peter Pan Live!’ Shootaround: One Very Long Night in Neverland
Whatever Christopher Walken’s motives for joining up with this motley pirate crew, you can’t fault him for doing it.
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Grantland Pop Culture Podcast: Molly Lambert and Susanna Fogel
Molly Lambert talks to writer/director Susanna Fogel about her new movie, ‘Life Partners’; the eternal appeal of ‘Frasier’; Bravo’s ‘Euros of Hollywood’; and why they love L.A.
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Theories of Everything: Why ‘Interstellar,’ ‘The Imitation Game,’ and the Year’s Other Science-Driven Movies Can’t Stop Explaining Themselves
Tactics that Michael Crichton employed to spark curiosity in ‘Jurassic Park’ now raise eyebrows. There’s an assumption the public knows better than Mr. DNA. So movies try harder — or not at all.
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Grantland Reality TV Fantasy League: How to Lose a Suspicious Fiancé in 90 Days
Plus, a controversial accusation of adultery by dick motorboating on ‘Vanderpump Rules.’
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‘Do You Like Prince Movies?’ Podcast: ‘The Comeback,’ Hozier, and the Ruffalo Awards for Underrated Acting Performances
‘The Comeback’ has returned, Hozier apparently has the 103rd-best song ever, and the nominations for the first-ever Ruffalo Awards are in!
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