The State of Scary TV
‘The Returned’ and ‘Ash vs Evil Dead’ join ‘The Walking Dead’ in offering high-quality horror.
November 14, 2014
The Animated Movie Sadness Index: A Brief History of Dead Parents, Sad Robots, and Devastated Animal Children
Hiro from ‘Big Hero 6’ is the latest in a string of sad characters from animated movies.
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Grantland Reality TV Fantasy League: The Pizza of Destiny and a Slice of Defeat
This column is at its best when there isn’t much going on. The minutiae of reality TV are way more exciting than the big events that happen beyond it.
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From Here to Stupidity: The Return of ‘Dumb and Dumber’; Plus Some New Not-Bad Sentimental Movies
‘Dumber’ Redeux, and the earnest ‘Rosewater,’ ‘Beyond the Lights,’ and ‘The Homesman.’
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The United States of Captain America: Rae Sremmurd, the Falcon, and the Endless, Necessary Racial Revision of Marvel’s Icons
Why does Marvel keep race-swapping its most famous superheroes?
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TV Check-In: Why ‘Black-ish’ Is the Best New Show of the Fall
‘Black-ish’ is the best new series on broadcast TV, comedy or drama, and it’s not particularly close.
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‘Jack Reacher’ Invented 2014
Everything comes from somewhere. In 2014, a lot of it is coming from ‘Jack Reacher.’
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Do You Like Prince Movies? Podcast: ‘Interstellar,’ ’90s Dance Parties, and More
This week Alex and Wesley decipher ‘Interstellar’ and talk about a ’90s dance party. Plus: Alex has new cable!
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Grantland Special Podcast: John Walsh and Bill Murray
Bill Murray sits down with ESPN’s John Walsh to talk about ‘Ghostbusters,’ Chicago sports, Murray’s relationship with Harold Ramis, and his new movie, ‘St. Vincent.’
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Asses of Fire: Why Kim Kardashian’s Magazine Shoot Failed to ‘Break the Internet’
Imagine, just for a moment, that Kim Kardashian West’s carefully oiled tush actually did have the power to “break the Internet.” One twitch of that famous padding, one subconscious clench, and all the smart-asses would be silenced, all the smart homes would turn dumb.
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The Week in Gossip: Robin Wright and Ben Foster Give Up on Love, Damon and Affleck Reaffirm Theirs
Also: Another Kardashian beef, Tom Cruise sells a house, and Randy Spelling life-coaches.
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Watch This Guy: The Simmering Rise of David Oyelowo, Hollywood’s Counterpoint Character Actor and Future MLK
David Oyelowo has been a first-rate responder. The 38-year-old English actor has spent the better part of his career — opposite stars and icons, heroes and villains — in beta. That is about to change.
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The Movies of 1994: The Near-Perfect ‘Dumb and Dumber’
The beauty — and even, to some extent, the daring — of ‘Dumb and Dumber’ is that Harry is only slightly less IQ-challenged than Lloyd, and spends a lot less time getting exasperated with him than sharing his wavelength and endorsing his dreams.
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