The State of Scary TV

‘The Returned’ and ‘Ash vs Evil Dead’ join ‘The Walking Dead’ in offering high-quality horror.

May 21, 2014

‘Batman vs. Superman’ Has a Real Title Now. It’s Silly.

Also in the Afternoon Links: and John Hawkes and Yasiin Bey as younger versions of the Robert De Niro/Samuel L. Jackson characters from ‘Jackie Brown.’

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Q&A: ‘Fargo’ Star Allison Tolman on Molly’s Fate, Haters, and Last Night’s Shocking Episode

Leading up to ‘Fargo,’ I wanted to talk to Bob Odenkirk or Martin Freeman or Colin Hanks or Billy Bob Thornton, the obvious preseason all-stars on a very deep acting roster. By the time the season premiere ended, I forgot them all and started Googling newcomer Allison Tolman.

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Take Your Medicine: The ‘Good for You’ Not-Quite-Greatness of the Roots’ Latest

Even by the Roots’ recent dubiously commercial standards, ‘Cousin’ is a bit of a curveball — a bleak, fatalistic, angry, discursive, narratively fragmented, musically restless, and deadly serious curveball.

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Ti West Takes ‘The Sacrament’ Beyond the Cult

Talking with the indie horror auteur about his Jonestown Massacre–inspired new film and his unexpected next act.

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The ‘I Wanna Marry “Harry”’ Premiere: Who Wants to Look Like a Dummy Fighting Over Fake Royalty?

Sure, it’s deceitful. Sure, the women come off at times as gullible, unscrupulous patsies. And sure, I have my reservations about what this program says about the moral compass of this great nation I call home. But hey, it’s pretty damn entertaining, and sometimes entertaining is all I need.

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Gods and Monsters: Why Godzilla Is Still King

The craggy lizard foot forces a vital, essentially spiritual, perspective shift: We are not the masters of the world.

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Straight to Video: Rounding Up the Latest Hollywood News and Rumors

Grantland’s Chris Connelly and Wesley Morris take a look at the latest movie news and rumors about the ‘Star Wars’ franchise, LeBron James on the big screen, the latest with Rebel Wilson, a Spike Lee TV joint, Ben Affleck directing, Matt Damon back as Jason Bourne, and much more.

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Cannes Diary, Day 7: Oh, Ryan Gosling, Not Even God Forgives This

A star made a fart, and the festival choose to ignore the “f.” Plus: The Dardennes’ ‘Two Days, One Night,’ Robert Pattinson demonstrates considerable acting chops in ‘The Rover,’ Pascale Ferran delights with ‘Bird People,’ and more.

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Jessica Chastain Has Reportedly Been Offered a ‘True Detective’ Lead

Nerdist reports that the two-time Academy Award nominee has been offered a lead role for Season 2 but hasn’t yet signed on.

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May 20, 2014

Would Drew Barrymore Like This?

Also in the Afternoon Links: Lena Dunham and Anna Kendrick made a movie, Stephen King will cameo on ‘Under the Dome’ Season 2, and meet Ciara and Future’s son, Future.

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The Moment Podcast: Brian Koppelman With John Hamburg

John Hamburg, writer/director of I Love You, Man, talks about fitting in, being funny, and his rules for writing good scenes.

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On ‘Elevator’: Is Louis C.K. Secretly Giving Us a ‘Louie’ TV Movie Right Now?

The three-part “Late Show” was a snack-size ‘Rocky’ homage; is the “Elevator” six-parter an actual attempt at a Woody Allen–style New York dramedy?

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‘The Maya Rudolph Show’ Finally Lives

Checking in on Maya’s one-off variety show.

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Freak Show and Tell: Catfishing Cousins

All the best parts from this week’s ‘Catfish,’ ‘True Tori,’ and ‘Marriage Boot Camp’

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We Went There: Behind the Scenes at the ‘Jeopardy!’ Battle of the Decades Tournament Finals

Tagging along on the immersive genius retreat that is a ‘Jeopardy!’ champions’ tournament.

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Ask the Maester: May-December Romances, Escaping to Essos, and the Targaryen Clan

Why aren’t we all rooting for Littlefinger and Sansa to be happy together?

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Cannes Diary, Day 6: Somebody Wants to Win the Festival and It’s Not the Guy Who Made ‘Moneyball’

Eight or nine movies are still unseen. But no one’s seen THE movie yet. That tends to be the film that, whether you like it or not, has something that’s got everyone talking — preferably loudly and intensely in corridors and restaurants.

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Hollywood Prospectus Podcast: ‘Game of Thrones,’ ‘Mad Men,’ and Network Upfronts

Chris Ryan and Andy Greenwald talk ‘Game of Thrones,’ ‘Mad Men,’ and network upfronts.

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Super Timely Plagiarism Lawsuit Targets ‘Stairway to Heaven’

“I’d say it was a ripoff,” said Spirit guitarist Robert California in an interview published in 1997, the year he died. “And the guys made millions of bucks on it and never said ‘Thank you,’ never said, ‘Can we pay you some money for it?’ It’s kind of a sore point with me.”

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