The State of Scary TV
‘The Returned’ and ‘Ash vs Evil Dead’ join ‘The Walking Dead’ in offering high-quality horror.
July 30, 2015
‘The Andy Greenwald Podcast’: Albert Hammond Jr. on the Strokes and His New Solo Album
Albert Hammond Jr. joins Andy Greenwald to talk about his new solo album, ‘Momentary Masters,’ and his time in the Strokes.
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The Tom-cademy Awards: The Only Awards Show Exclusively for Tom Cruise Movies
The greatest non-Cruise work in the Cruise canon.
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A Star Is Made: Tom Cruise, From ‘The Outsiders’ to the Insider
Looking back on ‘The Outsiders,’ ‘Taps,’ and the early days of Tom Cruise.
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High Camp: The Giddy, Goofy Return of ‘Wet Hot American Summer’
The new Netflix comedy isn’t only really fun — it’s the harbinger of things to come.
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July 29, 2015
Tom Cruise by the Numbers
Breaking down the numbers behind Tom Cruise’s four-decade-long career.
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Drake and Meek Mill Beef Update: Aubrey Can’t Stop Writing Dis Tracks
Drake is taking every opportunity to shade Meek Mill. He even wrote this for us.
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‘Do You Like Prince Movies?’ Podcast: ‘Tangerine’ and the Song of the Summer
This week, Alex and Wesley continue their summer-jam safari with new songs by Beck, Chvrches, and the Weeknd. Wesley’s all in. Alex explains why he’s only two-thirds of the way in. Then it’s on to Deee-Lite’s World Clique, which turns 25 next month. It still sounds great. It feels as if it’s responsible for an avenue […]
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What If ‘Serial’ Were a Video Game: The Addictive, Retro Mystery ‘Her Story’
The player sifts through various video clips. Each clip is taken from one of seven police interview sessions with a female suspect which took place in 1994. The crime in question is the disappearance of her husband, Simon. And even there, I feel as if I’ve said too much.
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Some of the Right Moves: Tom Cruise, the Athlete
For decades now, Cruise’s unchanged visage, toothy grin, and cocky glare have maniacally shone down at audiences. But from the start, Cruise has been more than just a pretty face: He’s one of cinema’s most entertaining — if unexpected — all-around athletes.
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The Full Brando: A New Documentary About the Legacy of a Legend
A radical new visual approach to storytelling gets us inside the head of one of the greatest actors in history.
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Casting Cruise: How to Land Hollywood’s Great White Whale
What’s the secret to casting the biggest movie star in the world? Turns out, it’s complicated.
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Cruise’s Oscar Years: One Decade. Three Nominations. Myriad Lessons.
What we can learn from the 10 years that America’s leading movie star chased the Academy Awards.
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