A reporter winds up in the middle of an international arms deal, orchestrated by her own father, in the new trailer for The Last Thing He Wanted, out February 21st on Netflix. The film is based on Joan Didion’s 1996 novel by the same name and centered around the Iran-Contra …
Read More »'The Good Place' Recap: There's the Rub
A review of this week’s The Good Place, “Mondays, Am I Right?”, just as soon as I’m back in my toilet library… On last week’s Good Place, Team Cockroach (with an assist from Raylan Givens) triumphed over the literal forces of evil (and institutional stubbornness), setting up a Happily Ever …
Read More »Barenaked Ladies, Gin Blossoms Team for Last Summer on Earth Tour
A trio of Nineties pop rockers will join forces for a North American trek as Barenaked Ladies, Gin Blossoms and Toad the Wet Sprocket embark on their Last Summer on Earth Tour. The 34-date jaunt of the nation’s amphitheaters and pavilions begins June 3rd in St. Augustine, Florida and circles …
Read More »Brooks & Dunn Will Tour the U.S. for the First Time in a Decade
On the heels of releasing the well-received duets album Re-Boot last year and announcing a new string of shows for their long-running Las Vegas residency with Reba McEntire, Brooks & Dunn are returning to the touring circuit. The Country Music Hall of Fame duo will hit the road for 18 …
Read More »Tanya Tucker Is Still the 'Female Elvis' at Mesmerizing Nashville Concert
Tanya Tucker remains the “female Elvis,” a moniker she earned from the King himself more than 40 years ago. For nearly two hours during her “Tanya Tucker & Friends” show on Sunday night, the charismatic entertainer karate-chopped, high-kicked, and hip-thrusted her way across the stage at Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium, delivering …
Read More »Animal Planet's Puppy Bowl Returns: Watch the Trailer for Puppy Bowl XVI
The cutest rivalry in sports is back. Animal Planet’s Puppy Bowl series will return on February 2nd with Puppy Bowl XVI, airing at 3 p.m. ET/12 p.m. PT, with a “tail-gate” pregame program beginning at 2 p.m. ET/11 a.m. PT. For its 16th year of coincided programming with the Super …
Read More »'Sex Education' Season 2 Review: More Forbidden Fruit, A Little Less Sweet
Through the first season of Netflix‘s charming teen comedy Sex Education, British high schooler Otis Milburn (Asa Butterfield) sagely dispensed advice to his classmates on all matters of the heart and/or genitals. Early in the second season, Otis finds the tables turned, as he asks a former client for a …
Read More »Watch Michelle Williams Stump for Reproductive Rights at the Golden Globes
Michelle Williams spoke out about protecting reproductive rights and the importance of improving political representation for women while accepting the Golden Globe for Best Actress in a Limited Series for Fosse/Verdon Sunday. Williams opened with a cleverly worded statement about being recognized for “the choices [she] made” as an actor …
Read More »Old Crow Medicine Show Part Ways With Founding Member Critter Fuqua
Christopher “Critter” Fuqua has played his last official concert with Old Crow Medicine Show. Fuqua, a vocalist and multi-instrumentalist, co-founded the country string band in 1998 with singer and fiddle player Ketch Secor. His final show was the band’s annual New Year’s Eve concert, broadcast live on Sirius XM’s Outlaw …
Read More »Why 'The Queen' Documentary Is an Essential Queer Time Capsule
With the spotlight on the Stonewall uprising’s 50th anniversary this month, several treasured landmark LGBTQ documentaries have been restored and are being re-released for a limited time in theaters, including Jennie Livingston’s Paris Is Burning and the era-defining Before Stonewall. But among the gifts to be cherished from this renewed …
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