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 »'Mr. Robot' Series Finale: Goodbye, Friend
This post contains full spoilers for the Mr. Robot series finale. The Mr. Robot finale was a big, beautiful mirror. It forced the series’ main character to reflect on exactly who and what he was — which was not, it turned out, Elliot Alderson, but an unnamed, angry alternate personality …
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 …
Read More »Atlanta Paper Demands 'Richard Jewell' Disclaimer Over Depiction of Olympic Bombing Coverage
UPDATE: Warner Bros. has responded to the Atlanta Journal Constitution‘s accusations, calling them “baseless.” “The film is based on a wide range of highly credible source material,” a spokesperson for the company told Rolling Stone. “There is no disputing that Richard Jewell was an innocent man whose reputation and life …
Read More »'The Mandalorian' Recap: A Good Day to Die Hard
A review of this week’s The Mandalorian, “The Gunslinger,” coming up just as soon as I play cards with my droids… “The Gunslinger” takes place around and then on the most famous planet in Star Wars lore, Tatooine, and includes familiar landmarks like the Mos Eisley Spaceport (which is festooned …
Read More »Best Movies/TV to Stream in Dec.: 'The Witcher,' 'Marvelous Mrs. Maisel,' 'You'
There’s no better time to curl up a couch while the snow falls outside your window — or to sneak away while your extended relatives bicker over presents and politics — and stream TV shows, movies, specials etc. to your heart’s delight. (Please note that watching, say, the new Michael …
Read More »Trailers of the Week: 'Fantasy Island,' 'Sonic the Hedgehog,' 'Trolls World Tour,' and More
Broken“What is the true price of the products you buy,” asks a voiceover as the trailer opens. Netflix’s new investigative documentary series will answer that very question. The clip shares several alarming examples: cheaply-made furniture falls on consumers, counterfeit name-brand cosmetics test positive for horse urine, and overwhelming amounts of …
Read More »Will Smith, Martin Lawrence Aren't Too Old for This in New 'Bad Boys for Life' Trailer
Will Smith and Martin Lawrence link up for one last over-the-top crime-fighting spree in the new trailer for Bad Boys for Life, set to hit theaters January 17th, 2020. The film marks the first Bad Boys film since 2002’s Bad Boys II, and finds Smith and Lawrence reprising their roles …
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