Amy Ryan stars in the upcoming Netflix filmLost Girls, which premiered its first trailer on Thursday. The crime drama, based on the real-life unsolved case of the Long Island serial killer, will premiere on the platform March 13th. Ryan portrays Mari Gilbert, whose search for her daughter Shannan was explored …
Read More »Barack Obama Lists His Favorite Films, TV Shows of 2019
Continuing an annual tradition that he started while president, Barack Obama has shared his list of his favorite films and television shows from 2019. Obama’s diverse list includes Best Picture frontrunners like Marriage Story, The Irishman and Little Women, indie favorites like Booksmart, The Farewell and The Last Black Man …
Read More »'SNL' Tackles Trump Impeachment, Divided Nation in Christmas Dinner Cold Open
Saturday Night Live opened with a sketch that brought the political rift in the United States to the Christmas dinner table, with three very different families discussing the impeachment of Donald Trump and the 2020 election. The cold open, inspired by the stop-motion Christmas specials, also featured Kate McKinnon portraying …
Read More »J.J. Abrams and the Secrets of 'Skywalker'
D irector J.J. Abrams is trying to talk about his new Star Wars movie, but the process of making it keeps intruding. He’s in his office on the second floor of his Bad Robot production company’s Willy Wonka-worthy headquarters in Santa Monica, and his assistant keeps opening the door to …
Read More »Why 'Planes, Trains and Automobiles' Is the Ultimate Thanksgiving Movie
Thanksgiving is all about the buildup. You wait for it, that long weekend that you know will include family, maybe some football, plenty of food, and then leftovers and sales the day after that. Everything looks great in those weeks leading up to the fourth Thursday in November, until it …
Read More »John Malkovich Flaunts Papal Power in Latest 'New Pope' Trailer
The latest trailer for The New Pope, which continues the story of 2016’s The Young Pope, has landed with a heaping of narcissism from its new pope, played by John Malkovich. The series is set to return to HBO in January 2020. In the trailer, which divulges limited information about …
Read More »Samantha Bee on Rep. Katie Hill's Resignation, Inadequate Revenge Porn Laws
On Wednesday’s Full Frontal, Samantha Bee examined the inadequacies of American revenge porn laws, using the upcoming resignation of first-term Congresswoman Katie Hill (D-Calif.) as a springboard into that important discussion. Hill will step down on Friday after acknowledging an inappropriate relationship with a campaign staffer — a decision that …
Read More »Daniel Kaluuya's Production Company Tapped for New 'Barney' Movie
Get Out and Black Panther star Daniel Kaluuya and his production company, 59%, are set to co-produce a new movie based on the iconic purple dinosaur, Barney. Kaluuya and his partners at 59% are developing the film with Valparaiso Pictures and Mattel Films. The announcement came with few details about …
Read More »John Oliver on Origins, Negative Effects of China's Former 'One Child' Policy
On Last Week Tonight, John Oliver explored the origins and negative effects of China‘s “one child” policy, the government’s controversial restriction on family size. The host argued that even though the Communist Party ended the program in 2015, the unforeseen consequences will linger for decades. The policy began in 1980 …
Read More »A Killer Invades an Eighties Summer Camp in 'American Horror Story: 1984' Trailer
A group of counselors at a summer camp find themselves confronted with a killer in the trailer for American Horror Story: 1984. The ninth season of Ryan Murphy‘s American Horror Story series premieres September 18th on FX. Set in — you guessed it — 1984, the latest installment of the …
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