Category: News
I Fought Two Monsters: James Toback and Shame
During our first meeting, he requested that I masturbate for him. When I declined, he lectured me about how my refusal was representative of a lack o [...]
Has the ‘Real Housewives’ Franchise Finally Reached Its Breaking Point?
As Heather Dubrow once told Alexis Bellino, “If everyone says you’re dead, it’s time to lie down.” The same could now be said about the Real Housewiv [...]
Carey Mulligan Eyes Role In Greta Gerwig’s Netflix Narnia Movie
When it comes to starring in literary adaptations, Carey Mulligan has plenty of form. To date, the three-time Oscar nominee has appeared in adaptati [...]
Dystopia Now: Why ‘The Hunger Games’ Still Speaks Volumes About Teens, War, Propaganda, and More
The first quarter of the twenty-first century seems to have been an especially confusing time to be a teenager, which is quite the achievement. But l [...]
Jurassic World Rebirth Trailer Unleashes The Distortus Rex
Stomp. Stomp. Stomp. Hear that? That’s the sound of Jurassic World Rebirth approaching to take a bite out of summer blockbuster season – and while i [...]
Spike Lee and Denzel Washington Vividly Celebrate Their Own Legacies in ‘Highest 2 Lowest’
Among the weirdest films to premiere at this year’s Cannes Film Festival is Spike Lee’s out-of-competition drama-thriller Highest 2 Lowest, the kind [...]
The Onion’s Ben Collins Knows How to Save Media
What’s the biggest difference between Elon Musk and the CEO of The Onion? “I know I’m not funny—and he has no idea,” says Ben Collins, the former NBC [...]
‘The Last of Us’ Reunites Joel and Ellie—and Reveals What Really Happened to Eugene
It feels strange for The Last of Us to spend an episode on Joel (Pedro Pascal) and Ellie's (Bella Ramsey) happier days together so soon after losing [...]
‘Last of Us’ Director Neil Druckmann on the Twists, Deaths, and Controversies of “The Price”
Neil Druckmann, the inventive force behind the Last of Us video games, gets why viewers of the TV show would expect any episode he directs to be pack [...]
Wes Anderson Takes On the Oligarchs in The Phoenician Scheme
In the icy open of Wes Anderson’s up-to-date film, The Phoenician Scheme, we see a man blown in half by a bomb. A streak of glowing red blood spatter [...]