How ‘Bring The Pain’ Changed Chris Rock’s Life Forever
A new A&E documentary by W. Kamau Bell, highlights the stand-up comedian's breakout HBO special.
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‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ is Big, Cheesy and Bombastic—But it Rocks
Let’s talk about the teeth. They’re impossible to ignore, that prosthetic ring of upper chompers worn by Rami Malek in the listless musical biopic Bohemian Rhapsody as he—and the film itself—lurches...
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A Heist and a Whole Lot More—Viola Davis Delivers in ‘Widows’
It is one of the oldest and most sexist tropes of all that husbands make messes and wives clean them up. Widows, directed by Steve McQueen (12 Years A Slave) and co-written by McQueen and Gillian Flynn...
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‘Girl’: Belgian Drama About a Young Trans Ballet Student is On Point
Young Lara is asleep as Girl, Belgium’s official submission for this year’s Academy Award for best foreign-language film, begins. Her mane of straight blonde hair falls across her cheek as her...
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‘The Princess Switch’ is Preposterous, Very Watchable, Nonsense
It’s hard not to judge the people in a twin-switch story who don’t immediately realize that a loved one has been replaced by a copy of herself. But honestly, if you had known someone to be a good cook...
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Toxic Masculinity is the Bad Guy in ‘Ralph Breaks The Internet’
In Ralph Breaks the Internet, a hyperconnected sequel to the animated hit Wreck-It Ralph, the possibilities of a Disney/Star Wars/Marvel crossover are breathlessly celebrated while fragile masculinity...
View ArticleMissing HBO’s ‘Westworld’? Watch the (Amazing) 1973 Original
In 2018, tech paranoia is at an all-time high. Horror is expressed over robots learning to open doors, but we still allow our phones to track our every move. Facebook’s data and privacy controls are up...
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So… There’s a Scottish Zombie Christmas High School Musical Now
A normal way for fans to appreciate Edgar Wright’s 2004 zombie comedy Shaun of the Dead is to watch it again and perhaps discover a few grace notes they missed the first or second or third time around....
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‘Night of the Living Dead’ is Still About So Much More Than Zombies
A few weeks ago, I drove three hours to reach a screening of the restored print of George Romero’s classic black and white zombie film. Sitting in the multiplex theater, I tried to put myself back in...
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Kevin Hart Bows Out as Oscars Host Amid Backlash Over Past Tweets
Just days after Kevin Hart got the nod to host the 91st Academy Awards ceremony, declaring it “the opportunity of a life time,” the comedian is relinquishing the microphone. Hart announced that he is...
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Dolly Parton Talks ‘Dumplin’, ‘9 to 5’ and Inspiring Young People
The new Netflix comedy Dumplin’ is all about Dolly Parton. But she’s not in it. And that was deliberate. Instead, Dolly did what Dolly does best—write and sing songs for the movie. The film follows a...
View ArticleThe Fraggles and Emmet Otter’s Jug Band Are Coming to Bay Area Theaters
If you’re a Jim Henson fan who misses the glorious puppetry of the 1980s, get ready to dance your cares away (clap, clap) because a 1984 holiday episode of Fraggle Rock, titled “The Bells of Fraggle...
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‘Brokeback Mountain’ and ‘Jurassic Park’ are in the Library of Congress Now
Each year the Library of Congress adds 25 films to the National Film Registry, a list of motion pictures that it deems “culturally, historically or aesthetically significant” and thus recommended for...
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‘Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse’ is a Gorgeous, Warm-Hearted Treat
It’s hard to fathom that the same Sony Pictures that, in 2012, decided the best way to expand the appeal of its live-action Spider-Man franchise was to start over with lesser movies, has now become...
View Article‘Downton Abbey’ Is Back! Watch the First Movie Trailer
It’s been 1013 days (that’s 87,523,200 seconds!) since Downton Abbey left our TV screens. Because life must go on, we moved on, filling the PBS-approved-Britsh-import-sized hole in our hearts with...
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The Fierce Female Characters of Film in 2018
Consider the cast of fierce female characters on screen in 2018. Danai Gurira’s unflappable war general in Black Panther. Olivia Colman, Rachel Weisz and Emma Stone in the love and power triangle The...
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NPR’s Favorite Movies Of 2018
At the movies, 2018 was the year of Black Panther, the year of more Incredibles and Avengers, more Star Wars and Mission: Impossible. But it was also the year of intimate stories of youth and love. It...
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Golden Globes 2018: The Complete List Of Winners
Updated at 11:18 p.m. ET The 76th Golden Globe Awards aired Sunday night on NBC. Here is the complete list of winners. (Winners are in bold italics.) Film Best motion picture — drama Black Panther...
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The Very Best Gifs from the 2019 Golden Globes
Let’s start at the very beginning: the red carpet. All the stars were decked in their finest, but only two get a shout-out in this post because… well, just look at this: Bradley Cooper tracing Lady...
View ArticleA Wannabe Wizard Trained Her Dog in Harry Potter Spells and It’s Incendio
Get ready, Muggles, because a lady in Los Angeles with a ridiculously cute Dachshund just set a new standard for Harry Potter fandom. Sure you own all the books, you know if you’re a Gryffindor or a...
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