Top TV Episodes of the Month: Nathan for You, Vice Principals, The Punisher
It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas. Soon the bells will chime, and they’ll be coming from your DVR, which frankly just can’t take it anymore. This year saw more than 500 scripted series hit...
View ArticleWatch the trailer for Steve McQueen’s star-studded heist thriller Widows
Wanna feel old? It’s already been five years since 12 Years a Slave. But don’t stroll too far down memory lane because director Steve McQueen is back, baby, and he’s returning with unshakeable star...
View ArticleNetflix reveals The Punisher season two release date, teaser trailer: Watch
Netflix has been chopping down its Marvel shows left and right, with Daredevil, Luke Cage, and Iron Fist all getting the axe (after strong seasons from each, no less). Two series still remain, however,...
View ArticleVera Farmiga and Jon Bernthal join cast for Sopranos prequel The Many Saints...
We are gradually learning more about The Many Saints of Newark, the upcoming prequel film to HBO’s celebrated television series The Sopranos. Last week show creator David Chase divulged that the movie...
View ArticleSXSW Film Review: Shia LaBeouf Shines In the Gritty, Optimistic South of The...
The Pitch:The Peanut Butter Falcon began as a vehicle for its star, Zack Gottsagen, a performer with Down syndrome who filmmakers Tyler Nilson and Mike Schwartz met at a camp for disabled actors. As a...
View ArticleThe Sopranos movie prequel, Newark, gets 2020 release date
It’s hard to believe that almost 12 years have already passed since The Sopranos concluded on HBO, to the tune of Journey and the sight of one of TV’s all-time great smash cuts. There was really...
View ArticleFilm Review: Ford v Ferrari Is Your Dad’s Favorite New Movie
This review originally ran in September as part of our TIFF 2019 coverage.The Pitch: After becoming the sole American to win the “24 Hours of Le Mans” race in 1959, Carroll Shelby (Matt Damon) retires...
View ArticleBen Affleck Set to Return for The Accountant Sequel
Ben Affleck has officially signed on to reprise his role in a sequel to the 2016 action thriller The Accountant, and that’s straight from the director’s mouth. “There will not be a Way Back sequel, but...
View ArticleHBO Shares Trailer for David Simon’s New Corrupt Cop Series We Own This City:...
You’ll never believe this, but David Simon has some thoughts on the Baltimore Police Department. The creator of such Baltimore-based dramas as Homicide: Life on the Street and The Wire is once again...
View ArticleDavid Simon Reunites The Wire Cast and Crew in New HBO Police Drama We Own...
David Simon, the mastermind behind The Wire and Homicide: Life on the Street, will return to HBO on April 25th with his new police drama, We Own This City. An adaptation of investigative journalist...
View ArticleWe Own This City Is a Comprehensive, Heartbreaking Account of a City in...
The Pitch: The tragic death of Freddie Gray in 2015 while in police custody was a watershed moment for Baltimore; Black communities and activists erupted in protest against the overwhelming presence of...
View ArticleJon Bernthal Searches for the Truth in Trailer for American Gigolo: Watch
Showtime has unveiled the trailer for its upcoming adaptation of American Gigolo starring Jon Bernthal as Julian Kaye. The series picks up nearly two decades after the 1980 film of the same name and...
View ArticleShia LaBeouf Addresses Abuse Allegations on Jon Bernthal’s Podcast: “I Hurt...
Shia LaBeouf addressed allegations of physical and verbal abuse, first raised in a 2020 lawsuit by FKA twigs, during an appearance on actor Jon Bernthal’s podcast Real Ones. Watch an extended excerpt...
View ArticleShowtime’s American Gigolo Is More Sad than Sexy: Review
The Pitch: Male prostitute Julian Kaye’s leisurely life of bedding wealthy older women and driving nice cars around southern California is suddenly disrupted when he’s framed for the murder of a...
View ArticleJon Bernthal Returning as The Punisher for Daredevil: Born Again Series
Jon Bernthal is set to reprise his role as Frank Castle, aka The Punisher, in Marvel’s upcoming Daredevil: Born Again series, per The Hollywood Reporter. He joins Charlie Cox as Daredevil and Vincent...
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