Impeachment proceedings for President Donald Trump could be “on the horizon,” Samantha Bee said onFull Frontal Wednesday night. But just because the Democrats are optimistic doesn’t mean there’s cause for them to celebrate. Rather than focusing on the impeachment proceedings themselves, Bee emphasized the absurdity of Trump not being impeached …
Read More »Watch the Salacious Trailer for 'Scandalous,' the New Documentary on the 'National Enquirer'
The trailer forScandalous, an upcoming documentary on the infamous American tabloid theNational Enquirer, is out Tuesday. Directed by Mark Landsman, the film is in theaters November 15th. Scandalous traces the 60-year history of theNational Enquirer and offers an inside look at how it filled its pages with sex, gossip and …
Read More »'It's Always Sunny' Creator Rob McElhenney Looks on the Bright Side
When It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia returns to FXX for its 14th season on September 25th, it’ll be in the rarest of company. Only one live-action sitcom in TV history has lasted that many seasons, and it’s the spiritual opposite of Sunny: wholesome Fifties family comedy The Adventures of Ozzie …
Read More »'Monos' Review: Rebels Without a Cause, or a Chaperone
They have names like Rambo, Bigfoot, Wolf, Dog, Lady, Smurf, Swede, Boom Boom. They live, for now, up in the hills of Colombia, high enough that clouds roll in and blanket the fields during pick-up soccer games. (Just to make things interesting, they all play blindfolded.) They have kidnapped an …
Read More »'The Spy' Review: Sacha Baron Cohen Goes Undercover — This Time Not for Laughs
In Netflix‘s new six-part miniseries The Spy, Sacha Baron Cohen plays Eli Cohen, an Israeli intelligence agent who spent years in the Sixties undercover in Syria under the name Kamel Amin Thaabet. It’s a big dramatic showcase for an actor best known for broad sketch-comedy characters like Borat and Ali …
Read More »Universal Cancels 'The Hunt' Release After Trump Criticism
Universal Pictures announced Saturday that the studio has canceled its planned release for the upcoming horror film The Hunt, just a day after President Donald Trump seemed to criticize the movie and “liberal Hollywood” in a series of tweets. In the aftermath of the El Paso and Dayton mass shootings, …
Read More »'Avengers: Endgame' Surpasses 'Avatar' as Global Box Office King
In addition to revealing its massive Phase 4 plans, Marvel Studios announced Saturday at Comic-Con that Avengers: Endgame finally surpassed Avatar at the global box office to become the highest-grossing film ever. James Cameron’s 2009 sci-fi epic held the worldwide record for a decade with $2.788 billion in global box …
Read More »Michael K. Williams, Chris Evans Lead Rescue Mission Out of Sudan in 'The Red Sea Diving Resort' Trailer
Netflix released the official trailer for its upcoming film, The Red Sea Diving Resort, coming to the platform July 31st. The film stars Chris Evans and Michael K. Williams and is directed by Israeli filmmaker Gideon Raff. Inspired by true events, The Red Sea Diving Resort details a series of rescue …
Read More »Why Aziz Ansari's 'Right Now' Is a Missed Opportunity
“It’s a weird time to be working on jokes,” Aziz Ansari says about 15 minutes into his new Netflix standup special, Right Now. “Gotta be careful what you say, right?” He’s not wrong. We all have to be careful what we say these days, and maybe that’s not the worst …
Read More »Aziz Ansari Preps New Netflix Stand-Up Special
Aziz Ansari will return to Netflix on July 9th with his latest stand-up special, Right Now. Filmmaker Spike Jonze (Her, Being John Malkovich) directed the project, which follows the comedian’s two previous Netflix specials, 2015’s Live at Madison Square Gardenand 2013’s Buried Alive. Ansari previewed Right Now with a brief …
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