The end of July meant the end of HBO Go, the HBO app that was nothing less than a miracle when it first arrived back in 2010. Read More
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Enter Jim Gaffigan. One of the most popular working comics today, embarked on a tour across the country before socially distanced audiences in their cars. It represented an experiment - one where, among other challenges, it's hard to hear the laughter. Read More
Two major cultural happenings, at least not related to COVID-19, have taken place in the first half of July 2020: 'Hamilton' debuted on Disney+, and a massive culture-wide debate has been had over "cancel culture." So naturally, the two have intersected. Read More
'Time Warp' is a wonderful achievement and a total blast to watch, with well-chosen talking heads, and an all-abiding love for cinema and what makes it connect with crowds, albeit often years after the film was originally released. Read More
“Empire” is the sort of hamfisted political statement that wasn’t exactly a rare thing in the popular music of the early 1990s. It's a political statement that is, needless to say, somewhat at odds with the current moment. Read More
Do you how much I missed movies on the big screen, and also film festivals, after three months of the pandemic? I drove over an hour, to a destination in a state I don't live in, on a Tuesday night, to what's believed to be the world's first drive-in film festival. Read More
So, we get to do this stupid thing again, huh? Warner Media announced that it was temporarily pulling the classic 1939 film 'Gone With the Wind' from the streaming service HBO Max, and its ensuing freakout has been swift and immense. Although unjustified. Read More
There's only one music biopic in the post-'Walk Hard' era that has managed to transcend it, with a creative structure and an innovative approach. And that movie is the Brian Wilson biopic 'Love & Mercy.' Read More
Seven years after the first 'Die Hard' - and 25 years ago this month - came 'Die Hard With a Vengeance', a major departure from its usual formula and by far the best of the franchise's four sequels. Read More
The weird story broke the other day starting with Buzz Bingo (an online bingo website), declaring that Jonah Hill has collectively committed the most swear words with 376. But there's heavy skepticism around the findings. Read More
ESPN's five-week, ten-part documentary about Michael Jordan's six-championship run with the Chicago Bulls in the 1990s has been one of the most talked-about events of the year, and has also led to various controversies. Read More
The six-part series, which wrapped up last month, is one of the works of fiction that has best grappled with the Trump era. Its modern-day echoes really hit home. Read More
The untitled series is based on a book by Nicholas Pileggi and will include many of the minds behind 'The Sopranos' and 'Goodfellas.' It's still in its early stages but could be the next big mob show. Read More
In honor of what would have been the 56th birthday of the late Soundgarden frontman Chris Cornell, the singer's estate released a music video featuring him singing the 1989 Guns 'N' Roses ballad "Patience." Read More
The streaming version of the popular musical 'Hamilton,' it would appear, is a hit. Will its apparent success open the floodgates for other streaming releases of popular Broadway musicals? Read More
The six-part series, titled 'Colin in Black and White', features Kaepernick as the narrator and will focus on the quarterback's teenage years. Read More
Disney has typically been keeping its streaming service family-friendly, and to keep with that trend, the 'Hamilton' movie will have exactly two less f-bombs. Read More
There has been an unprecedented reckoning about policing in America, and its one that's begun to trickle down into popular culture. Now, it appears 'Paw Patrol' is facing the wrath of the cancel culture... or is it? Read More
Just about every major national and regional film festival in the U.S. has been cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic, but, the Lighthouse International Film Festival will be the first to segue into a fully drive-in format. Read More
A pseudo-sequel to ‘The Social Network’? New movie to follow Winklevoss brothers’ Bitcoin adventures
Most people were introduced to the Winklevoss twins ten years ago in David Fincher's movie 'The Social Network'; now, they may be getting their own movie. Read More
'Killers of the Flower Moon' was set to start production this March before the pandemic and will be his first film to feature both Robert De Niro and Leonardo DiCaprio. Read More
Houston Astro's star outfielder Alex Bregman just announced that he's firing his agent, at least in part, due to a recently announced documentary on their sign stealing scandal produced by LeBron James' media company. Read More
With the nation's theaters all closed, a lot of Americans have given thought to taking in a drive-in movie at some point, and someone else is thinking about how to utilize drive-in movie theaters: President Donald Trump. Read More
Last week we spoke with Mark Friedman, the executive producer and showrunner of 'Dispatches From Elsewhere', about the show, its use of Philadelphia, and how viewers have experienced the show in quarantine. Check out our full in-depth interview. Read More