The oft-surreal, delightfully sickening, camp-drenched serial-killer drama Hannibal, one of the most adventurous network television shows ever made, went off the air in 2015 after three seasons. But it never really went away, thanks in part to its still-obsessed online fan base (Fannibals, of course), and the fact that its …
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The Crown, Season Four Finally, we have an official look at the biographical series’ newest season. Not only do we get to see more of Gillian Anderson as Margaret Thatcher, but we also see Emma Corrin as Princess Diana. Things pick up as Queen Elizabeth (Olivia Colman) is trying to …
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Trevor Noah joked about President Donald Trump’s surprisingly affectionate return to the campaign trail after being hospitalized with Covid-19 on The Daily Show Tuesday, October 13th. Like any self-respecting late-night host, Noah could not resist playing the clip of Trump at a Florida campaign rally Monday where the president said …
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Beloved Seinfeld character Newman made a surprise return to his mail route to deliver a full-throated defense of the United States Postal Service amid the Trump administration’s budgetary cuts in a new PSA. Actor Wayne Knight reprised the role of Jerry Seinfeld’s annoying neighbor in the new ad — written …
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Midway through the second and final season of Cinemax‘s 19th century martial arts epicWarrior, the show’s Bruce Lee-esque hero Ah Sahm (Andrew Koji) and his best friend Young Jun (Jason Tobin) find themselves surrounded by dozens of trained killers who have been offered a huge bounty to take them out. …
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Is it possible for something to feel dated and too soon at the same time? Watching The Comey Rule, Showtime’s two-part limited series (premiering tonight) about former FBI Director Jim Comey’s rocky four-year tenure straddling the Obama and Trump administrations, is in some ways like stepping into a distant period …
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It’s debatable whether Ethan Hawke has ever given a better performance in his long and impressive career than his turn as abolitionist John Brown in the Showtime miniseries The Good Lord Bird. He’s certainly not given a bigger one. Brown was a passionate, bordering-on-unhinged opponent of slavery who led the …
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Ahead of the 72nd Primetime Emmy Awards Sunday night, Dave Chappelle won a trio of Creative Arts Emmy Awards for his 2019 Netflix special Sticks & Stones. As that Saturday ceremony was held virtually, the winners of the Creative Arts Emmys each sent in a video acceptance speech, with Chappelle …
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As town names go, Knockemstiff is something of a knockout. It’s evocative, to be sure: a pulpy heartland-gothic handle as evocative as the wizened and instantly recognizable face of an aged character actor. It’s a place that immediately sounds like it has a preacher you can’t trust, a sheriff with …
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A review of “Holy Ghost,” this week’s Lovecraft Country episode, coming up just as soon as I poke my head into this elevator shaft to see if it’s working… “I thought the world was one way, and I found out it isn’t. And it terrifies me. But I can’t live …
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