John Krasinski is back as Jack Ryan in a second season of Amazon Prime Video‘s Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan. In the first trailer for the upcoming episodes, Krasinski can be seen getting in on the action, jumping out of a plane, chasing baddies across a roof and sneaking around in …
Read More »Tiffany Haddish Hosting Netflix Stand-Up Comedy Series 'They Ready'
Tiffany Haddish will showcase six of her favorite comedians in Tiffany Haddish Presents: They Ready, a series of half-hour Netflix stand-up specials. The Girls Trip star will host and executive produce the program, which launches August 13th. They Ready spotlights comics who share a personal history with Haddish: Chaunté Wayans …
Read More »'It Chapter Two': James McAvoy Gets Trapped in a House of Mirrors in Final Trailer
“Something happens to you when you leave this town,” Mike Hanlon says in the beginning of the final trailer for It Chapter Two. “The farther away, the hazier it all gets.” As the Losers’ Club reunite in Derry, Maine — clinking beers in a Chinese restaurant while determining how to …
Read More »'Crawl' Review: See You Later, Alligators
A summer movie, a natural disaster, a strong young woman in peril, a toothsome underwater predator or two — whaddaya need, a road map? In the grand tradition of Jaws homages, Alexandre Aja’s survivalist horror flick pits us vulnerable humans against Mother Nature’s little chompers — in this case, massive …
Read More »John Oliver: How Climbing Mount Everest Has Led to Death, Exploitation
Climbing Mount Everest used to be a rare achievement guided by a love of nature. Today, it’s often just about the selfie. On Last Week Tonight, John Oliver explored how the popularity of scaling the world’s most iconic summit has spawned an entire commercial industry — leading to myriad physical …
Read More »'Anna' Review: A Girl, Some Guns and a Recycled Plot
All you need for a movie, Jean-Luc Godard famously declared, is a gun and a girl. His fellow French filmmaker Luc Besson has taken the maxim to heart, albeit with a few upgrades. You could also throw in a knife or two, for example. If the “girl” — a grown …
Read More »Watch Tom Hanks Steal a Cardboard Cutout of Himself on 'Kimmel'
Tom Hanks is known as a good guy, which is exactly why Jimmy Kimmel decided to dare the actor to steal a cardboard cutout of himself from a souvenir shop on Hollywood Boulevard. In a segment on Jimmy Kimmel Live, Hanks attempted to prove that he’s not so perfect after …
Read More »'Jett' Review: Carla Gugino Steals Hearts and Owns the Screen
Carla Gugino’s first job as a TV series regular was playing Michael J. Fox’s reporter girlfriend Ashley on Spin City in 1996. It was a big break that instead broke bad: The show’s creators quickly realized Ashley was a distraction from the funnier workplace scenes, and Gugino was let go …
Read More »Coming Home: The Story Behind 'The Last Black Man in San Francisco'
It’s pretty easy to spot Joe Talbot in a crowd. You just look for the San Francisco Giants baseball cap. The hat is not a fairweather-fan affectation or a fashion accessory for the 28-year-old filmmaker — it’s as much a part of his wardrobe as his oversized denim jacket or …
Read More »'I Am Mother' Review: Dystopic Sci-Fi With a Maternal Twist
There’s a long, absolutely delightful history of demented robots and dangerously self-aware A.I. in science fiction, and for a while, it’s hard to tell where I Am Mother‘s title character belongs in the Bad ‘Bot pantheon. It’s tough to pinpoint why, exactly, you don’t trust Mother, an angular android with …
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