20th Century Fox has released a new trailer for upcoming spy thriller The King’s Man, a prequel to the Kingsman films. The trailer reveals more of the story’s World War I setting, as well as a few glimpses of movie’s evil villain Rasputin, played by Rhys Ifans. In the clip, …
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Take-charge women dominate the TV programming calendar this month, from a costumed crimefighter to an empress leaving history forever altered in her wake and an ordinary mom reclaiming her sense of self along with it. Meanwhile, a beloved teen drama returns, a legendary adolescent detective makes her debut, an animation …
Read More »Samantha Bee Praises Greta Thunberg for Shaming Climate Change Deniers
Samantha Bee gave a shoutout to 16-year-old climate activist Greta Thunberg onFull Frontal Wednesday night, telling her audience that she was grateful that the teenager gave her “nightmares” about the planet dying. “The only thing scarier than a 16-year-old girl is a 16-year-old girl with an agenda who knows how …
Read More »See Stephen Colbert Recap Democratic Debate on 'Late Show'
Stephen Colbert broke down all the sniping, griping and ramblings of the third Democratic primary debate on a live edition of The Late Show Thursday. Airing immediately after the debate wrapped, Colbert spent his monologue showing highlights and slinging one-liners. He touched on Kamala Harris’ slow turn-around on certain criminal …
Read More »'Unbelievable' Review: Pain Gives Way to Grace in Powerful New Crime Series
Late in the new Netflix miniseries Unbelievable, an attorney laments one of the many unfortunate ways that rape is treated differently by law enforcement than other significant crimes. “Nobody ever accuses a robbery victim of lying,” he notes. “But when it comes to sexual assault?” Marie (Booksmart‘s Kaitlyn Dever) is …
Read More »Jude Law, John Malkovich Vie for Papal Supremacy in 'New Pope' Trailer
Jude Law and John Malkovich vie for papal supremacy in the new teaser trailer for The New Pope, the follow-up series to HBO’s 2016 hit, The Young Pope. The clip doesn’t offer much in the way of plot points, but teases a tense new dynamic at the Vatican, after The …
Read More »8 Things We Learned About the Bruce Springsteen Movie 'Blinded by the Light'
It would be easy to assume that the new movie Blinded by the Light — which squeezes maximum uplift out of the tale of a 1980s British-Pakistani teen in the gritty U.K. town of Luton who finds liberation in the music of Bruce Springsteen — is part of the current …
Read More »'Light of My Life' Review: What to Expect When You're Dystopic-Parenting
“Do you want me to tell you a story?” It could be any father, asking their kid if they need to hear a yarn before they drift off to sleep. In this case, we’re looking down at a dad (writer-director Casey Affleck) — we never find out his name, he’s …
Read More »Ex-'Simpsons' Composer Alf Clausen Files Wrongful Termination Suit
Alf Clausen, the longtime composer for The Simpsons who was fired from the show in 2017, filed a wrongful termination lawsuit against Fox and the show, claiming he was dismissed because of his age, Variety reports. Clausen joined The Simpsons during its second season and worked on the show for …
Read More »Will Smith Hunts Down His Clone in New 'Gemini Man' Trailer
Ang Lee’s upcoming action thriller Gemini Man has shared its latest trailer ahead of the film’s arrival in theaters October 11th. Will Smith stars as Henry Brogan, a government-hired assassin who is mysteriously pursued by a savvy young operative. As made clear in the first trailer, that operative is also …
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