Recommends10/8/20Oct 83Recommends10/8/20RecommendsA decade after the dream of the ’60s died, Hair joyously revived itGwen Ihnat31Watch This offers movie recommendations inspired by new releases, premieres, current events, or occasionally just…
TV Reviews10/7/20Oct 7SaveTV Reviews10/7/20CTV ReviewsThe bloodless financial drama of Devils’ premiere fails to captivateGwen Ihnat7For a series that debuts with such a splashy, brutal death, Devils is oddly bloodless. The setting of the…
TV Reviews10/6/20Oct 6SaveTV Reviews10/6/20BTV ReviewsJohn Slattery’s charm goes a long way in selling Next’s high-stakes cyber terrorGwen Ihnat53You’ve got to give Next’s premiere episode some credit for throwing the viewer right into the deep end. After an…
AVQ&A10/6/20Oct 6SaveAVQ&A10/6/20AVQ&AWhat’s your favorite Eddie Van Halen memory?Gwen Ihnat, Angelica Cataldo, Alex McLevy, and 1 more149As if 2020 hasn’t been brutal enough, news arrived today that in this hellscape year, we’ve lost one of the all-time…
TV Club 1010/6/20Oct 62TV Club 1010/6/20TV Club 1010 episodes that highlight the unparalleled small-town charm of Gilmore GirlsGwen Ihnat102It’s the perfect time for this particular TV Club 10, and not just because Gilmore Girls debuted 20 years ago, on…
Inventory10/5/20Oct 51Inventory10/5/20InventoryWe sing the praises of 17 musical moments from non-musical moviesPatrick Gomez, Randall Colburn, Alex McLevy, and 7 more189One of the magical things about a well-done musical is its ability to make bursting into song and dance seem organic…
TV Reviews9/30/20Sep 30SaveTV Reviews9/30/20B-TV ReviewsIn Emily In Paris, the setting proves more entertaining than its protagonistGwen Ihnat28Once upon a time, TV creator Darren Star specialized in frothy soap operas featuring a plethora of people not yet…
Preview9/30/20Sep 301Preview9/30/20PreviewBruce Springsteen, BLACKPINK, and 23 more albums we can’t wait to hear in OctoberAlex McLevy, Gwen Ihnat, Randall Colburn, and 6 more28As the leaves turn and we all brace ourselves for the deafening roar of noise that will constitute daily life in the…
Preview9/29/20Sep 291Preview9/29/20PreviewTV gets spooky this October with Helstrom, Monsterland, and The Haunting Of Bly ManorDanette Chavez, Sam Barsanti, William Hughes, and 3 more27We might not end the month by trick or treating, but the spirit of Halloween is alive and well in October’s TV…
Reviews9/28/20Sep 28SaveReviews9/28/20B+ReviewsDifferences draw people together in Nick Hornby’s hopeful Just Like YouGwen Ihnat4Nick Hornby has strayed from autobiographical personas like High Fidelity’s Rob and About A Boy’s Will before. He…
TV Club 109/23/20Sep 231TV Club 109/23/20TV Club 10The underrated sitcom My Boys made relationship games funGwen Ihnat54The TBS sitcom My Boys, which aired from 2006 to 2010, was crafted as a kind of flip side to Sex And The City: It…
TV Reviews9/19/20Sep 191TV Reviews9/19/20C-TV ReviewsFilthy Rich is a confused, soapy messGwen Ihnat34Aaron Spelling and other creators from the halcyon days of TV nighttime soap operas understood that they needed to…
Recommends9/14/20Sep 14SaveRecommends9/14/20RecommendsWhat are you reading in September?Laura Adamczyk, Shannon Miller, and Gwen Ihnat24In our monthly book club, we discuss whatever we happen to be reading and ask everyone in the comments to do the…
Preview9/2/20Sep 22Preview9/2/20PreviewLana Del Rey, The Flaming Lips, and 21 other albums we can’t wait to hear in SeptemberAlex McLevy, Gwen Ihnat, Erik Adams, Katie Rife, and 5 more37Summer may be coming to a close and the schools bells may be ringing once more—virtually, we hope—but the season of…
Recommends9/1/20Sep 1SaveRecommends9/1/20RecommendsRobert Pattinson became Hogwarts’ martyred golden boy in his first major movie roleGwen Ihnat75Watch This offers movie recommendations inspired by new releases, premieres, current events, or occasionally just…
Preview9/1/20Sep 12Preview9/1/20PreviewFall TV returns (sort of) with a Utopia, a Jurassic World spin-off, and The Comey RuleDanette Chavez, Alex McLevy, Gwen Ihnat, and 4 more36Despite all the assurances we’ve seen from networks, the fall TV schedule looks decidedly different from that of…
AVQ&A8/29/20Aug 293AVQ&A8/29/20AVQ&AYou can’t rhyme “night” with “night”: 8 unintentionally funny lyricsBaraka Kaseko, Erik Adams, Patrick Gomez, and 5 more271This week’s AVQ&A comes from assistant editor Alex McLevy:
Interview8/27/20Aug 27SaveInterview8/27/20InterviewAl Roker would have liked to integrate The FlintstonesGwen Ihnat17Legendary Today show weatherman Al Roker could give Howard Stern, Ryan Seacrest, and Martha Stewart runs for their…
Interview8/26/20Aug 262Interview8/26/20InterviewCatherine O’Hara on Moira Rose’s unique vocabulary and life after Schitt’s CreekGwen Ihnat45It is rather intimidating talking to Catherine O’Hara, the acting goddess who has most recently gifted the world…
Inventory8/26/20Aug 262Inventory8/26/20InventoryBash this beat like a skull: 22 fight-ready songsShannon Miller, Alex McLevy, Randall Colburn, and 5 more79LL Cool J’s fourth studio album, Mama Said Knock You Out, was not only a strong pivot from his earlier, more…