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Megan Thee Stallion Brings Confidence And Sass To Saturday Night Live But Lacks Comedic Versatility NBC By Ethan Anderton/Oct. 16, 2022 8:53 pm EST Capping off the first three episodes of the 48th season of “Saturday Night Live,” hip hop recording artist Megan Thee Stallion took the stage in Studio 8H at 30 Rockefeller Plaza to pull double duty as host and musical guest. This is no easy task, and there are only a handful of names who have ever pulled it off successfully....

My Father’s Dragon Review: Netflix Animation Sparks Joy Netflix By Sarah Milner/Oct. 8, 2022 3:22 pm EST “My Father’s Dragon” is a 2022 animated feature that feels like a classic. Between the charming hand-drawn aesthetic, the imaginative setting, and the myth-like narrative structure, it has that rare quality of being truly timeless; this is a film that could have come out forty years ago, and will feel as relevant generations from now as it does today....

Quentin Tarantino’s Pick For The Best British Media Of The Decade Will Probably Surprise You The Weinstein Company By Sandy Schaefer/July 7, 2022 11:35 am EST One could never accuse Quentin Tarantino of being hesitant to share his opinion on just about any subject, film-related or not. The Oscar-winner and noted foot-specialist is known for stirring the pot with his unfiltered thoughts off-screen, particularly when it comes to the controversial content in his movies....

Ron Howard Rescued Jason Bateman From A Career Slump In More Ways Than One Netflix By Travis Yates/Nov. 10, 2022 5:01 pm EST Hollywood is an unforgiving place for children and teens, and there are plenty of cautionary tales that serve as evidence. For every Neil Patrick Harris, there seem to be a dozen who struggle. It’s been proven time and time again: Hollywood is not a place where children thrive....

Check out the trailer for Run Sweetheart Run Joining Balinska and Asbæk in this harrowing adventure are Clark Gregg, Shohreh Aghdashloo, Betsy Brandt, Dayo Okeniyi, and Aml Ameen. Feste, who also serves as a producer on the film, co-wrote the script alongside Kellee Terrell and Keith Josef Adkins. “Run Sweetheart Run” arrives on Prime Video on October 28, 2022, just in time for Halloween. To satiate your curiosity in the meantime, check out its official synopsis below:...

Star Wars: The Force Awakens Was A Lesson For The Showrunner Of Star Trek: Picard Paramount By Witney Seibold/Sept. 15, 2022 10:06 am EST Fandom is a dangerous thing. 99 times out of a hundred, when a fan is asked what new, exciting thing they want to see out of their chosen franchise of affection, they will likely propose something very similar — if not the exact same thing — that has been tried in the past....

Taylor Swift’s Directorial Career Started Out Of ‘Necessity’ YouTube By Shania Russell/Dec. 15, 2022 3:48 pm EST Taylor Swift and Martin McDonagh are birds of the same feather. Or so Variety would have you believe based on their decision to pair these two together for the yearly “Directors on Directors” series. And maybe they’re onto something, here: I’m sure that if we really put our galaxy brains to work, we can probably draw some parallels between McDonagh’s “Banshees of Inisherin” and Swift’s “All Too Well” short film....

The 2022 Emmys Showcase A Promising Step Forward For American Animation Netflix By Rafael Motamayor/July 12, 2022 5:00 pm EST The sitcom has been a staple of American television for as long as the medium has existed, and even in animation, the two mediums have been intricately entwined since “The Flintstones” became the first cartoon to air on prime time in 1960. This tradition has carried over to this day, where shows like “South Park” and “Rick and Morty” have reimagined what an adult animated sitcom can be, where streaming has allowed for an explosion in adult animation, and where “The Simpsons” continues its tyrannical reign as king of animated sitcoms (which shall continue until long after TV has faded into memory)....

The Best TV Shows & Movies Coming To Prime Video In December 2022 Prime Video By Danielle Ryan/Nov. 22, 2022 2:51 pm EST When the weather outside is frightful, Prime Video’s bringing something delightful — a whole slew of new movies and shows to enjoy from the comfort of your warm, comfy couch. Whether you’re just enjoying a nice night in or you’re hiding from visiting relatives, there’s guaranteed to be something to entertain....

The Biggest Sci-Fi Flops Of 2022 So Far Sony Pictures By Liam Gaughan/Sept. 1, 2022 11:25 am EST The year 2022 has seen a box office of many highs and lows, dominated by the record-breaking success of “Top Gun: Maverick.” Although the film was originally scheduled for release in the summer of 2020, it had to be pushed back several times due to concerns about the COVID-19 pandemic. The wait was worth it, and “Maverick” became the second film since the beginning of the pandemic to cross $1 billion at the worldwide box office....

The Daily Stream: Good Luck To You, Leo Grande Examines Aging And Sexuality In The Best Way Lionsgate By Jenna Busch/Aug. 19, 2022 4:00 pm EST (Welcome to The Daily Stream, an ongoing series in which the /Film team shares what they’ve been watching, why it’s worth checking out, and where you can stream it.) The Movie: “Good Luck to You, Leo Grande” Where You Can Stream It: Hulu The Pitch: Film and television have both attempted to break every boundary out there for decades, but one of the last frontiers seems to be a frank discussion of the repression and sexuality of women over 50....

Why it’s essential viewing Columbia Pictures It’s shocking that “Postcards from the Edge” isn’t a beloved cult classic among cinephiles, because this fiercely funny and whip-smart comedy from one of cinema’s greatest script doctors is a star-studded bit of brilliance from director Mike Nichols. Nichols directed classics like “The Graduate,” “The Birdcage,” and “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?” and he brings every ounce of his talent to “Postcards from the Edge,” giving this tale of tortured mother and daughter just the right amount of Old Hollywood polish....

The Handmaid’s Tale Showrunner Sees Spin-Off Potential In A Controversial Character Hulu By Fatemeh Mirjalili/Aug. 5, 2022 8:49 am EST “The Handmaid’s Tale” might have a few heroes whose resilience and strength aid them in their fight against the authoritarian regime of Gilead, but for the most part, it is a story teeming with villains. From master manipulator Commander Fred Waterford (Joseph Fiennes) to his somewhat morally gray wife Serena (Yvonne Strahovski) and the cruel, impossible-to-understand Aunt Lydia (played by Ann Dowd), Gilead has its fair share of bad guys....

The Lord Of The Rings Has Never Been Sexier Than Galadriel’s Temptation Scene In The Rings Of Power By Lyvie Scott/Oct. 18, 2022 8:00 am EST Warning: spoilers below for the season finale of “The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power.” “The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power” is not your granddad’s Middle-earth. The question of who is inherently good — and who might be the devil in disguise — is a major conflict within the series....

The Munsters Star Jeff Daniel Phillips Was A Teenage Frankenstein [Exclusive Interview] Universal 1440 Entertainment By BJ Colangelo/Sept. 27, 2022 7:00 am EST Rock musician and horror director Rob Zombie has been trying to get a movie adaptation of “The Munsters” made for 20 years. Known for his edgy, intense, and graphic films, many were shocked to learn that the film would be a departure from his usual fare, and instead serve as a faithful homage to the 1960s TV series....

Timothée Chalamet Got Bones And All Made, According To Luca Guadagnino United Artists Releasing By Miyako Pleines/Nov. 16, 2022 2:48 pm EST Timothée Chalamet and Luca Guadagnino first worked together on Gudagnino’s 2017 sun-dappled romance, “Call Me by Your Name.” The award-winning movie about a teenager who falls in love with his family’s summer house guest (Armie Hammer) while vacationing in Italy became an instant sensation due largely in part to Chalamet’s and Hammer’s insane on-screen chemistry and James Ivory’s exquisitely adapted screenplay — which ending up winning him an Oscar — of André Aciman’s book of the same name....

Titans Season 4 Just Turned Superboy Into Lex Luthor, And It’s Pretty Weird HBO Max By Marcos Melendez/Dec. 6, 2022 1:45 pm EST This post contains spoilers for the fourth season of “Titans.” At the midpoint of the fourth season, “Titans” has taken the trailer slogan “new beginning” to heart so far. The change of scenery for the titular superhero team has brought in new allies and villains into the fold, from Lex Luthor (Titus Welliver) to Jinx (Lisa Ambavalanar)....

Tom Cruise Gave Glen Powell His Blessing To Do Both Top Gun: Maverick And Devotion Sony Pictures By Lyvie Scott/Nov. 17, 2022 2:18 pm EST When two star-studded films about naval aviation premiere within the same year, there’s bound to be some comparison between them. For “Top Gun: Maverick” and “Devotion,” both of which feature actor Glen Powell, such comparisons are all but inevitable. There are, of course, a few differences between the films: While “Maverick” is the follow-up to a great (and fictional) Tom Cruise film, “Devotion” depicts the true story of naval aviators Lt....

Why The Edge was great Sony Pictures Television Any mention of “The Edge” in 2022 will first make mention of its cast of then up-and-comers who would go on to larger hit projects. Jennifer Aniston (“Friends”) was among the main cast, as was Wayne Knight (“Seinfeld”) and Tom Kenny (SpongeBob himself). Also on the main cast were Carol Rosenthal, James Stephens III, and Jill Talley. Paul Feig and Alan Ruck appeared in a few episodes, and animated bumpers in between sketches were provided by star animator Bill Plympton....

Virginia Madsen Almost Played A Completely Different Role In Candyman TriStar Pictures By Witney Seibold/Oct. 14, 2022 5:51 pm EST In Clive Barker’s original short story “The Forbidden,” published in Volume Five of his “Books of Blood” (called “In the Flesh” in the United States), the character of Helen is studying graffiti patterns in Liverpool as part of her college thesis research into urban legends. A lot of language in the original short story is devoted to the horrors of big city blight, and Helen aims to write a paper on “the semiotics of urban despair....