The first footage of Stop! That! Train! that I saw was a visual gag where train stewardess DeeDee (Jujubee, RuPaul’s Drag Race season 2, All Stars season 1 and 5, UK vs the World series 1) directs a passenger to their seat, saying, “You’re sitting next to the...
SPOILER ALERT: This article includes details about Steven Spielberg’s Disclosure Day. There’s a scene in the final moments of Disclosure Day when Margaret Fairchild (Emily Blunt) sits behind a news desk, confident and ready to interrupt your regularly scheduled...
It’s been 13 years since the last Scary Movie and 26 years since the Wayans Brothers released their satirical, unapologetic parody on the horror genre. It’s a joy to see the gang back together in this family affair, with a script by Marlon Wayans, Shawn Wayans,...
At one point during my time in Tokyo, I was in the historical district of Asakusa, which is home to Sensō-ji, the oldest Buddhist temple in the city. It also attracts herds and herds of tourists. This includes many white women wearing kimonos and “immersing...
Since the world is less-than-desirable when it comes to civil rights as of late, I recommend the book In Defense of Our America: The Fight for Civil Liberties in the Age of Terror by ACLU Executive Director and lawyer Anthony D. Romero and author and journalist...
SPOILER ALERT: This article contains details about Half Man. Richard Gadd went from an unhinged stalker and the effects of sexual abuse trauma in Baby Reindeer to examining the intersection of toxic masculinity and male loneliness in his latest venture: Half Man....
SPOILER ALERT: This article contains details about season two of Beef. When the first season of Beef premiered in 2023, the golden age of the DEI movement in Hollywood was running its final laps, but Lee Sung Jin’s dark comedy was a manifestation of how many people...
The first season of Hacks premiered on May 13, 2021, on HBO Max, and it was a juggernaut of a show, immediately receiving critical praise and accolades. The show’s premise seems standard: a legendary comedy icon, Deborah Vance (Jean Smart), meets struggling...
If there is one thing that Dan Levy does exceptionally, it’s playing one-half (or in the case of Big Mistakes, one-third) of a siblinghood. His lovingly intense and frantic chemistry with Annie Murphy’s Alexis Rose in Schitt’s Creek was on point, showing a...
