The MonkeySaves the Stephen King Adaptation by Skewering It

Save this article to read it later. Find this story in your accountsSaved for Latersection. Theres even a voice-over as an older Hal looks back at his traumatic childhood. The Monkeyisnt really aStand by Meesque coming-of-age story, though thats part of Perkinss bait and switch. (Fishhooks, fire, impalement: She goes through it.) In fact, there are moments when the movie flirts with parody. This also makes the references to certain King adaptation mainstays feel like deliberate ribbing....

February 21, 2025 · 1 min · 162 words · Scott Strickland

Which Innie-Outie Love Triangle Will Explode First? And OtherSeveranceQuestions.

Save this article to read it later. Find this story in your accountsSaved for Latersection. There will be theories. Many will be unhinged. Welcome to Romance Week onSeverance. Love is in the air. Maybe its not love, actually. Because thats in the air, whatever it is. Also in the air: mysteries, as always. Hes been following Outie Irv and snooping on him at pay phones. He might invite you over for a dinner of ham and wine....

February 21, 2025 · 3 min · 523 words · Paul Baker

YellowjacketsRecap: Girls’ Trip

Yellowjackets Save this article to read it later. Find this story in your accountsSaved for Latersection. And I fear that none of this is good news for poor Ben. The most superfluous story line in the present comes courtesy of Tai and Van. Yes, we find out that Vans cancer is in remission (yay! ), but this just leads to Tai leaning into the wilderness shit. Tai lights a candle and starts chanting, We hear the wilderness, and it hears us....

February 21, 2025 · 3 min · 532 words · Christopher Obrien

Zero DayFinale Recap: Up in Flames

Zero Day Save this article to read it later. Find this story in your accountsSaved for Latersection. That approach undoes the significance of the moments that came before. What is she expecting? For them to go out in front of the American people and be like,sike? One minute of a system shock, thats what you said, she tells Dreyer. A few months with the right power in the right hands and the countrys back on track by Christmas....

February 21, 2025 · 3 min · 512 words · Holly Lee

‘So You All Got the Email …’

At the launch for Susan MorrisonsLorneafter a reply-all blizzard. Save this article to read it later. Find this story in your accountsSaved for Latersection. Everyone from Graydon Carter (Honestly, I have my own life. check that to keep hitting Reply All or the virus can infect your computers. He looked at me, incredulous: Buy? Thank you for subscribing and supporting our journalism. Related Tags:

February 21, 2025 · 1 min · 64 words · Shannon Jones

A Real-Life ER Doctor ExaminesThe Pitt

Save this article to read it later. Find this story in your accountsSaved for Latersection. Finally, the medical professionals onThe Pittare closing out their extremely stressful shift in the ER. A physician who holds an M.D. In other words, hes a real-life comp for Dr. Robby. Ive heard some people say thatThe Pittis the most realistic depiction of emergency medicine on television, perhaps ever. Does that ring true to you?Oh, absolutely....

February 20, 2025 · 5 min · 1045 words · Scott Watts

Angela Bassett Says She Wasn’t ‘Allowed to Be Disappointed’ by Oscar Loss

Save this article to read it later. Find this story in your accountsSaved for Latersection. Angela Bassettis not mad, shes just disappointed. Bassett addresses the reaction to her 2023 Oscar loss inTown & Country. I found it interesting, she says in the February 20 profile. Interesting that I wouldnt be allowed to be disappointed at an outcome where I thought I was deserving. I love applauding people, she says. I didnt think that was a gift....

February 20, 2025 · 1 min · 110 words · Scott Jones

AvatarReturns When the World Needs It Most

Save this article to read it later. Find this story in your accountsSaved for Latersection. Its confirmed for two books, with 13 episodes each. Per the press release, it is set in a world shattered by a devastating cataclysm. The news of the upcoming series comes on 20th anniversary of the originals premiere. Then, theres also thestill-airing live-action adaptation ofATLAon Netflix. Guess the world must really need it. Related Tags:

February 20, 2025 · 1 min · 70 words · Anthony Lindsey

Fighting the Streaming Wars With Prestige Cartoons

Save this article to read it later. Find this story in your accountsSaved for Latersection. Around this time last year, boutique animation distributor GKIDS was riding an Oscars high. This year, GKIDS is sitting the Academy Awards season out, though not for lack of trying. Those are two films that I wouldve loved to have. Really experimental is how he characterizes GKIDSs first year in the wake of the Toho acquisition....

February 20, 2025 · 4 min · 818 words · Alice Olson

He Overacted. He Did Too Much. He Deserves the Oscar.

Save this article to read it later. Find this story in your accountsSaved for Latersection. Culkin aside, Strong isnt even the guaranteed runner-up in his category. Guy Pearce might secretly be the best thing about Brady CorbetsThe Brutalist. (Watch Borisov in Juho Kuosmanensmasterful 2021 dramaCompartment No. 6to see what he can do with a bigger role.) Overall, the film has gotten a mixed reception, and Strongs character is pretty detestable....

February 20, 2025 · 2 min · 306 words · Rebecca Andrews

Hilaria Baldwin Says Forgetting the English Word for Cucumber Is Normal

Save this article to read it later. Find this story in your accountsSaved for Latersection. Take a step back,Karla Sofia Gascon. An OGSpanish problemista is speaking. Im raising my kids to be bilingual. I was raised bilingual. I want to teach my kids pride in speaking more than one language. I think just growing up and speaking two languages is extremely special. I also love Spanish. And when I mix the two, it doesnt make me inauthentic....

February 20, 2025 · 1 min · 98 words · Krystal Alvarez DDS

How Miley Cyrus Became the Most Reliable Act in Showbiz

Save this article to read it later. Find this story in your accountsSaved for Latersection. There was something new about the Miley Cyrus who graced the stage at Studio 8H back in 2015 forSNL40. Ten years later, Cyrus was a main attraction at both over-the-topSNL50events. Yet next weekend, shell present at the Oscars. For what reason, exactly? I realize now the showcango on, but the showmustgo on? ); her style oscillated with an ostentatious lack of taste, and her music varied wildly between genres....

February 20, 2025 · 1 min · 97 words · Brenda Peterson MD

In Defense of Tom Sandoval

Save this article to read it later. Find this story in your accountsSaved for Latersection. Do you see who it is? wrestler Nikki Garcia asked formerBachelor/ettefavorite Gabby Windey as the cast filed out of vans in thepremiere. Yeah, Windey said, turning away, Im not saying hi to him. Its no wonder the other contestants kept their distance from his wandering eyes and expanding pit stains. Consider the ways in which Sandoval suffers....

February 20, 2025 · 2 min · 320 words · Bradley French