We talk pop culture pumpkin spice lattes: they’re basic but we love them
The word “basic” often gets thrown around to describe anything that’s mainstream, popular, frictionless, or otherwise inoffensive. But sometimes basic stuff is just what we crave, whether it’s a binge-watch, a popular song, or a pumpkin spice latte. It’s fall, so today we’re talking about what we’re calling… Pop Culture Pumpkin Spice Lattes.
‘Deny, deflect, delay’: Jeremy Strong channels Trump’s mentor in ‘The Apprentice’
The Succession actor plays lawyer Roy Cohn in a new film. Strong says U.S. distributors were reluctant to pick up The Apprentice because of “repercussions from a possible Trump administration.”
Pharrell wanted to tell his story through Legos — here’s why
The animated film Piece By Piece traces Pharrell’s early life as a boy growing up in Virginia Beach and follows his trajectory to a Grammy-winning songwriter, performer and producer.
‘Fresh Kill’ imagined a contaminated city. 30 years later it feels spot-on
A septuagenarian multi-media artist is on a road trip with two young filmmakers and a new print of a groundbreaking movie she made three decades ago.
Barry Sonnenfeld
What do the films Men in Black, The Addams Family and Raising Arizona all have in common? They were all shot by cinematographer and director Barry Sonnenfeld. He’s responsible for filming and directing some of the biggest movies from the 20th century. …
The experimental movie ‘Fresh Kill’ goes on a road trip
Thirty years ago, an experimental film catapulted audiences to a contaminated city. Then, no one got it. Now, it seems prescient, and the 70-year-old filmmaker is traveling with it across the U.S.
Despite mixed reviews, ‘Joker 2’ is on track to be one of the biggest comic-book-film flops
Many film critics and comic book fans say they felt the sequel felt short of their expectations. Others argue that was the whole point all along.
‘Will & Harper’ navigate transition and friendship in a cross-country road trip
Will Ferrell and his longtime friend and former SNL writing partner Harper Steele traveled from New York to California, talking along the way about Steele coming out as a trans woman.
In ‘A Different Man’, Sebastian Stan gets a new life, but misses his old one
The off-beat psycho dramedy A Different Man follows Edward (Sebastian Stan), an aspiring actor living with facial disfigurement. He takes an opportunity to try a new procedure and reconstruct his appearance. But then, he encounters a guy with the same …
Brad Pitt and George Clooney are perfectly cast as two old pros in ‘Wolfs’
Pitt and Clooney play competing Hollywood “fixers” in this Apple TV+ film. The movie feels lazy and low-key, but these charismatic actors deftly deliver mocking silences and barbed asides.
Remembering legendary British actor Maggie Smith
Smith, who died Sept. 27, was best known to American audiences for her roles in the Harry Potter films and Downton Abbey. She won two Academy Awards in a career that spanned nearly seven decades.
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