Hopper is alive and well and working on railroad tracks in Russia in Stranger Things 4’s first teaser, which resolves the third season’s biggest cliffhanger. The nearly minute-long teaser focuses only on a mysterious, desolate, Soviet-era outpost somewhere in snowy Russia, where David Harbour’s character — with a shaved head …
Read More »We Fact-Checked Four of the Most Outrageous Claims in Gwyneth Paltrow's Netflix Show
The most effective troll of 2020 isn’t Kanye or Trump or one of the Paul brothers. It’s a rich blond lady selling $75 hoo-ha-scented candles. This is the primary takeaway from the new Netflix series The Goop Lab, the latest joint from actor Gwyneth Paltrow, the CEO of the much-maligned …
Read More »Adam Driver, Scarlett Johansson Navigate a Devastating Divorce in 'Marriage Story' Trailer
Adam Driver and Scarlett Johansson slowly rip off the bandage that is a brutal divorce in the new trailer for Noah Baumbach’s Marriage Story. The film is set to arrive in select theaters and on Netflix December 6th. The new trailer opens similarly to the previously released his-and-hers previews, with …
Read More »Eddie Murphy Becomes Blaxploitation Icon in 'Dolemite Is My Name' Trailer
Eddie Murphy embodies the wild true story of Rudy Ray Moore in the trailer for My Name Is Dolemite, the new Netflix film based on the comedian and Blaxploitation filmmaker. The comedy, which premieres in September at the Toronto International Film Festival, also features Wesley Snipes, Mike Epps, Craig Robinson, …
Read More »'The Great Hack' Review: From Data-Rights Fights to Democracy R.I.P.
Like most people, you’d probably never heard the name “Cambridge Analytica,” or were even aware of the company’s existence before March of 2018, when the New York Times and the Guardian began reporting on the firm’s harvesting of private Facebook user information. Unless, of course, you were a member of …
Read More »Netflix Cancels Marvel's 'The Punisher,' 'Jessica Jones' Series
Netflix has officially nixed the final two Marvel shows left on its roster after a half decade partnership. The Punisher will end after its second season, which premiered in January, and Jessica Jones‘upcoming third season will mark its last, Netflix confirmed to Variety on Monday. “Marvel’s The Punisher will not …
Read More »Best TV and Movies to Stream in Aug.: Jack Ryan, Netflix's 'Simpsons Meets Game of Thrones'
What to expect for August, streaming-wise: Netflix is pulling back the curtain on some major releases, including the latest cartoon from Simpsons mastermind Matt Groening and a half-hour comedy that’s already attracted controversy weeks ahead of its premiere;Amazon makes a bid for a blockbuster series with the launch of John …
Read More »'The Staircase': Inside Wild Theory That Could Solve Docuseries Mystery
When the true crime docuseries “The Staircase” was released on Netflix last month, along with three new episodes, many followers of the case against Michael Peterson were hoping the new footage would finally address the long-running “owl theory.” Peterson had been convicted of murdering his wife, Kathleen Peterson, who was …
Read More »Inside 'The Punisher': How the Marvel Fan Favorite Got His Own Series
Jon Bernthal is getting the shit kicked out of him. The 41-year-old actor is tied to a chair in a dusty, dingy basement that doubles as an underground surveillance control center-slash-hacker mancave, complete with a dozen computers and a dirty cot in the corner. He looks like he’s gone several …
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