Movies
Karla Sofía Gascón, ‘Emilia Pérez’ Star, Apologizes for Posts on Muslims, George Floyd and China
Karla Sofía Gascón, the star of the movie musical “Emilia Pérez” and the first openly transgender actor to be nominated for an Academy Award, apologized on Thursday after social media posts she wrote denigrating Muslims, George Floyd and China...
TV Shows
We Don’t Need a Little House on the Prairie Reboot
Netflix announced this week that it’s traveling back to Walnut Grove by ordering a reboot of my favorite childhood series. I’m dumbfounded.Little House on the Prairie, the beloved 1970s drama starring...
TV Shows
Matlock – Episode 1.10 – Crash Helmets On – Promotional Photos + Press Release
Promotional PhotosPress Release“Crash Helmets On” – Matty and Sarah pose as grandmother and granddaughter in order to gather information at a senior living facility facing a wrongful death suit, on MATLOCK, Thursday, Feb....
Comics
Graphic Novel Review: WEST HOLLYWOOD MONSTER SQUAD reads the apocalypse for filth
West Hollywood Monster Squad
Writer: Sina GraceArtist: Bradley ClaytonFlatter: Wren RiosLetterer: Chris DickeyDesigner: Andrea MillerPublisher: Abrams ComicArtsPublication Date: January 28, 2025
Marvin has planned the perfect night out with his best friends, Annie and Gizelle, who are back in...
Movies
Sundance 2025: Life After, Sugar Babies, Seeds | Festivals & Awards | Roger Ebert
Although the narrative features have left something to be desired, Sundance consistently delivers on the documentary front (some of 2024’s most acclaimed documentaries, such as “Daughters,” “Black Box Diaries,” and “Union,” all premiered at last year’s festival). I’ve already...
Comics
GODZILLA vs X-MEN pits King of Kaijus against mutantkind
Another Godzilla versus Marvel battle, here we come! This May, legendary Deadpool co-creator and X-Men writer Fabian Nicieza and artist Emilio Laiso will be pitting the X-Men against the King of...
Comics
Dreamover captures the epic highs and lows of adolescent love
Dreamover
Writer/Artist: Dani DiazPublisher: Top Shelf
I have a bias towards stories that intensify the experience of something real using fantasy. Dreamover, Dani Diaz’s debut graphic novel—out now from Top Shelf—skillfully does just...
Movies
Sundance 2025: The Perfect Neighbor, The Alabama Solution, Zodiac Killer Project | Festivals & Awards | Roger Ebert
At first, I bundled these three films together under a thin umbrella of stories of crime and criminals, but the good news is there’s something deeper here. They’re all projects that actually share a much richer commonality: Brave new...
Movies
January 2025 Blu-Ray Guide: “Hundreds of Beavers,” “Smile 2,” “Venom: The Last Dance,” and More | DVD/Blu-Ray | Roger Ebert
10 NEW TO NETFLIX“The Age of Adaline”“Apollo 13”“Dune”“Hereditary”“Inception”“Interstellar”“Lion”“Melancholia”“Schindler’s List”“Snowpiercer”12 NEW TO BLU-RAY/DVD“The Cell” (Arrow)In the wake of the massive critical success of films like “The Silence of the Lambs” and “Se7en,” (coincidentally also in this month’s column), Tarsem’s “The...
Curiosities
Dog Received WWII-Era Medal for Urinating on and Defusing Bomb?
Claim:
A Great Dane named Juliana received a medal during World War II for defusing a bomb by urinating on it.
Rating:
A Great Dane named Juliana is credited with being awarded a medal during World War II after she defused...
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DEI: Google joins US firms abandoning diversity recruitment goals
Google has become the latest big US firm to scrap its goals to recruit more workers from underrepresented groups,...