Oral HIstory: Nobuhiro Yamashita, Doona Bae, and James Iha on “Linda Linda Linda” at 20
Linda Linda Linda Indie director Nobuhiro Yamashita was not under the impression that he had much insight into the lives of high-school girls. For his first three features (Hazy Life (1999), No One’s Ark (2003), and Ramblers (also 2003)) he’d…
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Dwayne Johnson’s Critically Panned Flop That Tanked a Franchise Finds New Streaming Home
It wasn't too long ago, in an interview with Collider, that Dwayne Johnson's producing partner, Hiram Garcia, spoke about their franchise-forward goals, saying: "We're very calculating in what we want to tell, but, look, if our studio partners had their…
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‘Spartacus’ Spinoff Drops a Revealing Red-Band Trailer Full of Slaughter and “Burning Desires”
The bloodiest and most seductive TV series in history is back, and if you thought the original Spartacus was full of carnage and flesh, you haven't seen anything yet. The new uncensored red-band trailer for Spartacus: House of Ashur has…
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‘Sheriff Country’ Showrunner Digs Into the ‘Fire Country’ Spin-Off’s Romantic Drama, Unexpected Cameos, and Mickey’s “Pirate” Father
[Editor's note: The following contains spoilers for Sheriff Country.] Summary In the CBS series 'Sheriff Country,' Mickey Fox is a complex sheriff balancing law, family ties with her ex-con dad, and a daughter in trouble. 'Sheriff Country' shares the small-town…
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The franchise’s funniest film to date
One of the reasons for the surprising longevity of the SpongeBob SquarePants franchise is in its main character’s very sponginess. Along with most other characters that reside in Bikini Bottom, SpongeBob (Tom Kenny) is stretched and molded, cut up, sliced,…
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Stephen Colbert Opens CBS’s Emmys by Asking, ‘Is Anyone Hiring?’
Stephen Colbert got a standing ovation at the Emmys as he handed out the first award of the night, and asked the audience: “Is anyone hiring?” Later he won the Emmy for Outstanding Talk Series and received another standing ovation.…
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A Storm at Sea Without Depth
Simon Stone’s The Woman in Cabin 10 sails into familiar waters of psychological paranoia and maritime mystery, but it never quite finds its sea legs. Adapted from Ruth Ware’s 2016 bestselling novel, the film attempts to be both a sleek,…
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Disney & Hulu Just Merged With Another Streaming Service
Disney and Hulu are joining forces with another major streamer in the fight to dominate the streaming landscape, which is slowly but surely becoming a retread of the cable channel era. However, unlike most mergers, customers will likely not notice…
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Netflix’s “The White House Effect”Filmmaker Magazine
The White House Effect Bonni Cohen, Pedro Kos and Jon Shenk’s The White House Effect is an intriguing all-archival trip back in time to the precise moment in US politics when we arguably could have turned the page on climate…
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A House Of Dynamite’s Ambiguous Ending Addressed By Director Kathryn Bigelow As Audiences Are Divided
Perhaps the biggest mark against Netflix's A House of Dynamite, helmed by the Oscar-winning director of The Hurt Locker Kathryn Bigelow, is its ending. The political thriller tracks the U.S. government and military's response to an impending nuclear missile strike,…
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New ‘Lanterns’ Plot Details Potentially Reveal Troubling News for Fan-Favorite DC Hero
New plot details around Lanterns suggest that one fan-favorite hero's time in the DCU might be limited. The HBO series is the next title set in the DCU, and, notably, will be the first one that DC Studios co-president James…
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Kyle MacLachlan Couldn’t Overlook the Similarities Between ‘Twin Peaks’ and His New FX Neo-Noir Drama ‘The Lowdown’
[Editor's note: The following contains some spoilers for The Lowdown.] Summary 'The FX series 'The Lowdown' is a moody mystery set in Tulsa, Oklahoma about a political family and a suspicious death. 'The Lowdown' showcases an ensemble of colorful characters,…
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