Oppenheimer And Succession’ Top 2024 SAG Awards Nominations
It took a minute, but Kumail Nanjiani and Issa Rae revealed the nominees for the 2024 Screen Actors Guild Awards on Instagram this morning and this year’s nominees were dominated by familiar television shows and popular movies. Oh, and Netflix.…
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Echo Reactions Praise Brutal Action, Alaqua Cox and Daredevil & Kingpin’s Return
Summary Early reactions to the Marvel series Echo praise the brutal fight sequences and Alaqua Cox's performance as the titular vigilante. Echo is favorably compared to Netflix's Daredevil for its unflinching and street-level approach to the MCU story. However, some…
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Marvel’s Latest Is Gritty, Violently Empty & Feels Like A Grim Netflix-Era Cast Off
Marvel’s new limited series, “Echo,” is deeply frustrating, a show with good intentions and poor aim. Ostensibly full of depth but never hitting the bullseye— seemingly about the complicated emotional agonies of families, adopted, found, and betrayed and the burdens…
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Succession, Lessons In Chemistry And The Bear Top 2024 DGA Awards TV Nominations
It’s been a rough eight months for the Directors Guild of America, but the union that said let’s make a deal before its peers have weathered the storm, and hope springs eternal as we begin 2024. Well, perhaps that was…
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Netflix’s New Genre-Bending Series From ‘Game Of Thrones’ Creators Arrives March 21
You’ll remember when “Game Of Thrones” was ending, creators David Benioff and D.B. Weiss were planning their exit strategy and what’s next. At first, it was Lucasfilm that announced a new deal to launch a new Jedi trilogy for “Star…
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Kaitlyn Dever To Play Abby In Season 2 Of The Massive HBO Post-Apocalyptic Hit
Here’s the thing about “The Last of Us” TV series—you can actually just play the two video games and get almost the same experience. The video games are hugely cinematic, and the show has gone to great lengths to replicate…
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Lucasfilm Announces Season Two Is In Development
Well, the world of Lucasfilm just got a lot clearer. “The Mandalorian” season four? Nope, as we just reported, instead, Jon Favreau will be directing a movie tentatively titled, for now, “The Mandalorian and Grogu.” That’s a surprise movie because…
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Ansel Elgort & Ken Watanabe Return For Season 2, February 8
While filmmaker Michael Mann helped “Tokyo Vice” get on its feet and gave the show its cinematic grammar, the series was always the creation of writer/showrunner and Tony Award winner J.T. Rogers. Based on the memoir “Tokyo Vice: An American Reporter…
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Prime Video Gives Season Order To New Thriller Series Based On Acclaimed Comic Book
Prime Video has been steadily producing some of the most popular adaptations of popular IP over the past several years. Shows like “Jack Ryan,” “Reacher,” and “The Boys” have been solid hits for the streaming service and are all based…
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Paramount+’s Prequel Series To Jonathan Glazer’s Classic Crime Movie Debuts This Month
Everyone remember filmmaker Jonathan Glazer’s 2000 British cult crime drama and debut feature, “Sexy Beast” with Ben Kingsley and Ray Winstone? Of course you do, it’s a stone cold classic even if it is relatively straightforward compared to Glazer’s latter…
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Oppenheimer Wins Big for Director Chistopher Nolan, Robert Downey Jr.’s Beta Blocker Joke Steals the Night
Summary Christopher Nolan wins his first Golden Globe for Best Director for Oppenheimer. Oppenheimer, directed by Nolan, was a critical and box office success, earning $952 million worldwide. Cillian Murphy's performance in Oppenheimer has made him a strong contender for…
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HBO Releasing 25-Second TikTok Recaps Of Every Episode To Celebrate 25th Anniversary
2024 is officially upon us, and over at HBO, it’s time to start the 25th anniversary celebration of the iconic series, “The Sopranos.” Sure, there’s going to be new exclusive content coming to Max that will feature cast members reminiscing…
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