Jeff Goldblum logs onto Zoom exactly the way you’d hope: First, he’s just a voice (“I’m quite honored to do this interview,” he says), then he’s awkwardly charming (“Do I see myself at all? Oh, shit. … ‘Start video’”); then he smiles, and the conversation becomes delightful. “I am in …
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They hear him before they see him, but they know who he is, and they’re terrified. He is whistling “The Farmer in the Dell,” and by the time he swaggers around the corner of the West Baltimore block, a shotgun visibly dangling beneath his trademark grey duster, Omar Little has …
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At 4 A.M. on June 24th, Jonathan Majors woke with a stomach flu. So, he did what any of us would do: Dragged himself out of bed, headed outside in the predawn light, got situated on the basketball court of a nearby park, threw up, and worked out for an …
Read More »Oscars 2020: 'Parasite' by the Dashboard Light
Parasite! Parasiiiiiiite! All the good stuff on Oscar Night happened in the final half hour. Parasite became the first non-English-language movie ever to win Best Picture, while Bong Joon Ho was a walking, talking, hair-wagging embodiment of everything to love about the movies. First, Bong won Best Director and gave …
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I made it about 20 minutes into Netflix’s When They See Us before deciding I needed to take a brief break from Ava DuVernay‘s dramatization of the infamous Central Park Five case. I got some fresh air, ate my lunch, answered emails, and planned to get back to the miniseries …
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Ask Vanessa Kirby if, as a little girl living in London’s middle-class neighborhood of Wimbledon, she dreamed of punching people in the face. You might hear a giggle on the other end of the phone line. Inquire about the endless hours she must have spent during her formative years wishing …
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Joanna Hogg has, by her own admission, a decent memory. Not perfect, mind you — “Which is why I always hesitate when the word ‘autobiographical’ comes up,” the British director says, taking in the afternoon light as it streams through a window in A24’s New York office. “You need a …
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The structure of Game of Thrones makes a best episodes list feel beside the point, even if there are a few clear standouts like “Blackwater.” It’s a show where the nostalgically inclined may be better served skimming highlights on YouTube than rewatching whole hours on HBOGO. These 10 sequences capture …
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Welcome to the Trailers of the Week: Holy Crap They Finally Dropped the Official Game of Thrones Trailer! edition. Yes, HBO revealed the first clips of the show’s last season, and it’s a destruction-filled doozy. We also got looks at the long-suppressed Aretha Franklin concert movie finally hitting theaters, a …
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With the returning flowers come returning series: Both Bill Hader‘s Barry and Starz’s everything-and-the-kitchen-sink fantasy American Gods return for their sophomore runs; Damian Lewis and Paul Giamatti are consolidating even more power as Billions goes for Round Four; and Gina Rodriguez gets ready for her final season as the not-so-virginal-anymore …
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