Jeff Goldblum is partnering with National Geographic for a docuseries that explores “the extraordinary stories behind the world’s most ‘ordinary’ things,” Deadline reports. Currently titled The Curiosity of Jeff Goldblum, the greenlit show was announced during the Television Critics Association’s summer press tour on Wednesday. “National Geographic has a knack …
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Set on Cape Cod during the sizzling summer of 1991 – and on the cusp of Hurricane Bob’s arrival – Hot Summer Nights features breakout star Timothee Chalamet as Daniel, a teen who’s been sent by his widowed mom to spend the season on Cape Cod with his Aunt Barb …
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I’ve been talking and thinking about this fun-to-decode, impossible-to-forget gift from the cinema gods since I saw it at Sundance in January. Now Eighth Grade is going into wide release – and no excuses will be accepted for you missing it. First-time filmmaker Bo Burnham – the 27-year-old, comedy-and-music dude …
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Hannah Gadsby knows how to put an audience at ease. The Australian comedian delivers her jokes mildly, dryly, with a gentle lilt and a reassuring smile that can crack the ice in the toughest of rooms. And it’s this gift that has uniquely positioned her to upend stand-up as a …
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What’s true of Grand Theft Auto or The Legend of Zelda is true for the occasional blockbuster TVseries too: Sometimes, a side quest can be the best part of a game. For proof, look no further than tonight’s sword-slinging episode – “Akane No Mai” – in which Westworld officially goes …
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There are powerhouse movies that knock you for a loop and take weeks to recover from – and then there is Paul Schrader‘s First Reformed. Not only is this faith-in-crisis drama one of the legendary writer-director’s most incendiary films ever, it’s one of the year’s very best – a cinematic …
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Samantha Bee finds Facebook‘s privacy policies disgusting. On Thursday’s Full Frontal, the host compared Mark Zuckerberg’s company to a flesh-eating monster. While it’s capable of “amazing things,” she said, “you can’t be surprised when a human skin-eating robot starts skinning people. That’s what you built it to do!” Bee summarized …
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Yes, everyone’s set to watch the Avengers chase evil to infinity and beyond this weekend. But you might want to check out Disobedience– a gorgeously acted, written and directed spellbinder set so far outside the Marvel universe that it thinks the problems of real people are far more compelling than …
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There’s an epic magic-hour shot in Chloé Zhao’s The Rider that’s so gorgeous, every great Hollywood Western director might want to hang up their spurs. Real-life saddle bronc rider Brady Jandreau, a daredevil 20-year-old with a busted head, hand and hip, mounts a horse that could kill him. At his …
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Samantha Bee got David Duchovnyto help her uncover the mystery behind FEMA’s atrocious response to hurricane damage in Puerto Rico, X-Files style. The segment was part of Full Frontal‘s special episode, The Great American* Puerto Rico, about the island’s recovery efforts after Hurricanes Irma and Maria. The clip opens with …
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