The new Hulu limited series Dopesick adapts Beth Macy’s investigative bestseller about the causes of the opioid epidemic — and, specifically, the role that the family-run Purdue Pharma company and its chairman, Richard Sackler (Michael Stuhlbarg) played in getting America hooked on OxyContin. Pharma execs and sales reps insisted that …
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This post contains spoilers for The Many Saints of Newark, which is now in theaters and streaming on HBO Max, as well as for various plot developments on The Sopranos that are relevant to discussing the film. “I try to be good.” —Tony Soprano The Sopranos, you may have heard, …
Read More »Michael K. Williams Died of Intoxication From Fentanyl, Heroin, Cocaine, Says Medical Examiner
Michael K. Williams died of “acute intoxication” from the combined effects of several drugs, including fentanyl, heroin, p-fluorofentanyl, and cocaine, according to a report from the New York City Office of Chief Medical Examiner. The manner of death was ruled an accident. Williams was found dead on September 6th at …
Read More »'The Eyes of Tammy Faye': Jessica Chastain Will Have You Crying 'Holy Sh-t'
She was a person of humble means who then made and lost a fortune, one half of a pioneering couple responsible for building a televangelism empire, a wife and a mother, a devoted disciple of Christ and even bigger believer in the power of puppetry to spread the Good Word. …
Read More »'Ted Lasso' Recap: We'll Have What Ted's Having
A review of this week’sTed Lasso, “Rainbow,” coming up just as soon as you have a ticket for Reba McEntire… Early in “Rainbow,” Ted and the team are watching video of yet another Richmond loss in what increasingly feels like a wasted season for the club. Our hero suggests that …
Read More »'Reservation Dogs' Gives Native Experiences the Rambling, Indie-Comedy Treatment
Bear Smallhill writhes on the ground, the victim of a shooting. His vision blurs, he floats up into the sky, and when he descends, the Rural Oklahoma teen is looking at the ghost of a Native American warrior named William Knife-Man, who died in the Battle of Little Bighorn. “Looks …
Read More »Heroes and Villains: Dev Patel Takes on His Greatest Challenge in 'The Green Knight'
It is Christmas, and King Arthur (Sean Harris) is in his court, his queen Guinevere (Kate Dickie) to one side, and to the other, his nephew Gawain (Dev Patel) — who, just that morning, woke up in a brothel; who has not yet done any great deeds; who feels inadequate …
Read More »VH1's 'Behind the Music' Returns as Streaming Series on Paramount+: Watch it Online Here
If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. The long-running VH1 series Behind the Music is making a return to the airwaves (or at least the Internet) with a new reboot airing exclusively on Paramount+. Per …
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UPDATE (7/9):Production on theSex and the Cityreboot,And Just Like That… has begun, and HBO has released the first photo of original cast members Sarah Jessica Parker, Kristin Davis and Cynthia Nixon from the upcoming series. UPDATE (5/26): Chris Noth is set to return as “Mr. Big” on the upcoming Sex …
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https://www.rollingstone.com/movies/movie-lists/best-pixar-movies-characters-164982/ From 1995 to 2009, Pixar released one sequel to a previous film: Toy Story 2, made in the shaky early days of the company’s relationship with Disney, and originally planned as a straight-to-video production. From 2010 on, Pixar has released seven different sequels or prequels, and extending franchises has …
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