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Dwayne Johnson on 'WWE Friday Night Smackdown'
Hollywood's Final Boss
Dwayne Johnson's latest WWE run has earned him rave reviews for his villainous "Final Boss" persona. Here's why the film industry should take note.
Black-and-white still of a man sitting in the back of a car; Andrew Scott in and as 'Ripley.'
“talented” doesn't cover it
“Ripley” is just the latest vehicle to illuminate the actor's talents in a career filled with indelible characters.
'You're the Worst' episodic of Chris Geere and Aya Cash
sunday funday redux
The comedy flew way under the radar when it premiered back in 2014 — and it ended 5 years ago on April 3. Here’s why you should still give this bitter, wild rom-com a shot.
FANTASY ISLAND, (aka BLUMHOUSES FANTASY ISLAND), from left: Austin Stowell, Michael Pena as Mr. Roarke, Lucy Hale, 2020. ph: Christopher Moss / © Columbia Pictures / courtesy Everett Collection
The Correct Opinion
Blumhouse's 2020 reboot of the television classic met with widespread critical derision and five Razzie nominations. As usual, the critics and Razzies got it wrong.
'The People's Joker'
With “The People’s Joker," Vera Drew is doing the exact thing that studios have been asking superhero fans to do for years: She’s telling her life story through the medium of Batman characters.
Vanderpump Villa -- 'A Divorce Party' - Episode 107 -- After an explosive dinner in town, lines are crossed, and one staff member questions their future at the chateau. When a new group of guests shows up to celebrate their divorce, old memories resurface, sending another staff member into a downward spiral. Marciano Brunette , Hannah Fouch, Eric Funderwhite, Caroline Byl, Lisa Vanderpump, and Anthony Bar, shown. (Photo by: Gilles Mingasson /Hulu)
bravo
When “Vanderpump Rules" first premiered on Bravo in 2013, the premise was simple. A new spinoff shows there is still juice left.
Episodic photo of the cast of 'How I Met Your Mother'
HIMYM
"How I Met Your Mother” undid much of its cultural goodwill with its finale March 31, 2014. Is it as infamously terrible as people remember?
Episodic from Apple TV+ show 'The Completely Made-Up Adventures of Dick Turpin'
hot
Two new shows — Apple TV+’s “The Completely Made-Up Adventures of Dick Turpin” and Disney+’s “Renegade Nell” — are centered on highwaymen cavorting around 18th century England.
Two women hug on an outdoor staircase by night; still from 'The New Look'
fact vs fiction
Elsa Lombardi (Emily Mortimer) makes a critical decision in Episode 9 of Todd Kessler's Apple TV+ drama — but who was her character in real life?
'SHOGUN' --  Pictured: Hiroyuki Sanada as Yoshii Toranaga.
???
Did Lord Tokugawa escape a hostage situation by pretending to be a woman? Plus: more 'Is this real' questions, answered.
'The Ballad of Little Jo'
Welcome Back
After years of inaccessibility, Maggie Greenwald's "The Ballad of Little Jo" is newly available on Blu-ray and streaming — here's why that's a cause for celebration.
A man looking at his distorted face in a convex reflective surface; still from '3 Body Problem'
So long, sophons
Netflix's sci-fi drama is based on a book, but part of a series — which might be why Season 1, Episode 8 doesn't feel like much of an ending...
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