More fitfully funny than it is frightening, The Curse Of La Llorona might be the first film in the Conjuring universe to remain a standalone. In his attempts to adhere to James Wan’s style, first-time feature director Michael Chaves fills the 93-minute runtime with enough jump scares and things going bump in the night…
As Marvel’s house style has come together, the two most frequently discussed elements have been its humor and action (especially the third-act titanic throwdowns). But these two aspects have rarely been equal in their development—the humor has evolved at a greater pace and with greater consistency than the action.…
A few things I realized watching tonight’s Better Things: 1. It is possible for even the most sullen, annoying of teens to get very excited about plumbing, especially when you’re talking about the “Bentley of toilets”; 2. Apparently, you can mix laxatives with booze; 3. Gastroenterologists like to stay really busy. 4.…
Lady Olenna reveals to Jaime (and Cersei) that she killed his punkass son
Killing Eve is back, and so are the mind games, sexual tension, and divided loyalties. Once again, Eve Polastri [Sandra Oh] is the hunted—she’s as sought after by international assassins as she is heads of intelligence agencies. Despite still coming to terms with whether she was defending herself or lashing out at…
On Sunday, Showtime took us back to The Chi for another season of Lena Waithe’s sprawling, engrossing drama. The premiere, “Eruptions,” reveals how everyone’s faring in the wake of the big developments and admissions that made up the season-one finale. The series continues to offer a rare look at life on the South…
“There was an idea… to bring together a group of remarkable people. To see if we could become something more. So when they needed us, we could fight the battles that they never could.”
We finally learn what Hodor’s been saying all along
Season one of Lena Waithe’s The Chi didn’t lack for ambition—the hourlong drama wove an interconnected story of the residents of Chicago’s South Side, the much discussed, but rarely depicted on screen, neighborhood where Waithe grew up. Along with executive producers Common, Elwood Reid, and Rick Famuyiwa, Waithe…
“You’re the one that’s in control.”
Get your acrylics ready, because TNT is heading back to Palmetto this June for Claws season three.
Daenerys rides Drogon to safety
