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Hey, were you at all worried that, when it returns on February 29, Gotham won’t continue to be completely bonkers? Let me happily assure you that this is definitely not going to be the case, as this first look at the arrival of Batman’s eventual work acquaintance proves. Spoiler warning! We all knew Azrael was…
Last week, I was able to watch an early screening of “No Way Out”, Sunday night’s mid-season premiere. Upon my first viewing, I was struck by a single scene that disturbed me mightily. Upon Sunday night’s viewing, I had the opportunity to be appalled by every other aspect of the episode, which was one of…
Like winter, more Game of Thrones is coming. HBO today put out the first trailer for the sixth season of the low-fantasy show, an 80-second clip set in the spooky Hall of Faces first seen in the fifth season. The camera hovers ominously around the quiet hall, focusing on the disembodied faces of characters lost in…
It was only a matter of time before the most self-obsessed rapper of his generation was drawn into the vortex of self-absorption that is Seinfeld. Over the weekend, Kanye West not only made his triumphant return to Saturday Night Live but also debuted his long-delayed, highly anticipated The Life Of Pablo on Tidal. Of the…
In his return to HBO’s ‘Last Week Tonight,’ the Brit took aim at Mitch McConnell and the Republican leadership for advocating against the president’s constitutional right. In an unprecedented move, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell released the following statement just one hour after the sudden passing of divisive Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia: “The American…
When Beyoncé released her latest single, “Formation,” ahead of her Super Bowl performance this weekend, her fans overwhelmingly rejoiced, praising the song as “unapologetically black” and an activist triumph. But, perhaps predictably, the artist soon faced backlash for those very reasons. Many have come to the superstar’s defense, but few have been as on point as…
I’m not sure exactly how to explain how little I care about Scully and Mulder’s child. Intellectually, I get how this could be a useful, and powerful, story hook. It underlines how much our heroes’ quest has unsettled their personal lives, and serves as a constant reminder of what they’ve sacrificed; William binds Mulder and…
If it weren’t so sad, this bollocks would have made my day. https://t.co/UHAg2pMTxL pic.twitter.com/ruOfIjr3eh — Gillian Anderson (@GillianA) February 11, 2016 It’s best to try to ignore tabloids if possible, but every now and then, it’s important to remember the intense scrutiny and unnecessary pressure that they place upon actors — especially women actors, and…
It’s hump day, everyone, so you know what that means A) We can celebrate nearly being in the back end of the week with a veritable bounty of clips from Archer’s long-awaited seventh season, and B) phrasing. These new trailers aren’t quite as Magnum P.I.-esque as everything else we’ve seen so far, but they’re full…
There’s a scrappy quality to Full Frontal, the new TBS late night talk show led by former Daily Show correspondent Samantha Bee. Confident and natural on stage, the host—who’s currently (as no one’s been able to let her forget) the only woman in late night—strikes out immediately with a fury that’s startling and invigorating. The…