When Netflix got into the original programming business, it presented itself as a safe space for cancellation-scarred viewers. Netflix shows wouldn’t necessarily run forever, but their creators would at least be given warning to wrap up the story. Eventually, though, the almighty algorithm decreed that long runs were a bad …
Read More »M. Night Shyamalan Creates a Surreal Family Vacation in 'Old' Trailer
A family finds themselves in a horrific race against time in Old, the latest psychological horror film from director M. Night Shyamalan. The first full-length trailer was released by Universal on Thursday, showing what surreal elements are in store from the Sixth Sense filmmaker’s latest project. Inspired by Pierre Oscar Lévy …
Read More »25 Pieces of Merch to Celebrate the 'Friends' Reunion
If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. Before the rise of meme culture, podcasts and Comments by Celebs, there was Friends, a show that came about during the rise of the internet but earned its …
Read More »Netflix Drops Teaser for Horror Trilogy 'Fear Street'
Netflix has released a new teaser for its upcoming horror trilogy, Fear Street, which will arrive over the course of three weeks this summer. Part one will premiere on July 2nd, part two on July 9th, and part three on July 16th. Based on horror writer R.L. Stine’s book series …
Read More »'Run the World': Four Women With Big-City Dreams
Late in the premiere of the new Starz dramedy Run the World, Ella (Andrea Bordeaux) reveals to her old friend Sondi (Corbin Reid) that her on-again, off-again ex Anderson (Nick Sagar) is back in town. Sondi, exasperated, suggests she may have to have sex with Anderson herself to understand what …
Read More »See Trailer for Director Barry Jenkins' 'The Underground Railroad' Series
Amazon Prime Video has shared the first teaser trailer for The Underground Railroad, director Barry Jenkins’ limited series about the Civil War-era slave-liberating network. Based on author Colson Whitehead’s Pulitzer-winning novel, the 10-episode series focuses on a slave named Cora Randall who, following her escape from a Georgia plantation, journeys …
Read More »'Rick and Morty' Return for More Sci-Fi Mayhem in Season Five Trailer
Adult Swim has released a new trailer for Rick and Morty, which will return for its fifth season on June 20th. The clip doesn’t offer much in the way of plotlines — unsurprisingly — but it does boast a barrage of one-liners and a montage of clips from this next …
Read More »'The Falcon and the Winter Soldier' Premiere Recap: A Broken World
A review of The Falcon and the Winter Soldier premiere — complete with spoilers — coming up just as soon as I take you out for pinochle… The Kevin Feige era of Marvel TV began earlier this year with WandaVision, a show about television that was clearly made for television …
Read More »The Persistence of Memory: Don Hertzfeldt on the 'World of Tomorrow' Trilogy
Don Hertzfeldt’s World of Tomorrow series began in 2015 with an odd, wistful animated sci-fi short film, largely born out of a surreal, and somewhat baffling storytelling choice: The plot of its initial “episode” would be based entirely around recorded conversations with his four-year-old niece, Winona. Her adorable, babbled musings …
Read More »'Allen v. Farrow' Filmmakers Interview Nanny Who Allegedly Saw Allen Acting Inappropriately With Dylan Farrow
Allen v. Farrow filmmakers Amy Ziering and Amy Herdy have released an interview with the nanny who said she saw Woody Allen allegedly acting inappropriately with then seven-year-old Dylan Farrow. The interview starts at the 23:24 mark of the second episode of the Allen v. Farrow podcast. Alison Stickland was …
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