Milly Alcock as young Princess Rhaenyra Targaryen in House Of The DragonScreenshot: HBO Max Can you hear that in the distance? A faint flapping of wings? If so, it’s probably because the world of Game Of Thrones is back, baby (or you’re about to be roasted by an impressively rendered dragon, but we sincerely hope … Read more
Emilia Clarke Photo: David M. Benett/Dave Benett (Getty Images) Forget her successful post-Game Of Thrones acting career: Emilia Clarke is just grateful to be able to use her voice after suffering two life-threatening brain aneurysms while filming the show. In an interview with BBC’s Sunday Morning, Clarke spoke candidly about her health troubles, and the … Read more
Jak Knight on Bust DownPhoto: Peacock Jak Knight has died. A stand-up comic, actor, and writer, Knight recently gained national prominence as the co-creator and co-star of Peacock comedy series Bust Down. Beyond that, Knight was an up-and-coming talent in the world of TV comedy, with credits, as both a writer and a performer, on … Read more
Dakota Johnson as Anne Elliot in Persuasion.Photo: Netflix Director Carrie Cracknell’s Persuasion opens on what we’d expect to see in a Jane Austen-penned period piece: a beautiful, love-struck couple canoodling in a field, breeze blowing the wild wheatgrass ever so gently as the camera captures their loving embrace. But as quickly as that swoon-worthy Regency-era … Read more
Constance WuPhoto: Jon Kopaloff (Getty Images) It’s been four years since Crazy Rich Asians elevated Constance Wu—already the star of Fresh Off The Boat, a highly successful sitcom on ABC—into the realms of movie-stardom. But that’s also been a period that’s been paradoxically quiet for the actor, who only recently returned to regular acting with … Read more
Ryan Gosling as Six in The Gray Man.Photo: Netflix For the most part, Netflix’s The Gray Man is a damn delight. It’s a throwback to the days when studios could safely rely on throwing a couple of A-listers at an action script and some big explosions, give it a competent director, and have a hit … Read more
Ryan GoslingPhoto: Albert L. Ortega (Getty Images) Much has been said about Chris Evans’ mustache for The Gray Man, but when push comes to shove, Ryan Gosling’s Barbie look simply takes precedence. As such, despite being on the press circuit for the Netflix action film, Gosling has been fielding a lot of questions about Ken. … Read more
Photo: Russ Martin/FX Vampires don’t change. It’s a point that What We Do In The Shadows makes every single time it rolls its still non-skippable and catchy opening credits, what with all those images of its central characters staying thoroughly static throughout the eras. The times change. The fashions change. But these assholes? And yet! … Read more
RATM in 2007 (there aren’t a ton of more recent photos going around)Photo: Bryan Bedder (Getty Images) This weekend, at Wisconsin’s Alpine Valley music venue, Rage Against The Machine played its first live show together in 11 years—a reunion that was announced back in 2019 (check out the prescient headline on that story) and was … Read more
Jerry Harris Photo: Omar Vega (Getty Images) Former Cheer star Jerry Harris has been sentenced to 12 years in prison in a child pornography case after he pleaded guilty last year to two separate charges, per Associated Press. Twenty-two year old Harris has been sentenced for coercing teenage boys to send him explicit footage and … Read more