In The Testament of Anne Lee, director Mona Fastvold gives us an invigorating drama-musical quite unlike anything I’ve seen before. It’s a shame the central character is a cultish nut job. Amanda Seyfried stars as Ann Lee, a young woman who finds comfort in the Shaker movement, a religious sect offshoot of Christianity that believed … Read more
Crafting a complex portrait of a fraught father-daughter relationship set against a grand dragestil family home in Oslo, Joachim Trier turns to family, ancestral traumas and art to convey all that can’t be articulated through language. LWLies: The house doesn’t feel like home anymore, to any of the characters. How do you treat that subtle transformation when a familiar … Read more
Outlander‘s final season is quickly approaching, and Starz has already begun releasing first looks at what’s to come in the closing chapter of their series. Marking the beginning of the end of Claire (Caitriona Balfe) and Jamie’s (Sam Heughan) epic love story, Season 8’s encroaching premiere is being celebrated with all-new images, featuring the fan-favorite … Read more
On some level, you knew that the original “NCIS” was always going to take the top spot, and for good reason. More than just setting the tone for the entire franchise, the main series has maintained the most consistent level of quality across its staggeringly lengthy run. Originally led by Leroy Jethro Gibbs (Mark Harmon), … Read more
It feels strange to realize that a TV show you’ve watched your whole life — thanks to endless reruns — now has just one surviving cast member. Iconic shows like All in the Family came from a different time, but their special place in popular culture keeps them from ever feeling truly old. They’re always there … Read more
Staying employed these days is no guarantee. You have to be resourceful, even clever, to make ends meet and maintain whatever lifestyle you’re used to. Sometimes you have to take drastic measures, like posting a fake job opening to collect resumes to determine who your top competition is–and then hatching a plan to murder them … Read more
BBC America Television’s a delicate medium. A show can capture the public’s attention for years, only to squander it all with one poorly written season. Such is the case with shows like “Game of Thrones,” “How I Met Your Mother,” and “Lost,” which ruled the zeitgeist for years before their endings alienated many diehard … Read more
Scarlett Johansson is once AGAIN the butt of Saturday Night Live’s joke swap! During this weekend’s Christmas episode, Weekend Update host Michael Che introduced his and co-host Colin Jost’s annual joke swap segment… which came as a BIG surprise to Colin! Michael said: “Well, tonight is our Christmas show, and we have a tradition where … Read more
In Song Sung Blue, Wolverine goes Badger by playing a lovable and determined Wisconsinite who starts a Neil Diamond tribute band with his wife, who looks a lot like a Midwestern version of Kate Hudson. If Song Sung Blue isn’t a hit this holiday season, society is doomed. Entertaining, well-meaning, and surprisingly moving, Song Sung … Read more
Fallout Season 2 Episode 2 release date and time are on the horizon. The season premiere, titled “The Innovator,” begins with a flashback to introduce a prominent character. Meanwhile, in the present, Lucy and The Ghoul continue their journey to New Vegas in search of her father, Hank. While she wants answers about her father’s past … Read more