John Oliver Slams Oj Simpson S Take On Will Smith S Oscars Slap

The infamous 2022 Oscars slap is officially the year’s most polarizing pop culture moment, but it seems the one opinion that we don’t need is O.J. Simpson’s. On the April 3 episode of “Last Week Tonight With John Oliver,” host John Oliver mocked Simpson weighing in on Best Actor winner Will Smith attacking Oscars presenter Chris Rock during the March 27 ceremony. Smith later apologized for his “unacceptable and inexcusable” behavior and resigned from the Academy....

February 4, 2023 · 2 min · 410 words · Tristan Simpson

Jon Snow Game Of Thrones Spinoff Kit Harington Teases Series

Harington, in development on a secret HBO spinoff series about the character, revealed during a show convention that Jon is “not OK” after being banished to the Wall. Jon killed Daenerys (Emilia Clarke) and lost love Ygritte (Rose Leslie) leading up to the 2019 series finale. “I think if you asked him, he would’ve felt he got off lightly,” Harington said (via Entertainment Weekly). “At the end of the show, when we find him in that cell, he’s preparing to be beheaded and he wants to be....

February 4, 2023 · 3 min · 538 words · Rebecca Shelton

Ken Jennings Apologizes For Ableist Tweets

In a thread posted to his personal Twitter earlier Wednesday, Jennings said: “I just wanted to own up to the fact that over the years on Twitter, I’ve definitely tweeted some unartful and insensitive things. Sometimes they worked as jokes in my head and I was dismayed to see how they read on screen.” He explains his decision to leave the tweets up for years after the fact as an attempt to avoid “whitewashing a mistake....

February 4, 2023 · 2 min · 364 words · Amanda Moses

Let The Right One In Review Showtime Series Is A Smart Expansion

Still, after three recitations of a tender friendship between one bullied 12-year-old and his vampire neighbor who only looks like an adolescent, further retellings demanded significant change — and Showtime’s new series of the same name, “Let the Right One In,” makes plenty of changes. For one, the oft-enigmatic father figure of previous entries is given sharp definition, as Demián Bichir fills his character’s ample spotlight. Accordingly, the “kids’” friendship is but one of many relationships developed in showrunner Andrew Hinderaker’s series, which gives greater prominence to the parent-child dynamic through six initial episodes....

February 4, 2023 · 6 min · 1180 words · David Ferrell

Louis C K New Film Fourth Of July Releases Trailer Premiere Info

Now, five years later, Louis C.K. is gearing up to release another film. The comedian announced today that he has written, directed, and starred in a new feature titled “Fourth of July,” which is set to hit theaters this summer. The film tells the story of a recovering alcoholic and jazz pianist in NYC who confronts his acerbic family during their annual Fourth of July vacation. In addition to C.K., the cast includes Sarah Tollemache, Paula Plum, Robert Walsh, Robert Kelly, and Joe List, who also serves as a co-writer....

February 4, 2023 · 2 min · 308 words · James Brewer

Lovesick Netflix Show Is Three Seasons Of Tv Romantic Comedy Gold

Where to Watch ‘Lovesick’: Netflix (after its first season originally aired on Channel 4 in the UK) One of the most satisfying feelings from a TV rewatch is realizing how much of what makes a show great is right there at the start. While the show that became “Lovesick” definitely evolved over its three seasons, the first episode carries a lot of its effortless charm. Up top, there’s the deceptively simple premise: After finding out he has an STI, Dylan (Johnny Flynn) now faces the prospect of reaching out to all the women he’s slept with....

February 4, 2023 · 4 min · 645 words · Alan Bennett

M Night Shyamalan Hid Split Twist From Studio Baffled Executives

“I go to the Universal Studios chairman, (the) marketing team, everyone’s in the theater. We pull down the lights and we play them ‘Split.’ They don’t know the ending that they’re watching. They didn’t even know I shot it, because I didn’t even send them the dallies of that (scene),” Shyamalan said on the ReelBlend podcast. “The lights go down. They watch the whole movie of ‘Split.’ Then this scene comes on, and they’re completely flummoxed....

February 4, 2023 · 2 min · 371 words · Andrew Villanueva
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