Grifters are littering the TV landscape. From Netflix’s “Inventing Anna” and true-crime documentaries “Bad Vegan” and “The Tinder Swindler,” to Hulu’s “The Dropout,” and Apple’s new series “WeCrashed,” audiences are flush for choice when it comes to the art of being bad. But what is it about grifters that is currently attracting us? It’s a soup as complicated as the characters we’re seeing. This isn’t a particularly new trend; the conman, of course, is as American as apple pie....

Gaming gear can get pricey, so it’s always nice to save money when you can. And if you’ve been shopping around for a new gaming monitor, you’ve probably already seen how competitive the pricing can get. To help you out, we searched the web to find seven different options that won’t break the bank. Whether you’re looking for a mega monitor (55″) or a smaller option (24″), you’re sure to find something on the list....

The “Blonde” actress, who stars in Andrew Dominik’s portrait of late icon Monroe, addressed the NC-17 rating received by the Netflix film. “Blonde” is set to premiere at the 2022 Venice Film Festival before debuting on the streamer September 28. “I didn’t understand why that happened,” de Armas told L’Officiel. “I can tell you a number of shows or movies that are way more explicit with a lot more sexual content than ‘Blonde....

“The Summit of the Gods” (opening November 24 in select theaters and streaming November 30) is adapted from the popular manga and concerns a Japanese adventure photographer and mountain climber obsessed with finding a legendary climber obsessed with scaling Mount Everest. Other highlights include the West Coast premieres of GKids’ “Belle” on October 23 and Neon’s award-winning “Flee” on October 24. “Belle” is the musical fantasy 2D reworking of “Beauty and the Beast” from Oscar-nominated anime master Mamoru Hosoda (“Mirai”), who will do an in-person Q&A....

Other fantasy nominees included Disney’s “Cruella,” Marvel’s “Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings,” “Ghostbusters: Afterlife,” and “The Green Knight.” “Licorice Pizza” scored a surprising period nomination for its spot-on depiction of the Valley in ’73; other contemporary nominees included “Candyman,” “Don’t Look Up,” “In the Heights,” and “No Time to Die.” Not making the cut were Netflix’s Best Picture contender “The Power of the Dog,” “Being the Ricardos,” “Belfast, “Cyrano,” and “Free Guy....

Fraser now has critical momentum going into next Sunday’s Oscars, bolstered by his recent BAFTA prize and praise for his dark and gritty “The Batman.” However, don’t be surprised if Wegner (winner of the Critics Choice Award) pulls off an upset over her fellow Australian and becomes the first woman to win the Oscar for cinematography. Her director, “Power of the Dog’s” Jane Campion, is expected to win the Oscar for Best Director....

The “Titanic” director discussed how “Avatar 2,” coming to theaters next December, will expand the geography of the fictional land of Pandora and go underwater. In an interview with Entertainment Weekly, Cameron discussed how, like the first film with its cautionary tale about deforestation, the sequel will have an eye towards promoting ocean conservation. “I do the ocean thing when I’m not making movies,” he said. “So if I could combine my two greatest loves — one of which is ocean exploration; the other, feature filmmaking — why wouldn’t I?...