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A video essay released by the New York Times Opinion section Saturday attempts to convince Trump to stop his flailing and concede. The minute-and-a-half-long video, titled “You Can Do This, Donald Trump,” outlines the long history of Americans meeting defeat with grace. From little leaguers to Richard Nixon, Chai Dingari’s video illustrates just how unprecedented Trump’s rejection of losing really is. Watch the video below. The video opens with shots of famous winners: Regina King’s 2019 Oscar win....

McGregor reprised his role as the titular Jedi master, with former “Star Wars” Skywalker trilogy co-star Hayden Christensen picking up the lightsaber once again as Darth Vader. However, Christensen had only interacted with McGregor as Anakin before turning to the Dark Side. “I’ve never met Darth Vader,” McGregor explained to Total Film. “I had rehearsed the scene with Vader, but not with the helmet on or anything like that. When we came to do the scene, when they shouted ‘action,’ he had to come from behind me....

Comcast’s Q2 results stated that Peacock’s paid subscribers “stayed relatively flat” from the previous quarter. When IndieWire attempted to get a bit more granular with a Comcast corporate spokesperson, he would not elaborate. Executives at NBCU’s parent company are doing their best to spin those results as a good thing. “Going from zero to 13 million paid subs in a couple of years at Peacock is a great achievement,” said Comcast chairman Brian L....

Inspired by the Pierre Oscar Lévy and Frederik Peeters’ graphic novel “Sandcastle,” “Old” is M. Night Shyamalan’s first film 2019’s “Glass,” which was the followup to 2016’s “Split.” The source material behind “Old” tells an existential horror story about mysterious and rapid aging occurring on a beach, where a group of tourists seem unable to leave. Shyamalan has assembled a vast international cast which, along with Bernal and “Phantom Thread” breakout Krieps, includes Eliza Scanlen, Thomasin McKenzie, Aaron Pierre, Alex Wolff, Vicky Abbey Lee, Embeth Davidtz, and Rufus Sewell....

The “Don’t Worry Darling” director was served with legal papers from former partner Jason Sudeikis while onstage introducing her highly-anticipated new film, starring Florence Pugh and Harry Styles. The shocking moment was later condemned by Sudeikis’ attorney, saying the “Ted Lasso” Emmy winner had no prior knowledge of Wilde being served publicly. Wilde and Sudeikis dated from 2011 through 2020 and have two children, Otis, 8, and Daisy, 5. “It was my workplace,” Wilde opened up to Variety about the incident, without naming Sudeikis....

Emerging strong from Sundance 2021 was Danish filmmaker Jonas Poher Rasmussen’s innovative animated documentary “Flee,” which scored rave reviews and the Grand Jury Prize. This moving story of a refugee survivor reveals the identity-crushing dangers and humiliations of an immigrant trying to find sanctuary in a harsh world. Neon successfully mounted an Oscar campaign in three categories: Animation, Documentary, and International Feature Film, a first for any Oscar contender. “Flee” landed an early Gotham Awards nomination and has assembled a mighty collection of awards and nominations, along with “Summer of Soul” (Searchlight/Hulu), Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson’s first film, about a legendary 1969 concert in Harlem, which back in January won the Sundance U....

And “Palmer” delivers on that promise. Casual-viewing comfort food that offers just enough flavor to satisfy anyone with a taste for it, this modest AppleTV+ original only defies expectations by sticking to its strengths, trusting in the simple power of its storytelling, and not trying to offer anything more than what’s advertised on the tin. The plot is predictable but well-measured, the characters are familiar but full of life, and the paternal bond that forms between the titular ex-con and a vulnerable seven-year-old-boy — ice-cold at first, but soon to thaw before our eyes — powers a sweetly believable portrait of two outcasts who give a sense of belonging to each other....