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The Week of August 30th in Streaming: Everyone Is Having an Extremely Bad Time

Samantha Song — Sun, 30 Aug 2026 12:00:00 -0500

September arrives this week, and television has decided the transition from summer to fall should be handled gently, with Arctic murder, kidnapped children, organized crime, supernatural wedding homicide, and Glen Powell attempting to play college football while disguised as a...

Bill Maher Thinks Everyone Went Overboard About Dolly Parton

Mike Redmond — Sat, 29 Aug 2026 11:00:00 -0500

Social media edgelords have already started taking potshots at Dolly Parton -- you can probably guess the topic -- so it's not surprising that Bill Maher's smug face got in the act. During last night's Real Time monologue, he complained...

Dan Stevens Has the Same Concerns About His Robocop As You

Mike Redmond — Fri, 28 Aug 2026 15:00:00 -0500

This week saw the surprise casting of Dan Stevens as Robocop in the upcoming Amazon series of the same name. He's definitely a fascinating choice, but to the surprise of no one, the overwhelming reaction to this project has been...

Is Rachel Cusk’s “Life of M” Really About Natalie Portman? We Read it To Find Out

Kayleigh Donaldson — Fri, 28 Aug 2026 13:00:00 -0500

Being famous is weird. You give up all ideas of privacy to become a public vessel for millions of contradicting and aggravating ideas. Strangers knock on your door as if they're your friend and expect you to be grateful for...

Jelly Roll Does Not Want to Be Your Political Avatar

Dustin Rowles — Fri, 28 Aug 2026 12:27:08 -0500

I listen to a lot of country music because I'm from the South and I enjoy songs about whiskey and sweet tea. Beyoncé's country album is my hype music. I get a little misty when dudes sing about their daughters...

People Are Suffering Brain Hemorrhages on a Six Flags Roller Coaster

Dustin Rowles — Fri, 28 Aug 2026 12:00:00 -0500

I mentioned last week that I took my kids to Six Flags ahead of dropping my son off to college (which I'm mentioning one more time because I'm very, very proud -- he's not First Gen, but I was, and...

Jacob Tremblay Is Young Ted Kaczynski in New ‘Unabomber’ Trailer

Andrew Sanford — Fri, 28 Aug 2026 11:30:27 -0500

I was born in January of 1989. So, while I grew up in the 90s, I became aware of plenty of events either through random osmosis or because my mom insisted that my watching Nick Jr. was not nearly as...

The Russos Say You're 'Required' To See 'Endgame' in Theaters Again

Andrew Sanford — Fri, 28 Aug 2026 10:45:44 -0500

I'll be upfront and say that I'm already on the hook for Avengers: Doomsday. I love event comics, and the Russo Brothers have been able to capture the feeling they bring on film twice now, so I'll happily give them...

Stockard Channing is Still Mad at That Awful Illustration in the Opening Credits of Grease

Kayleigh Donaldson — Fri, 28 Aug 2026 10:00:00 -0500

Stockard Channing doesn't make a lot of films these days. The multi-award-winning and nominated legend of stage and screens big and small has mostly stuck to theatrical work over the past few years, although you may have also seen her...

Filipiñana' Hides Its Savage Class Satire Under A Beautiful Sea of Green

Jason Adams — Fri, 28 Aug 2026 09:55:00 -0500

All we see or seem is but a dream within a dream, or so it feels inside the surreal and shadow-less world of Rafael Manuel's Sundance-premiere Filipiñana, a beguiling class satire set at a mega-ritzy Filipino country club. Insistent on...