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Pedro Pascal Is a Better Host than 'SNL' Deserves

Dustin Rowles — Sun, 05 Feb 2023 10:30:00 -0500

Cold Open -- Chloe Fineman does Katy Tur, and the entire cold open is devoted to a very lame news report on the Chinese spy balloon, including a conversation with the balloon itself (played by Bowen Yang, who is too...

'80 for Brady' Is Awful, But You Already Knew That

Dustin Rowles — Sat, 04 Feb 2023 14:14:39 -0500

I drew the short straw on the review for 80 for Brady, which is all the shorter because I doubt anyone on staff here loathes Tom Brady as much as I do. Not because of his supposed politics or his...

Armie Hammer Breaks Silence, Seeks to Revoke His Cancellation

Lainey Bobainey — Sat, 04 Feb 2023 13:15:00 -0500

Armie Hammer is speaking out for the first time since ... all of those things happened. The gist of his argument is that he was an asshole and a terrible husband, but that the BDSM acts in which he engaged...

The Ammosexual Insurgence In The House Of Representatives

Jen Maravegias — Sat, 04 Feb 2023 13:00:27 -0500

Last week was National Gun Violence Survivors Week and people noticed that some Republican lawmakers were sporting a new accessory on their lapels. Where are these assault weapon pins coming from? Who is passing these out? pic.twitter.com/CVtzNHX9k2— Rep. Jimmy Gomez...

Review 'Knock at the Cabin' Is Good but Must Reckon with its Source

Lindsay Traves — Fri, 03 Feb 2023 15:45:00 -0500

"Who's there?" you might reply to the firm sound of a fist rapping on your door. If you're modern, you might only do so after warily shrinking yourself and peeking out the windows from behind closed blinds. For Eric (Jonathan...

'Shrinking' Is What Happens When Bill Lawrence Doesn't Hide Behind Dr. Cox

Dustin Rowles — Fri, 03 Feb 2023 14:45:07 -0500

I hate to make the comparison here to Ted Lasso but it's impossible to avoid. Shrinking is a Bill Lawrence series. Yes, he co-created it with Jason Segel and Brett (Roy Kent) Goldstein, and he created Lasso with Jason Sudeikis,...

‘Pamela: A Love Story’ Allows Pamela Anderson a Chance to Tell Her Story

Kayleigh Donaldson — Fri, 03 Feb 2023 14:00:00 -0500

The reassessment of Pamela Anderson is something that feels a long time coming. For several years now, we've seen cultural redemption arcs for some of the most derided and maligned women in the public eye of the past few decades....

'The Quiet Girl' Review: How Could Anyone Leave This Girl With Strangers?

Alberto Cox Délano — Fri, 03 Feb 2023 13:15:00 -0500

Perhaps some of our readers in the US have experienced it themselves, but I'm not sure how familiar they are with abject, developing-world poverty. It is a kind of poverty that stands out because there is now a visible, gaping...

Steve-O to Bam Margera: 'You're Dying Brother, and I Can't Save You'

Dustin Rowles — Fri, 03 Feb 2023 11:59:15 -0500

When I received the call that my father died after a long struggle with addiction, it was heartbreaking, but it was not particularly surprising. I think the last two times I saw him, we both had the sense that it...

Renewals and Cancellations: 'Night Court,' Mayfair Witches,' and '1923'

Dustin Rowles — Fri, 03 Feb 2023 11:15:10 -0500

It's mostly renewals today unless you're a fan The Blacklist, which was not canceled, but NBC did announce that it would be ending after its upcoming tenth season. I cannot believe it has run for 10 seasons. I check back...

Conan O'Brien Is Not A Swiftie

Andrew Sanford — Fri, 03 Feb 2023 10:30:21 -0500

Some things can get so popular that they exit your purview. I swear it makes sense. Something can earn such acclaim that you begin to avoid it, intentionally or not. That has been my experience with Taylor Swift. It's no...

Fox News Crying on the Inside While Reporting the January Jobs Numbers

Dustin Rowles — Fri, 03 Feb 2023 10:00:00 -0500

I am not an economist, but I am having a hard time finding the bad news in the January jobs report. The U.S. economy added 517,000 jobs this month, which was considerably more than the 190,000 jobs predicted ahead of...