The Triumph Of The Mom Anxiety Horror Movie
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View ArticleOf Course "Rogue One" Is Political
Bodhi Rook (Riz Ahmed), Cassian Andor (Diego Luna), Jyn Erso (Felicity Jones), Baze Malbus (Jiang Wen), and Chirrut Îmwe (Donnie Yen) in Rogue One: A Star Wars Story. Jonathan Olley & Leah Evans /...
View Article11 Shows We Quit In 2016
1. Daredevil Patrick Harbron / Netflix For months, all I looked forward to was Daredevil Season 2 dropping on Netflix; the first season had been so good. But when that day finally arrived, I was...
View Article26 Small Ways Representation In Hollywood Improved In 2016
Yes, there’s a lot of work to be done, but this past year wasn’t all bad. ABC; Getty; Marvel; Disney; Netflix; Paramount; Lilly Wachowski; The CW When Marvel Studios hired Ryan Coogler to direct Black...
View Article22 People In TV, Film, And Music We Couldn’t Get Enough Of In 2016
From the man behind one of the biggest earworms of the year, to the woman we all wanted justice for in 2016, to, of course, Chris Pratt. Kylie Bunbury Late into the audition process for the lead of...
View Article32 Behind-The-Scenes Looks At TV Shows, Movies, Theater, And Fandoms From 2016
From Disney princesses to the end of Idol and the fandoms of Harry Potter and Star Trek, BuzzFeed Entertainment reported on what goes on in the worlds of your faves this past year. A24; FX; Suzanne...
View ArticleThis Movie Has People Talking About Next Year's Oscars Already
Jason Mitchell and Garrett Hedlund in Mudbound Steve Dietl Of the handful of breakout movies from 2017 Sundance Film Festival, none looks more destined to be an Oscar nominee next year than...
View Article8 Actors You'll See Everywhere Now, Probably
These actors and filmmakers blow our hair back. The 2017 Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah, has drawn to a close, but these actors and filmmakers may have much bigger things ahead of them....
View ArticleJohn Wick Is An Action Hero As Unhappy Workaholic
Keanu Reeves in John Wick: Chapter 2. Summit Entertainment John Wick lives in New Jersey.So do a lot of other people, but for most of them, it’s not the same statement that it is for John. John lives...
View ArticleWhy "Moonlight" Will Probably Not Win Best Picture
Alex R. Hibbert in Moonlight. David Bornfriend/A24 It's difficult to say what exactly makes a movie a Best Picture winner at the Academy Awards. There's the artistic production and experience,...
View ArticleThe Oscars Were Not Actually A Battle Against Trump's America
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View Article6 New Movie Moments That Will Make Your March Better
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View ArticleCannibal Women Are Having A Moment On Screen
Garance Marillier as Justine in Raw, Drew Barrymore as Sheila in Santa Clarita Diet, Sennia Nanua as Melanie in The Girl With All the Gifts. Focus World, Erica Parise/Netflix, Saban Films When Julia...
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View Article9 Ways "Big Little Lies" Made Itself Iconic
Warning: LOTS OF SPOILERS! How it challenged our instincts about women on TV. I've never seen anything like Big Little Lies on TV before. But prior to its premiere, I had at least three conversations...
View Article6 Under-The-Radar Movies You'll Want To Catch Up With This Month
1. After the Storm Hiroshi Abe as Ryota Shinoda. Film Movement Ryota Shinoda, the hangdog type played by Hiroshi Abe in After the Storm, wrote a novel that won an award 15 years ago, and has been...
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View ArticleThis Anime Movie Is What Dreams (And Ill-Advised Adaptations) Are Made Of
Your Name Funimation The blissful supernatural romance Your Name is already the biggest anime hit of all time. It’s made more money abroad than previous record holder Spirited Away did worldwide in...
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