Новости за 19.08.2020

Democratic Governor of Michigan Gretchen Whitmer has found herself dealing with a gaffe the morning after her appearance at the 2020 Democratic National Convention. Prior to her speech, she was caught on a hot mic, joking with those in attendance (presumably staffers). “It’s Shark Week,” she said, and followed that up…

Though we recommend avoiding any and all college club reunions (it’s never worth the long trip, we promise), it’s kind of nice to see Barden University’s queens of redemption, the Barden Bellas, get together for a good cause. Most of the Pitch Perfect alumni Zoomed in for a quick cover of Beyonce’s “Love On Top.” The…

Watch This offers movie recommendations inspired by new releases, premieres, current events, or occasionally just our own inscrutable whims. This week: With the Russell Crowe road-rage thriller Unhinged racing (unwisely) into theaters, we’re looking back on other films that cast movie stars as psychopaths.

Unfortunately for too many students, the traditional back-to-school checklist has a morbid addition this year, courtesy of the COVID-19 pandemic and a very straightforward Yale professor. After obtaining all the notebooks and overpriced printer ink cartridges and elaborate calculators that will be used most often to…

Forty-five minutes after Uzo Aduba declared she was done with acting for good, following what she perceived to be the last in a string of disastrous auditions, she landed the part that would not only make her famous, but would also win her two Emmy Awards: Suzanne on Orange Is The New Black. The New York stage actor…

10 years after the final episode aired, Unsolved Mysteries returned over the summer with a new series revival on Netflix, inviting viewers to once again help solve a collection of mystifying cases (and also a possible mass alien sighting in Massachusetts of all places). Our excitement was short-lived when Netflix…

Having stared down Godzilla and witnessed a mid-air plane collision in Breaking Bad’s fateful season two finale, Bryan Cranston isn’t a stranger to working opposite CGI. But no kaiju could prepare Cranston for The One And Only Ivan, which called for an intimately emotional performance in tandem with a (literal) circus…

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Traditionally, September marks the beginning of the year’s two best seasons: Autumn and TV. But, as has been the case with every month in 2020 since March, this September will be a unique one, with its virtual Emmys ceremony, its bet-hedging primetime lineups—who knows if Mr. Autumn Man can even be coaxed out of his…

There have been conflicting reports and statements regarding the longevity of Stranger Things, but the latest update on the future of the Netflix series comes directly from the creators themselves. Or it did, until the THR interview with the Duffer brothers was mysteriously taken down. Thankfully (or regrettably),…

A24 and Apple are putting their best foot forward with the upcoming release of On The Rocks: The first film under the studios’ production partnership is the latest effort from Sofia Coppola, which reunites the acclaimed filmmaker with Bill Murray for a dramedy that looks like it could be the third in a triptych,…

 Murder on the Orient Express director Kenneth Branagh returns in the first trailer for its starry follow-up, Death On The Nile. Much like its predecessor, his second Agatha Christie adaption seemingly has no shortage of big names, glamour, and mystery. Branagh returns to the role of renowned detective Hercule Poirot,…

Even in a time when galaxies of explicit sexualities are mere keystrokes away, there is something about nudity in mainstream, non-pornographic entertainment that continues to enthrall. Maybe it is the thrill of transgression, the flash of the bare in an otherwise clothed context. Maybe it’s a sort of wish fulfillment…

It isn’t often that a movie mines truly fresh horror from an exhausted trope. Yet with his 2016 thrill ride Train To Busan, South Korean writer-director Yeon Sang-ho elevated the moribund walking-dead genre with striking imagery, a cramped setting, and some blood-splattered insight into how humans evolve under…

Since Kerry Washington was talking to Stacey Abrams before Abrams keynote speech at night two of the Democratic National Convention, the former Scandal star greeted the rising political star by preemptively congratulating Abrams. “I’m just gonna go ahead and say you were brilliant,” said Washington, as it turns out …

Hoops has all the promising makings of the next big animated show. It’s created by The Late Late Show With James Corden writer Ben Hoffman and led by the excellent, slightly raucous voice performance of Jake Johnson. The Netflix original sports comedy also arrives seemingly at an opportune time. The adult animation…

I’m a 35-year-old woman. I recently discovered I’m a size queen. (Is it OK for me to use this term?) This has been brewing for a while as I have dabbled with purchasing larger and larger cucumbers and fucking myself with them after a good wash. I use a condom and tons of lube and it’s been amazing. Are there any…

In April 2019, what now feels like decades ago, I sat in a packed theater for an advanced screening of Avengers: Endgame. During the climax of the film, as the Avengers assembled from Doctor Strange’s portals, my partner leaned over to me and whispered, “There’s one more.” Who he meant became clear about 10 minutes…

Here’s what’s happening in the world of television for Wednesday, August 19. All times are Eastern. 

Mulan is coming to Disney+ on September 4, and when it does it’ll bring along what could be a major change for the future of these streaming services. Unlike every other thing on every other streaming service (not counting new stuff that you have to rent on Amazon), Mulan will carry a $30 price tag. But what does that…

Next month will be a big one for Disney+, since it’s going to be an important test case to see what these streaming platforms can get away with in terms of charging money for the things people want to see. Up until now, you’ve paid for Netflix or Hulu or Quibi and you’ve gotten everything on Netflix and Hulu and…

It’s something we’ve all either done or had to consider doing: You go back to your hometown, you reunite with your school friends, and then you get the gang back together for one last job, Danny Ocean-style. Unfortunately, most of us don’t have the guts to pull one last job, Danny Ocean-style, but apparently most of…