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The 25 Best TV Shows & Mini-Series Of 2021

December 10, 2021 12:16 pm

For us, TV is a blessing and a curse. For years, we were mainly a film website, having evolved beyond the original remit of just doing film-related soundtracks (too small of a thing, ultimately). And while ye...

The 65 Most Anticipated TV Shows & Mini-Series Of 2021

The Playlist Staff

December 16, 2020 12:19 pm

Features, News, Television

Another year comes to a close, another overlong, ahem, thorough most anticipated list from your friends at The Playlist. This time, we’re talking television and yes, there’s a lot of TV to deal with. Frankly, ...

The 100 Most Anticipated Films Of 2021

The Playlist Staff

December 9, 2020 2:00 pm

Features, News

I’m not telling you anything you don’t know. Aside from the election result, Trashfire 2020™ was a shitty year. And a weird and disorienting year thanks to COVID-19 and having to shelter-in-place, quarantine, ...

The 25 Best Films Of 2020

Jessica Kiang and The Playlist Staff

December 8, 2020 11:47 am

Features, News

Greetings, fellow exhausteds, and welcome to The Best Films of 2020, a year that, despite being less than 365 days old, has aged so rapidly that Gary Oldman is circling the biopic. Some, uh, unusual stuff happ...

The Best TV Of 2020… So Far

Brian Tallerico and The Playlist Staff

July 16, 2020 1:18 pm

Features, News, Television

For the most part, the COVID-19 pandemic didn’t have the same impact on the television landscape that it did with film. Yes, a few seasons were truncated (“Billions,” “The Good Fight”) and a few others had to ...

‘Da 5 Bloods’ Trailer: Spike Lee Goes To Vietnam For New Heist Movie On Netflix

The Playlist Staff

May 18, 2020 9:00 am

News, Trailers

The Vietnam War arguably irrevocably broke the United States, ushered in the crooked era of Nixon and his Republican cronies, and ended the 1950s illusion of America as the good guy of the world. Innocence was...

‘Between Two Ferns: The Movie’ Trailer: Zach Galifianakis Sets Out On A Road Trip To Restore His Reputation

The Playlist Staff

September 3, 2019 11:11 am

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Believe it or not, it's been over 10 years since actor Zach Galifianakis sate between two ferns and began interview celebrities. Exchanging barbs and quips, Galifianakis' "Between Two Ferns" quasi-talk show int...

Best & Worst Of The 2019 Cannes Film Festival

The Playlist Staff

May 28, 2019 3:34 pm

Features, News

It consumed, delighted, and maddened many of us, even from afar, but the 2019 Cannes Film Festival is finally done. South Korean filmmaker Bong Joon-Ho's social satire "Parasite" won the coveted Palme d'Or priz...

The Best TV Shows Of 2018

The Playlist Staff

December 19, 2018 3:51 pm

Features, News, Television

It was, as we’ve discussed already, a great year for movies (The 25 Best Films Of 2018). It was perhaps a less great one on TV, at least on the surface. There were more scripted shows than ever once again, but ...

The 25 Best Films Of 2018

Jessica Kiang and The Playlist Staff

December 10, 2018 2:18 pm

Features, News

Karma, they say, is a bitch. Yet it must be down to some cosmic law of balance that as terrible as things have been on a daily basis in other spheres of life, 2018 has been among the most remarkable years for c...

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