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‘Dopesick’: An All-Star Ensemble Resorts To Melodrama In Danny Strong’s Opioid Epidemic Series [Review]

October 6, 2021 12:00 pm

Hulu’s “Dopesick” is a capital-D Drama, a “very important” series that’s about nothing less than how this country has been torn apart by greed and addiction related to the sale of Oxycontin. Creator Danny Stro...

Ben Platt, Kaitlyn Dever, Dear Evan Hansen

Kaitlyn Dever On Critic Reactions To ‘Dear Evan Hansen’ [Interview]

Gregory Ellwood

September 21, 2021 9:44 am

Awards, Awards Campaign, Interviews, News

Shooting a movie musical can be as complicated as an action blockbuster dominated by green screens and CG visual effects. For the past few decades, directors, for the most part, have preferred to have their st...

Dear Evan Hansen, Kaitlyn Dever, Ben Platt

‘Dear Evan Hansen’ Kicks Off TIFF’s 2021 Comeback

Gregory Ellwood

September 10, 2021 12:08 am

Awards, Awards Campaign, Festivals, News

TORONTO - King Street usually closed to traffic and packed full of wandering festivalgoers is empty. Roy Thompson Hall is only half full for screenings, there are no throngs of people crowding outside to get i...

‘The Premise’: B.J. Novak’s Anthology Series Is A Batch Of Decent Ideas Without Any Follow-Through [Review]

Brian Tallerico

September 9, 2021 2:22 pm

News, Reviews, Television

The title of writer B.J. Novak’s new FX anthology series is essential to understanding its approach, and also its failure. One can easily picture a whiteboard in a writer’s room consisting of as many shocking ...

‘Dopesick’ Teaser Trailer: Barry Levinson’s Opioid Crisis Drama With Michael Keaton Debuts October 13

Christopher Marc

August 6, 2021 3:00 pm

News, Television, Trailers

The relevance of America's opioid crisis is not going away any time soon, and Hulu is addressing it head one with a new series coming to the streaming service coming in October. From executive producer Danny S...

‘Dear Evan Hansen’ Trailer: Ben Platt, Amy Adams & Julianne Moore Bring The Beloved Musical To The Big Screen

Charles Barfield

May 18, 2021 11:44 am

News, Trailers

Musical films, at least in the modern era, are pretty hit or miss. You’ll get a decent one, such as “Mamma Mia!” and then there will be a “Cats.” Maybe you loved “La La Land?” Well, then you’ll maybe have to ...

‘Monsterland’: The Scares Are Inconsistent In Hulu’s Horror Anthology [Review]

Brian Tallerico

September 25, 2020 10:47 am

News, Reviews, Television

Kicking off a month of streaming horror offerings that includes “The Haunting of Bly Manor,” “Welcome to the Blumhouse,” and “Books of Blood,” Hulu’s “Monsterland” enters the horror anthology world via an accl...

‘Monsterland’ Trailer: Hulu’s Monster Anthology Series Features Kelly Marie Tran, Kaitlyn Dever, Nicole Beharie & More

Edward Davis

September 10, 2020 1:30 pm

News, Television, Trailers

Every streaming channel needs their flagship horror anthology series. Netflix has, at least, the 'Haunting Of' franchise which becomes "The Haunting of Bly Manor," this fall and Amazon is going a slightly diff...

‘Coastal Elites’ Trailer: Bette Midler, Issa Rae, Sarah Paulson & More Star In Jay Roach’s Pandemic-Inspired Satire

Charles Barfield

August 17, 2020 2:25 pm

News, Television, Trailers

We’re on the precipice of a million different shows and films taking the COVID-19 pandemic and turning it into fodder for plot and entertainment. And though that’s to be expected whenever a major world event h...

Kathryn Bigelow, Robert De Niro, Morgan Freeman & More Team Up For ‘Mask Up America’ PSAs

Charles Barfield

July 16, 2020 12:54 pm

News, Video

With the COVID-19 numbers spiking in the US, it’s clear that people aren’t following some of the most basic preventative measures, including wearing a face mask. Of course, without getting into the political w...

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