Of Course Eli Roth Used AI For His Terrible New Film
Of Course Eli Roth Used AI For His Terrible New Film
There are some filmmakers whose embrace of generative AI has been a shock, and the there are those whose admittance was met with the response of, "Yeah, that checks out." I'm sure some dodgy prediction market somewhere had bets running... Read more...
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Did 'Cape Fear' Successfully Reclaim Max Cady from Sideshow Bob?
Did 'Cape Fear' Successfully Reclaim Max Cady from Sideshow Bob?
There was a good amount of cautious hesitation when Apple TV announced their miniseries adaptation of the iconic Cape Fear. John D. MacDonald's novel, "The Executioners," has been adapted at least three times, and this latest comes on the heels... Read more...
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‘The Shards’ Review: The TV Adaptation Plucked the Vapid Parts and Made Them Boring
‘The Shards’ Review: The TV Adaptation Plucked the Vapid Parts and Made Them Boring
I don't usually come in with a "my personal experience" opening paragraph but I feel compelled to cop to Bret Easton Ellis being my "problematic fave." You can't tell me nothin' when it comes to his "all kind of the... Read more...
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Police Called to Perez Hilton's Home After He Livestreamed Self Harm
Police Called to Perez Hilton's Home After He Livestreamed Self Harm
One of the first times we ever went viral here was when we wrote a takedown of Perez Hilton back in, I want to say, 2006 or so. He was not our favorite person, and though we were a lot... Read more...
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'Silo,' 'Adults,' 'Nirvanna The Band The Show The Movie,' And More On Podjiba!
'Silo,' 'Adults,' 'Nirvanna The Band The Show The Movie,' And More On Podjiba!
Just in case you haven't seen it yet, don't worry, on this week's podcast we've covered how Dustin has admitted that Tori was right about Silo, because if you thought she was going to let that slide without mention, you... Read more...
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Is Phoebe Bridgers Taking a Dig at Gracie Abrams in Her New Album?
Is Phoebe Bridgers Taking a Dig at Gracie Abrams in Her New Album?
It's been six years since Phoebe Bridgers released a solo album, so hype for her latest release, Lost Weekend, is high. The boygenius member and queen of the indie rock-pop scene is a critical darling with several Grammys to her... Read more...
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Is George R.R. Martin OK? He Doesn't Seem OK
Is George R.R. Martin OK? He Doesn't Seem OK
If one of my friends wrote a post like George R.R. Martin just wrote, I would probably check on them very quickly. I genuinely hope that's happening for George. (Not a Blog) The Odyssey: When in Korea... (Lainey Gossip) Wouldn't... Read more...
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Vin Diesel Is Being Weird About the Final 'Fast & Furious' Again
Vin Diesel Is Being Weird About the Final 'Fast & Furious' Again
Seen here revealing that he'll be playing the role of the cars in the final Fast & Furious installment, Vin Diesel has once again promised that the last movie is coming and you can trust him because the script brought... Read more...
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Is Ryan Gosling the Next Tom Cruise?
Is Ryan Gosling the Next Tom Cruise?
Last week, it was reported that the sequel to the hit film Barbie could be at risk at Warner Bros. because the studio is hesitant to sign off on the salary demands made by writer-director Greta Gerwig, and stars Margot... Read more...
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The Netflix Binge Model Is Not Broken!
The Netflix Binge Model Is Not Broken!
Netflix's discourse-of-the-week has decided the binge model is broken, and the evidence is the freshman-to-sophomore cliff: a show pulls a hundred million eyeballs in season one, then bleeds forty percent of them by season two. That does sound like a... Read more...
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Only One Man Can Make Something as Mundane as Concrete Fascinating
Only One Man Can Make Something as Mundane as Concrete Fascinating
HBO's How to with John Wilson built its entire premise around taking a nothing subject -- how to make small talk, how to cook the perfect risotto, how to put up wallpaper -- and letting it spiral somewhere weird and... Read more...
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Fantasia Review: Drink Full, Descend Into the Fleshy Body Horror of 'Corpus'
Fantasia Review: Drink Full, Descend Into the Fleshy Body Horror of 'Corpus'
A horror tale as old as time--a group of pretty young things gather to party at a secluded place in the woods only to have it all go spectacularly and profoundly wrong; you've got to fight for your right to... Read more...
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So, Dave Bautista Might Be Kratos in 'God of War' Now
So, Dave Bautista Might Be Kratos in 'God of War' Now
Last month, Amazon's live-action God of War series hit one heck of a speed bump when Kratos actor Ryan Hurst tore his bicep, forcing the streamer to recast the lead role or wait until next year to resume production. Since... Read more...
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That Jonah Hill Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Quote Is Real?!
That Jonah Hill Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Quote Is Real?!
Facebook is just overridden with slop content, but I'll never quit it because I need to know which local businesses went under for writing bad checks and/or which of my blood relatives believe in chemtrails. This is my crack. That... Read more...
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If Even Hank Green Uses AI, What Hope Is There For the Rest of Us?
If Even Hank Green Uses AI, What Hope Is There For the Rest of Us?
We have certain expectations and stereotypes over who we think would use generative AI in lieu of creating their own work: smarmy tech bros, your bored aunt on Facebook, clickbait mongers, the shredded remains of Sam Altman's dignity. It might... Read more...
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Taylor Sheridan Is Ragebaiting Us Again in 'Lioness'
Taylor Sheridan Is Ragebaiting Us Again in 'Lioness'
A few weeks ago, Taylor Sheridan -- by far the most valuable asset on Paramount+ (despite the fact that he's leaving for NBC/Universal in 2029) -- admitted that he rage-baits his critics. This is not a surprise to any critic... Read more...
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Nobody in 'Silo' Knows Why the Safeguard Exists, Except Per Stenson
Nobody in 'Silo' Knows Why the Safeguard Exists, Except Per Stenson
Warning: Spoilers for Silo Season 3, Episode 5. Look, last week I planted my flag on a hill and shouted: everyone on Silo climbs one pathetic little rung of the truth ladder, finds a hot-button conspiracy they can build a... Read more...
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Wonder Man Was Ready to Go With Season Two: Why Was It Cancelled?
Wonder Man Was Ready to Go With Season Two: Why Was It Cancelled?
Wonder Man was very well-reviewed, received Emmy nominations, and had been greenlit for a second season. It seemed to be a success. Then Disney pulled the plug. Yahya Abdul Mateen II, the star of the show, was surprised but wrote... Read more...
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Box Office Report: Spider-Man: Brand New Record Breaker
Box Office Report: Spider-Man: Brand New Record Breaker
Spider-Man, Spider-Man, does whatever a record breaker can. Whatever audience fatigue there may be for Marvel in other corners of pop culture, it hasn't hit Peter Parker. Spider-Man: Brand New Day saw an astonishingly good opening weekend. How good? Try... Read more...
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Max Greenfield Swears a 'New Girl' Revival Is Happening
Max Greenfield Swears a 'New Girl' Revival Is Happening
It's only been eight years since the New Girl finale, which is apparently enough time to crack open a revival series? According to Max Greenfield, the scripts have been written, and he's not being coy about the show returning. -... Read more...
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‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’ Review: Marvel, Just Put Destin Daniel Cretton on a Retainer Already
‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’ Review: Marvel, Just Put Destin Daniel Cretton on a Retainer Already
The news that the latest, fourth installment of the MCU/Sony Spider-Man partnership is good, actually, is hardly news at all. The Tom Holland-Spidey movies have been a reliably good time since the franchise kicked off with Homecoming almost a decade... Read more...
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Fantasia Review: 'Black Zombie' Will Feed Your Brainssss
Fantasia Review: 'Black Zombie' Will Feed Your Brainssss
Even for stupid people who say they hate it when horror movies "get political" (as if they haven't always been so, and intrinsically) it still seems undeniable that George A. Romero's 1968 masterpiece Night of the Living Dead was a... Read more...
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'Furious' Will Make You, Well, Furious
'Furious' Will Make You, Well, Furious
There's a scene in the first episode of Hulu's new crime thriller, Furious, that hooked me so hard it made my head spin. FBI agents Alice Black (Emmy Rossum) and Nora Washington (Quincy Tyler Bernstine) discuss how the justice system... Read more...
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Mahershala Ali Scorches Marvel As He Officially Quits Blade
Mahershala Ali Scorches Marvel As He Officially Quits Blade
Heading into Comic-Con last week, Kevin Feige seemingly confirmed that Mahershala Ali's Blade movie is not happening. "I am feeling like a gigantic loser and failure that we didn't get off the ground with Mahershala," the Marvel studio head told... Read more...
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Review: I Scream, You Scream, Gregg Araki Screams 'I Want Your Sex'
Review: I Scream, You Scream, Gregg Araki Screams 'I Want Your Sex'
It's been 14 years since New Queer Cinema and Gen-X icon Gregg Araki last made a movie--although in that time he did drop the too too brief but also too too sexy series Now Apocalypse on Starz, which you should... Read more...
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FIFA's Corruption May Have Finally Gone Too Far
FIFA's Corruption May Have Finally Gone Too Far
Death, taxes, and FIFA being evil. Those are the three constants of life on Earth. The organisation behind the World Cup that claims to represent the entire sport of football has always been a hilariously self-centred and sleazy group, a... Read more...
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