Apple TV+ has thankfully renewed Sugar, which features one of the craziest twists of all time
Hands down, one of my favorite Apple TV+ binges of 2024 has to be Sugar — the Colin Farrell-led detective series set in Los Angeles …
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CNN thinks you freeloaders have enjoyed CNN.com long enough – it’s time to start paying
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Ladies and gentlemen, we have a contender for the most emotional documentary of the year
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This action-packed K-drama is perfect to watch while waiting for Squid Game’s return
At this point in my life, I’ve watched more Netflix content than I could ever hope to quantify, as I’m sure most of us have. …
Some of the funniest reactions to Francis Ford Coppola’s Mega(flop)olis
There’s so much about Megalopolis director Francis Ford Coppola’s confounding and objectively terrible passion project that should probably have brought the whole thing screeching to …
The 2 can’t-miss Apple TV+ shows coming in October
Coming off a month that saw the release of some of its most top-tier programming in quite a while — like the new French fashion …
The Rings of Power seriously just gave us one of the best TV episodes of 2024
Unlike many of you, I actually made it all the way to the end of the first season of Prime Video’s Lord of the Rings …
‘So lame of you guys’: Legendary 80s band infuriates fans over new album cover’s AI art
Back in the day, people dogged Tears for Fears for ripping off The Beatles with songs like Sowing the Seeds of Love. So much so, …
The 10 TV shows crushing all the competition on Max, Paramount+, Apple TV+, and more
One of the many things I love about HBO’s The Penguin, its Batman-adjacent mob drama starring a perfectly cast Colin Farrell, is that it’s kind …
This is the only Netflix new release that matters next week, and it’s not even close
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I just watched (and loved!) Wolfs – Apple, seriously, I would have gone to see this in a theater
I’ll admit it; I was a little skittish when I hit play on my screener of Wolfs, the new Apple original crime comedy starring George …
Our first look at the new season of one of Apple TV+’s most feel-good shows
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Feast your eyes on this high-octane first trailer for Ballerina, Ana de Armas’ John Wick spinoff
Vengeance has always been a driving force at the heart of the billion-dollar John Wick franchise — and in the Ana de Armas-led spinoff Ballerina, …
I never trusted Sam Altman. I trust OpenAI’s overhyped CEO even less now.
“I get paid enough for health insurance. I have no equity in OpenAI. I’m doing this because I love it.” That was the response to …
At least two Diddy docuseries are in the works, while the jailed rapper’s woes continue to mount
First comes pride, and then the fall — and after that, the documentary series. While rapper Sean “Diddy” Combs remains in federal prison in Brooklyn …
‘I am so freaking tired of all the AI hype’: Reaction to Sam Altman’s latest bluster
Whenever I consider the current state of play in the field of artificial intelligence — particularly regarding the way companies like OpenAI are scrambling to …
4 TV shows that have perfect 100% critics’ scores for their new seasons
The fall TV season is now upon us, with tons of new and returning shows from all the major streamers and networks that are competing …
2 new streaming TV comedies for your watchlist, if you need a lighthearted change of pace
One of my biggest frustrations with the major streamers these days is the degree of difficulty they all seem to have in giving us solid …
One of Netflix’s best-reviewed TV shows ever is getting another installment
Thanks to my general dissatisfaction with the state of Netflix’s new original movies and TV shows of late, I’ve found myself increasingly turning to other …
In Apple’s La Maison, a fashion industry power struggle makes for riveting TV
Explaining the rules and rituals of fashion to someone like me is about as futile an exercise as trying to pick up anti-matter with a …
10 TV shows from Hulu, Netflix, Apple TV+, and Prime Video that everyone is obsessing over
I’m convinced that you could stick Jeff Bridges and John Lithgow into a series about the inner workings of an insurance agency, and they’d still …
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All it takes is one. Netflix often gets into these rather dry periods, where the new week offers slim pickings as far as new releases …
Here’s why it’s extraordinary that Squid Game’s thrilling new Season 2 teaser exists at all
Netflix saved the best for last during this year’s Geeked Week celebration, the streaming giant’s annual event during which it promotes upcoming content by releasing …
‘Who approved this?’: The Australian version of The Office sets a new standard for cringe
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Our first look at Season 2 of Zoe Saldana’s action-packed Paramount+ espionage drama
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Would you have correctly guessed this Wheel of Fortune puzzle for a $1 million prize?
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Zack Snyder, whose last Netflix movies were complete bombs, is trying animation next
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My TV guilty pleasure is Tulsa King, Sylvester Stallone’s gangster comedy on Paramount+
Not every TV show has to reinvent the wheel, send critics into a tizzy, or achieve some extraordinary artistic height. It takes all sorts to …
Netflix, HBO, and FX. You can only keep one — which do you choose?
Far be it from me to ever suggest that HBO’s best days are behind it, or that Netflix is in danger of losing its status …
The real star of UFC 306 in Las Vegas was the dazzling, futuristic Sphere
When UFC president and CEO Dana White said he was going to deliver what amounted to a “love letter to Mexico” for UFC 306 on …
