Perpetual Grace LTD Stars and Creators on Their New Epix Series

From showrunners/writers/executive producersSteve ConradandBruce Terris(Patriot), the 10-episode Epix modern noir drama seriesPerpetual Grace, LTDfollows James (Jimmi Simpson), a young grifter who quickly realizes that his prey, Pastor Byron Brown (Sir Ben Kingsley) and his wife Lillian (Jacki Weaver), known to their parishioners as Pa and Ma, are far more dangerous than anyone ever could have imagined. In over his head and out of his depth, what started as an escape from his demons brings James directly into the path of the couple who have used religion to steal the life savings of hundreds of innocent people who were just looking to get their lives back in order....

June 26, 2025 · 20 min · 4096 words · Gregory Williams

Perry Mason: Tatiana Maslany on HBO Crime Drama, Rock Star Inspiration

From showrunnersRon Fitzgerald&RolinJones, and executive produced byRobert Downey Jr.&Susan Downey, the HBO seriesPerry Mason, which has already been renewed for Season 2, is set in 1931 Los Angeles with Perry Mason (MatthewRhys) as a private investigator struggling to make ends meet. When the case of a kidnapped infant with a $100,000 ransom comes his way, Mason turns to his right-hand man Pete Strickland (SheaWhigham), attorney E.B. Jonathan (JohnLithgow) and E.B.’s legal secretary, Della Street (JulietRylance), for help in answering the growing list of questions surrounding the crime....

June 26, 2025 · 12 min · 2348 words · Jonathan Watson

Star Trek: 'Strange New Worlds’ and 'Lower Decks' Crossover Arrives Early

Following a special screening at San Diego Comic-Con, Paramount+ revealed that the highly anticipated crossover episode ofStar Trek: Strange New Worldswill arrive early on the streamer. Just hours after the attendees at SDCC watched the episode in Hall H,Star Trekfans will be able to stream the episode at 7 PM ET. Titled “Those Old Scientists,” the new episode will seeLower DecksactorsTawny NewsomeandJack Quaidstep into 3D as they bring their beloved animated characters Beckett Mariner and Brad Boimler to life in the prequel series....

June 26, 2025 · 2 min · 326 words · Victoria Kelly

Star Wars: The Last Jedi: New Snoke Details from Andy Serkis

Star Wars: The Force Awakensshowed us its Emperor-figure, Supreme Leader Snoke (Andy Serkis), as a hologram, but inStar Wars: The Last Jediwe’re going to get see the villain in the flesh and learn a little bit more about him. Speaking toEW, Serkis says that Snoke, who in person is a 9-foot-tall alien humanoid, is driven by pain and greed. His M.O. (as glimpsed inForce Awakensand furthered inThe Last Jedi) is to play his top two lieutenants Kylo Ren (Adam Driver) and General Hux (Domhnall Gleeson) against each other....

June 26, 2025 · 3 min · 525 words · Daniel Stevens

Sterling K. Brown on Angry Birds Movie 2 and This Is Us

InThe Angry Birds Movie 2, the birds are back and so are the pigs, but instead of fighting against each other, this time, the two groups must put aside their differences and join forces to stop a new threat that could destroy both their homes. The sequel to the 2016 box office hit video game adaptation,The Angry Birds Movie, starsJason Sudeikis,Josh Gad,Danny McBride,Maya Rudolph,Bill HaderandPeter Dinklagereprising their roles from the first film....

June 26, 2025 · 2 min · 297 words · Becky Booth

Suspiria Image Teases Dakota Johnson in a Disturbing Dance

What exactly is going to happen inLuca Guadagnino’sremake ofDario Argento’s bloody 1977 horror staple,Suspiria? Hard to say! We know the film—which starsDakota Johnsonas a dancer who joins a renowned company and is instead deposited into an actual goddamn nightmare—will beuncomfortably long, rated ahardRfor“disturbing content", and that the footage shown at CinemaConseverely fucked upevery person who saw it. And, thanks to a new image on the film’s official Twitter account, we know that even the dancing is going to bereally, reallyweird....

June 26, 2025 · 2 min · 284 words · Crystal Koch

Taika Waititi: 8 of The ‘Thor: Love and Thunder’ Director’s Funniest Roles

Rest easy superhero fans,Thor: Love and Thunderhas finally arrived. StarsChris Hemsworth(Extraction),Natalie Portman(Annihilation),Tessa Thompson(Creed) and more all return in this colorful continuation of theThorfilms, joined byChristian Bale(Vice) and the cast ofGuardians of the Galaxy. RELATED:‘Thor: Love and Thunder’: 12 Members Of The Cast And Their Upcoming Projects The film is directed byTaika Waititi, the New Zealand actor and filmmaker responsible for reinvigorating interest in Marvel’s god of thunder with the release ofThor: Ragnarokin 2017....

June 26, 2025 · 5 min · 989 words · Thomas Anderson

The Crown Season 2 Review: An Exceptional Return to Royal Life

One of the defining factors of television in the Netflix age (that is to say the age of binge watching) is that the art of the episode has been largely forgotten. In a drive to create novelistic television, which is seen as being preferable to procedural storytelling (even though neither one works if you don’t have enough story for it), episodes become lost in a race to the end of the season....

June 26, 2025 · 4 min · 833 words · Joseph Robles

The End of the Road Is Near for 'Babylon Berlin'

As perVariety, the hit German neo-noir series,Babylon Berlin, has been given the green light for a fifth season, although it has beenconfirmed that the fifth will be the show’s last. Season 5 will consist of eight episodes in total, with production set to begin this Fall. Originally debuting back in 2017, the show’s deep sense of mystery anddedication to providing nuanced thrillsmade it a quick favorite of viewers, with three subsequent seasons packed full of action and suspense....

June 26, 2025 · 3 min · 452 words · Tracy Brooks

The Girl on the Train Review: Melodrama Overshadows Performances

Smart, suspenseful crime thrillers are fantastic, but there’s also something to be said for fun, eccentric murder mysteries. The big screen rendition ofPaula Hawkins’ novelThe Girl on the Train, however, falls right in an awkward middle. The movie opens onEmily Bluntas Rachel, an unhinged divorcee with a serious drinking problem. She takes the train to and from Manhattan each day, giving her the chance to fixate on the same house every single trip she takes and fantasize about the occupants....

June 26, 2025 · 4 min · 758 words · Rebekah Young

The Jim Henson Exhibition: Imagination Unlimited Images

If you haven’t yet gotten the chance to check outThe Jim Henson Exhibition: Imagination Unlimited, while it spent time at the Museum of Pop Culture in Seattle, Washington from May 2017 - February 2018, you’ll get a chance to do so at the Skirball Cultural Center in Los Angeles, California, when it’s on display from June 1 through September 2. Puppets fromSesame Street,The Muppets,Fraggle RockandThe Dark Crystal, as well as handwritten scripts, character sketches, photographs, costumes fromLabyrinth, and much more, are featured in this ultra cool interactive exploration that explores the legacy ofJim Henson(1936-1990)....

June 26, 2025 · 2 min · 302 words · Scott Singh

The Little Mermaid May Get a Live Action Movie at Disney

On the heels of the success ofAlice in Wonderland,Maleficent, and last year’sCinderella(the best of the bunch), Disney is moving full steam ahead with a lineup of live-action adaptations of their biggest fairytale hits.The Jungle Bookjust hit big with critics and audiences alike, this week sees the release ofAlice Through the Looking Glassin theaters, we just got our first look atBill Condon’sBeauty and the Beast, and the studio recently unveiled a schedule of live action fairy tale release dates through 2019 includingCruella,Dumbo, andTinker Bell....

June 26, 2025 · 3 min · 485 words · Zachary Hardin MD

The Scariest TV Episodes Ever

Even before the rise of cable and streaming platforms, with their lack of standards and practices departments, TV had the ability to scare the shit out of us. Classic series likeTwin PeaksandThe Twilight Zoneweren’t hampered by commercial breaks and a lack of swears — instead, the fantastic storytellers behind those and other shows Of course,withthe advent of television made for an adult audience, able to handle some boobs and swears and a lot more blood, TV has managed to get a whole lot scarier....

June 26, 2025 · 10 min · 2122 words · Terri Ward