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From ‘Cool Hand Luke’ to ‘Croupier’ to ‘Ocean’s 11,’ the Top 10 Gambling Movies of all Time

Staff Writers June 23, 2020

Glamour, intrigue and, above all, risk. Showgirls, spies, and gangsters. Characters lifted to dizzying heights or cast down into the depths of despair. From the... Read More

Interview: ‘Drag Race All Stars 5’ queen Mariah Paris Balenciaga on her early exit and why she doesn’t need closure

Interviews (Film)

Interview: ‘Drag Race All Stars 5’ queen Mariah Paris Balenciaga on her early exit and why she doesn’t need closure

Daniel Trainor and Sam Stone June 23, 2020

The run of Mariah Paris Balenciaga on RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars 5 lasted shorter than she, and most fans, had hoped. In an interview with Daniel... Read More

Interview: Shangela and costume designer Diego Montoya talk out and proud examples of visibility in HBO’s ‘We’re Here’ [VIDEO]

Interviews (Film)

Interview: Shangela and costume designer Diego Montoya talk out and proud examples of visibility in HBO’s ‘We’re Here’ [VIDEO]

Erik Anderson June 23, 2020

On HBO’s We’re Here (think To Wong Foo meets Queer Eye), three queens of Drag Race royalty – Shangela Laquifa Wadley, Bob the Drag Queen... Read More

10 Essential Joel Schumacher Films from ‘St. Elmo’s Fire’ to ‘Tigerland’

Eddie Mouradian June 22, 2020

After a year-long cancer journey, filmmaker Joel Schumacher died on June 22, 2020 at the age of 80. With him, he took a style of... Read More

Film Review: Jon Stewart’s spoof of political elites is simply ‘Irresistible’

Joshua Encinias June 22, 2020

Jon Stewart’s (Rose Water, The Daily Show) new film Irresistible proposes something radical in the midst of national calls for dismantling the police and by... Read More

From the perspective of a Vietnamese critic: Cám Ơn, Spike Lee, for laying to rest cinema’s favorite war with ‘Da 5 Bloods’

Nguyên Lê June 22, 2020

To the person who told my friend “I thought Vietnam is a war, not a country” — this piece is for you. Ever since I’ve... Read More

Interview: Top Chef All Stars LA judge and host Tom Colicchio talks food, filming and favorite dishes [VIDEO]

Interviews (Film)

Interview: Top Chef All Stars LA judge and host Tom Colicchio talks food, filming and favorite dishes [VIDEO]

Daniel Trainor and Sam Stone June 22, 2020

Top Chef: All Stars LA judge Tom Colicchio took some time to reflect on the season in an interview with Daniel Trainor and Sam Stone. The culinary icon discussed his favorite dishes of... Read More

Trailer: ‘Hamilton,’ the Tony and Pulitzer Prize winning musical coming to Disney+

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Trailer: ‘Hamilton,’ the Tony and Pulitzer Prize winning musical coming to Disney+

Erik Anderson June 22, 2020

Disney+ to Premiere Film Globally July 3, 2020 The trailer for the upcoming presentation of the Tony and Pulitzer Prize-winning musical Hamilton is here. An... Read More

Hey Emmys, Let’s Talk about Bowen Yang (‘Saturday Night Live’)

Eddie Mouradian June 22, 2020

Bowen Yang has arrived. After a year-long stint in the writer’s room, Yang was promoted to on-air talent for this, Saturday Night Live’s 45th season.... Read More