‘Hacks’ Season 4 Review: The LA-Set Late Night Season Finds Deborah and Ava in a War of the Words [B+]
A good rivalry features two opponents so intent on causing damage to the others’ life that the only reasonable outcome would be for one of... Read More
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2024 Emmys: Jean Smart (‘Hacks’) Has Never Lost a Comedy Emmy – Will That Streak Continue This Year?
2024 Emmys: Jean Smart (‘Hacks’) Has Never Lost a Comedy Emmy – Will That Streak Continue This Year?
When it comes to the Emmys, there are few forces as formidable as the great Jean Smart. Since her first Emmy appearance in 2000, she... Read More
‘Hacks’ Season 3 Review: HBO’s Best Comedy Series is Fiercer and Funnier Than Ever
While first seasons can feel awkward and sophomore seasons test the consistency of the narrative, a third season of television proves the longevity of a... Read More
50th Seattle International Film Festival: Tributes for June Squibb, Jean Smart
261 films with 18 World, 26 North American, and 14 U.S. Premieres make up the lineup for the Festival’s 50th anniversary, screening at venues across... Read More
‘Babylon’ review: Here’s to the fools who dream; Damien Chazelle’s epitaph for cinema is the evil b-side to ‘La La Land’
When Mia begrudgingly attends a party at the start of Damien Chazelle’s magical, much-discussed film La La Land, she stares at her reflection in the... Read More
2023 Oscar Predictions: SUPPORTING ACTRESS (September)
Sometimes a frontrunner isn’t actually the frontrunner. Especially when they pick up and vacate a slam-dunk category and head off to more unsure pastures. That’s... Read More
2023 Oscar Predictions: SUPPORTING ACTRESS (August)
My #1 may stay the same but there’s quite a bit of movement this month, just before we head into festival season and the majority... Read More
2022 Emmy Predictions: Lead Actress in a Comedy Series
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series has become one of the most fun categories at the Emmys to predict nominees, as there are always... Read More
HBOMax’s Emmy-award winning ‘Hacks’ second season to premiere May 12 [Trailer]
HBOMax announced today that their Emmy-award winning comedy series Hacks will return on Thursday, May 12 with two episodes. The eight-episode season will continue with... Read More
‘Belfast’ wins AARP Movies for Grownups Best Picture; ‘Ted Lasso,’ ‘Mare of Easttown’ are TV winners
‘Belfast’ wins AARP Movies for Grownups Best Picture; ‘Ted Lasso,’ ‘Mare of Easttown’ are TV winners
Kenneth Branagh’s semi-autobiographical film Belfast won the AARP Movies for Grownups Best Picture award in a ceremony held March 18 via Great Performances on PBS and hosted... Read More
‘The Last of Us’ Season 2 Review: Love in the Time of Cordyceps [A-] 
European Film Awards (EFA) Move to January 2026 in the Heart of Awards Season 
2025 Emmy Predictions: The Limited Series/TV Movie Competition Is Not Child’s Play 
Oscars: Academy Establishes New Category for Stunt Design Beginning with 100th Oscars