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Sasquatch Sunset ’s reputation precedes it—perhaps for better and worse. Now in theaters nationwide, the unique film follows a family of Bigfoots...
Something I’ve learned about myself recently is that, when I’m alone—which is at least half of the time—I rarely laugh out loud. As someone...
Curb Your Enthusiasm ended its 12-season, 24-year run this past Sunday in perhaps the most fitting way possible: with a do-over of Seinfeld’s...
Since its first episode premiered in January 2014, Song Exploder has stood above the ever-growing sea of podcasts with its delectable premise. Each...
The final season of Curb Your Enthusiasm has been fairly low-key as far as big, flashy surprises—not that Larry David seems like the kind of guy...
In the first episode of Jerrod Carmichael Reality Show , Carmichael is trying to rationalize the concept of his intimate, revealing show. He’s only...
Susan Orlean may be best known to a large swath of cinephiles less for her work and more for the adaptations of it—namely Adaptation, Charlie...
Late Night With the Devil , a new horror film from directors Cameron and Colin Cairnes that hits theaters March 22, is the latest project caught using...
There’s a lot to like about Girls5eva , whose third season premiered March 14 on its new home, Netflix. But there is just as much to envy, should...
One of SXSW’s most lovable films this year is also one of the most unique—both at the festival and, frankly, in the documentary genre. Grand Theft...
Of the many villains appearing at this year’s SXSW Film Festival—from Alex Jones and killer computers to gentrification and a psychopathic Conor...
Robert Downey, Jr. took home Best Supporting Actor Sunday night, during the 96th Academy Awards. It’s a fitting capper to a stellar year for the...
Growing up in the mid-aughts, when posting and/or lurking on internet forums became a veritable hobby, I found that the forums I’d read—often...
There are few surprises in My Dead Friend Zoe, co-writer and director Kyle Hausmann Stokes’ (and executive producer/football mega-star Travis...
Richard Lewis, stand-up comedian and frequent scene-stealer on Curb Your Enthusiasm , died last week at the age of 76. But while Sunday’s episode...
I am an avowed Pepsi hater. It tastes gross. Coke is better. No, I will not be taking further questions. But somehow, this Pepsi hater saw Madame Web...
I had very little interest in watching the Super Bowl, as someone who pays extra for ad-free streaming experiences, has a perpetually divided...
When actors Zazie Beetz and Jack Quaid read the nominations for this year’s Academy Awards live in January, thousands of cinephiles and creators...
There’s nothing about Mr. and Mrs. Smith, the Doug Liman film from 2005, that screams “remake me!” The action-romance isn’t particularly good...
After a stellar first outing, the second season of Celebrity Jeopardy! arrived with a lot to live up to. Season 1’s 13-episode run was an exciting...
Today, the Academy revealed this year’s Oscar nominations—a crop of a lot of snubs, a lot of surprises, and a lot of people who worked on ...
For a certain type of person, the most coveted concert ticket of the last two years isn’t to the Eras or Renaissance Tours. It’s to see Joe...
Depending on who you talk to, last week’s episode of Saturday Night Live was either one of the show’s greatest installments in recent memory,...
There are two kinds of “adult” television: the kind that uses mature themes like violence and nudity to titillate, and the kind that uses them to...
I think Nathan Fielder will forgive me for never thinking much of him as an actor. This isn’t to say that I don’t think he is an impressive...
I’d hazard a guess that when most people think of Pokémon, they think of collecting and battling with cutesy monsters, in either video game or...
I don’t care what Time magazine says: 2023 was the year of Michael Cera. Despite Person of the Year Taylor Swift’s chokehold over our every waking...
Even before The Iron Claw ’s Dec. 22 release, wrestling fans and filmgoers raised their eyebrows: The drama film, about the many real-life...
It’s awards campaigning season, and much of the Barbie crew is already out in full-swing. Greta Gerwig has appeared on the cover of every...
If there’s any awards show categories to find disappointing, if not outright frustrating, it’s Best Animated Feature. Historically speaking,...
The Golden Globes has more enemies than fans, thanks to the ceremony’s historically white, cis, Eurocentric focus and unethical behavior, among...
It has been literally forever (read: two years and 10 months) since we first learned that Donald Glover would be remaking Mr. and Mrs. Smith as a...
When asked to name the best movie soundtrack of their teen years, twentysomethings often pick something from the Twilight franchise—which, fair!...
If there’s anyone I’m a fan of, it’s Paddington Bear. Aren’t we all? Paddington 2 isn’t one of the most critically acclaimed films of our...
Nearly 20 years ago, Bryan Lee O’Malley unwittingly started a revolution. Scott Pilgrim’s Precious Little Life, the first volume in what would...
For a certain group of people, life can be divided into two eras: before Scott Pilgrim and after. Whether their entry point was cartoonist Bryan...
The Marvels is one of the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s fluffier movies of late. Lacking the emotional stakes of Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 ...
The latest episode of Rick and Morty ’s seventh season, “That’s Amorte,” exemplified what the show does at its best: take a premise that is,...
When The Sweet East premiered at the Cannes Film Festival this past May, our reviewer at The Daily Beast’s Obsessed used one key word to describe...
Despite Pluto being the first major adaptation of a widely acclaimed manga, you’d be forgiven for having no idea that the anime had premiered. The...
Does Nintendo actually want us to have friends? I’ve long had my doubts. As much as I loved playing Pokémon Stadium and Mario Tennis with my sister...
In August 2014, when independent developer Scott Cawthon released Five Nights at Freddy’s, the video game seemed almost ingeniously simple. Set in...
To honor Taylor Swift’s latest rerecording, we’re celebrating 1989 (Taylor’s Version) Week at The Daily Beast’s Obsessed. That...
Our craven desire for crime stories is nothing new—even Taylor Swift cites Law and Order: Special Victims Unit as one of her favorite shows....
I’m the only person who did not get to attend the Eras Tour. Factually, this is untrue: I was but one of hundreds of thousands of people who vied...
After watching all 11 episodes of Love Is Blind ’s fifth season, we’re confident in saying that this was the biggest flop the Netflix series has...
Rick and Morty is no stranger to celebrity guest stars: Stephen Colbert, Susan Sarandon, and Werner Herzog have all stopped by. Jemaine Clement...
In 2004, I was 11 years old, and Mean Girls was everywhere—including in my middle school. Which is why, on principle, I boycotted my classmates’...
The Boy and the Heron has been heavily touted as director and Studio Ghibli co-founder Hayao Miyazaki’s final film, which, at age 82, would make...
In the conversation of best concert films, there’s a clear winner: Stop Making Sense. Jonathan Demme’s 1984 film, a gorgeous capture of one of...