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Watch Liam Payne’s Phenomenal ‘X-Factor’ Audition That Made Him a Star

A collective gasp echoed like a thunderclap in a valley in our Daily Beast newsroom late Wednesday afternoon at the news that singer Liam Payne,...

17.10.2024 20

Kevin Fallon

Why ‘Wicked’ Fans Are Already Angry Over the Movie

While next month’s Wicked movie was always going to be a huge, seismic, obsessive, once-in-a-lifetime, make-it-my-entire-personality Big Deal in...

12.10.2024 10

Kevin Fallon

Rape, Lipo, Gay Orgies: Most Shocking Scenes in Trump Biopic ‘The Apprentice’

As word spread via countless headlines in recent weeks that The Apprentice is the film that Donald Trump doesn’t want you to see, suffice it to say...

11.10.2024 2

Kevin Fallon

‘The Apprentice’ Director: Why Trump Fans Actually Love My Movie

It turns out that when you make the film that Donald Trump doesn’t want you to see, everybody wants to see it. At the very least, they want to talk...

10.10.2024 2

Kevin Fallon

Rebecca Minkoff’s Scientology Drama Crashes ‘Real Housewives of New York’

This week’s episode of The Real Housewives of New York City ended with the conversation that fans have been dying to see since this season’s cast...

09.10.2024 2

Kevin Fallon

Original ‘Survivor’ Winner Richard Hatch Reveals Show ‘Devastated My Life’

A naked gay man changed American culture as we know it. That’s not cheeky (heh), but very real: Twenty-four years ago, Richard Hatch was the first...

08.10.2024 20

Kevin Fallon

Lady Gaga’s ‘Joker: Folie à Deux’ Musical Numbers Hilariously Roasted in Memes

Joker: Folie à Deux is experiencing the rare Holy Trinity of cinematic failure: a critical thrashing, box office flopping, and fan outrage. Now, in...

08.10.2024 3

Kevin Fallon

Godawful ‘Joker 2’ Could’ve Been Saved by More Lady Gaga

“Bad” is on a spectrum. For example, 2019’s Joker was bad in a way that was infuriating: intellectually ludicrous and philosophically empty, while...

05.10.2024 2

Kevin Fallon

Adam Brody in ‘Nobody Wants This’ Is the Ultimate TV Crush

I am always in the market for a new crush. I wouldn’t consider myself a person of many passions or hobbies. (What am I going to do in my free time,...

04.10.2024 10

Kevin Fallon

Watch Jennifer Garner and Channing Tatum Dish ‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ Cameos

Ryan Reynolds’ Deadpool and Hugh Jackman’s Wolverine are more popular than Jesus—at least at the box office, where Deadpool & Wolverine broke...

01.10.2024 2

Kevin Fallon

‘Babygirl’ Trailer: Spend Christmas Watching Nicole Kidman Have Kinky Sex

As everyone knows, nothing says Christmas like coziness, joyful holiday carols, family all together, and kinky BDSM sex with your younger employee....

01.10.2024 1

Kevin Fallon

Watch the Emotional, Hilarious ‘SNL’ Reunion in ‘Will & Harper’

In an exceptional vote of confidence for taste—and progress—in America, the gorgeous, hilarious, and incredibly urgent documentary Will & Harper...

30.09.2024 3

Kevin Fallon

Kelly Clarkson’s Jaw-Dropping ‘My Heart Will Go On’ Cover Breaks the Internet

Kelly Clarkson spent the weekend getting Americans excited about the democratic process again. How patriotic, with the presidential election coming...

30.09.2024 2

Kevin Fallon

Marla Mindelle’s ‘Big Gay Jamboree’: Meet the ‘Delulu’ It Girl of Musical Theater

Like many things that can be described as big and gay, The Big Gay Jamboree owes much to Céline Dion. For a full year—and in fits and starts for a...

30.09.2024 2

Kevin Fallon

‘The Great British Baking Show’ Is Nicer—and Better—Than Ever

I have a tried-and-true morning routine. It’s less been “honed” over the years than it’s been thrust on me by the universe, to the point that...

28.09.2024 2

Kevin Fallon

Watch Maggie Smith’s Best Acting Performance in ‘The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie’

To be a master of sauciness—sharp-tongued like a dagger—and also perhaps one of the warmest presences most of us can remember seeing on screen:...

27.09.2024 20

Kevin Fallon

Will Ferrell’s Road Trip Movie With His Trans Best Friend Will Save Lives

This review originally published during the 2024 Sundance Film Festival. Will & Harper is now available to stream on Netflix. Will Ferrell and his...

27.09.2024 1000

Kevin Fallon

How Josh Rivera Found Humanity in NFL Murderer Aaron Hernandez

Few stories lend themselves to sensationalism like that of Aaron Hernandez. He was a rising star, a football hero, and an all-time great. And he was...

26.09.2024 3

Kevin Fallon

‘The Last of Us’ Season 2 Trailer Looks Even Better Than Season 1

The chills come just seconds into the first teaser trailer for Season 2 of The Last of Us . And they come courtesy of Catherine O’Hara. The...

26.09.2024 2

Kevin Fallon

‘Inside Out 2’ Is Now on Disney+: Watch This Exclusive Clip

Get ready to feel the whole range of emotions—but especially Joy—as Disney/Pixar’s hit film Inside Out 2 is now available to stream on Disney . The...

25.09.2024 1

Kevin Fallon

Is ‘Agatha All Along’ Really Marvel’s Gayest Project Yet?

I was shocked and dismayed to watch the first two episodes of Agatha All Along on Disney this week and not once see butt sex. All week long I’ve...

21.09.2024 3

Kevin Fallon

Menendez Brothers Incest Scenes in Ryan Murphy Netflix Series Spark Backlash

The first teaser for the footage for the new Ryan Murphy series Monsters: The Lyle and Eric Menendez Story didn’t so much raise an eyebrow as it...

21.09.2024 8

Kevin Fallon

Ellen DeGeneres: The Explicit Message I Wish I Ended Talk Show With

Well, that’s one take on the situation… In the trailer for what she’s calling her last comedy special, Ellen DeGeneres jokes that she was...

18.09.2024 2

Kevin Fallon

‘Emily in Paris’: Should Emily End Up With Gabriel or Marcello?

My relationship with Emily in Paris is complicated. That’s appropriate, I suppose. Netflix’s titular expat with the magically unexpiring visa’s...

17.09.2024 1

Kevin Fallon

Katy Perry Gets Rare Win at MTV VMAs During Year of Epic Flops

When a pop star suffers a litany of embarrassing failures, it can be hard to remember the time when they were the biggest, arguably most successful...

14.09.2024 2

Kevin Fallon

‘Secret Lives of Mormon Wives’ Is a TV Abomination. Why Am I Obsessed?

Everything I know about the Mormon religion, I’ve learned from reality TV. So to my understanding, it’s an organization teeming with sex-obsessed...

13.09.2024 2

Kevin Fallon

‘How to Die Alone’: Natasha Rothwell Is Leaving Her ‘Sad Twerking’ Days Behind

One conversation with Natasha Rothwell accomplishes what a decade of therapy couldn’t. The self-doubt, loneliness, shame, and an inability to see...

13.09.2024 3

Kevin Fallon

Chappell Roan Dedicates First VMA to Drag Queens, Trans, and Queer People

Chappell Roan capped off her huge first trip to the MTV Video Music Awards with a major win and a powerful message. Roan won the fan-voted award...

12.09.2024 3

Kevin Fallon

Sabrina Carpenter and Chappell Roan Stun and Steal the MTV VMAs

It’s tempting, especially as an Old Person, to question the relevance—let alone the existence—of the MTV Video Music Awards in a world that has...

12.09.2024 3

Kevin Fallon

Taylor Swift Remembers 9/11 During MTV VMAs Acceptance Speech

It’s been a whirlwind 24 for hours for Taylor Swift—which, given that this is Taylor Swift we’re talking about, is certainly saying something. A...

12.09.2024 3

Kevin Fallon

Patti LuPone Continues Her Epic Shading of Madonna on ‘Hot Ones Versus’

A truly great artist excels at all endeavors because they charge towards the work with full-force conviction. That is precisely what Patti LuPone...

10.09.2024 2

Kevin Fallon

‘The Apprentice’ Trailer Reveals Footage of Damning, Scandalous Trump Film

“The first rule is: attack, attack, attack.” A kaleidoscopic trailer was released Tuesday of the new Donald Trump biopic/origin story The...

10.09.2024 30

Kevin Fallon

Watch James Earl Jones Hilariously Mock His Voice on ‘Will & Grace’

James Earl Jones’ booming basso profundo may be the entertainment industry’s all-time most iconic voice. And yet, when I think of him, it is always...

10.09.2024 20

Kevin Fallon

In Defense of All the ‘Only Murders’ Celebrity Cameos

I’ve been loving the absolutely delightful new season of Only Murders in the Building , which has gotten mostly positive reviews and responses. But...

07.09.2024 2

Kevin Fallon

Nicole Kidman’s ‘The Perfect Couple’ Is Perfect Trash TV

Should anyone be mourning the unofficial “end” of summer, now that Labor Day weekend is in the rear view mirror, Netflix is doing us a solid. Its...

06.09.2024 1

Kevin Fallon

‘Lover of Men’: The Controversial Movie That Says Abraham Lincoln Was Gay

All these years later, people are still buzzing about Abraham Lincoln’s love life. That’s owed in large part to Lover of Men: The Untold Story of...

06.09.2024 2

Kevin Fallon

Apparently the Lady Gaga ‘Joker’ Sequel Is Terrible

Fans excited for the sequel to Joaquin Phoenix’s Oscar-winning Joker are, apparently, going to be disappointed. Joker: Folie à Deux, an incredibly...

04.09.2024 2

Kevin Fallon

Venice Is Buzzing Over Daniel Craig’s Explicit Gay Sex Scenes in ‘Queer’

There are many of us who, whether or not we’d like to admit, watched director Luca Guadagnino’s gorgeously erotic coming-of-age gay love story...

04.09.2024 6

Kevin Fallon

$500K ‘Rager’ Being Thrown for UNC Frat Boys Who Guarded Flag

The “rager” months in the making is set to take place Monday night—only some of the college students the party’s being thrown for don’t want it....

03.09.2024 9

Kevin Fallon

People Are Losing It Over Glenn Close’s Shocking Lines in ‘The Deliverance’

Online, people are gathering to support each other through a collective trauma. They are seeking comfort. They are seeking community. They are...

02.09.2024 3

Kevin Fallon

Barron Learned of Trump Assassination Attempt During Tennis Lesson

It was a tennis lesson that Barron Trump won’t soon forget. In a recent interview with Fox News’ Mark Levin, Donald Trump revealed his youngest son...

02.09.2024 1