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In the end, Deborah Vance and Ava Daniels prove that a funnier world is worth fighting for
A sure sign that you've made it to the top is that the last great Hollywood star sends you a famous dessert
“Never apologize for a joke,” says Deborah Vance, echoing many comedians. This episode challenges that notion
Returning as 61-year-old Vanessa Williams drops a club track, the show reaffirms it still has legs, and miles to go
Eric Kripke's gory superhero satire concludes that the only way to save ourselves is to kill our gods
The political assassination plot is a coincidence. Pay attention to the empty unity rhetoric and what happens next
As Amazon's Nazi-triumphant alternate history ends, we don't need a reminder of how far gone America could be
Salon talks to Eric Kripke about how his show predicted our terrible present and his expectations for what's next
We'll see Stephen Colbert again, but his broadcast exit closes out David Letterman's absurdist TV legacy
"The Other Bennet Sister" proves it’s the quiet ones we need to be watching
Underneath its feel-good fleece, this film sounds quiet alarms about forgetting painful history
Out of all the legendary musical beefs, the fable rivalry between Mozart and Antonio Salieri is our greatest hit
Never underestimate the shrewdness of third wife of a dying man who never takes her eye off the prize: his fortune
In an appropriately desolate ending, the show drives home its original thesis by doing daddy's bidding
"Michael" and the Potterverse are booming. Apparently, we're done feeling bad about what that means
The two specials hosted by Oprah and Gayle King are accidental companion pieces showing how abuse and abusers work
Lee has a critic's ethos, just like the late Roger Ebert and the misunderstood Anton Ego from "Ratatouille"
Bill Lawrence's latest comedy closes by kicking male wish fulfillment to the curb to spotlight what women want
Turner shocked Hollywood by colorizing classic film gems. Founding Turner Classic Movies cleaned the slate
Last week's reports of TCM's death may have been exaggerated but movie buffs, classic and otherwise, should worry
The beloved sci-fi series coming to Paramount is one of TV’s strongest political and social parables
OnlyFans is just one of the gigs featured on two shows that depict how capitalism extracts its dues from our flesh
The public television icon's legacy is still one of pop culture's happiest accidents
Sexists always look for a reason to degrade the superstar. Her breakup with NBA player Klay Thompson gave them one
The viral Lego-style Iran War memes are the latest case of the toy being used as a building block for political art
The Netflix hit returns with the idea that at every level of a dog-eat-dog economy, women get chewed up first
Dave Chappelle is completely attuned to the mean spirit of 2019. That's what's throwing off his old fans
Forty years ago, Janet Jackson took "Control"
In its way, Bill Lawrence and Steve Carell's comedy interrupts the globally destructive pull of male insecurity
You may hate the Chili Peppers, but you'll never escape "Can't Stop"
What began with a well-meaning comic questioning a stance became a model for learning what true allyship requires
The highly private pop star opens up in Lifetime's emotionally genuine four-part series, five years in the making
In the film, the artist proves she's more than "the worst parts" of her life, even if others find inspiration there
"House of David" and "The Faithful" join a rising tide of Bible-inspired shows meeting a right-trending culture
By offering up a live version of the Broadway hit starring John Legend, NBC might resurrect the musical trend on TV
PBS' new "Masterpiece" limited series puts a twist on a seductive classic
As Lisa Kudrow’s Valerie Cherish takes the pulse of AI’s Hollywood takeover, so does a new film hitting theaters
Taylor Sheridan's new show calls for abandoning scary city life for a rustic outhouse of one's own
"The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives" star and almost "Bachelorette" reflects a media-enabled numbness to wrongdoing
Godzilla stories warn that humanity’s attempts to control the uncontrollable inevitably invite catastrophe
Gerry Turner isn't a perfect gentleman. Oh well. But the "Bachelor" franchise let worse into the house before
Netflix's strangely entertaining new docuseries explains the ascendance of Fox News in the age of Trump
It's inevitable that with the Roys, Connor's wedding is just another setting for a family blindside
I regret to predict that "One Battle After Another" is a safer choice for an irritatingly familiar reason
The actor's new film "Emancipation" isn't getting much love, but probably not for the expected bad PR reasons
Netflix's "Selective Outrage" gives Rock's jabs at Will Smith, Meghan Markle and Jan. 6 a global live audience
Lockdown shifts that made Netflix's romance reality show a hit may be the main reason its couples aren't making it
The Olympic hockey cameos offered a reminder that the show’s nonpartisan jokes often drift into false equivalence
“The Question Is Moot,” a mock game show just might be the answer
In refreshingly different ways, these lusty pleasures have freed TV's hero romances from straight expectations