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Riz Ahmed Doesn’t Want to Be ‘Post-Racial’

In the super-antihero/anti-superhero movie Venom (which arrives in theaters today and is expected to gross around $65 million over its debut weekend), the British-Pakistani rapper-actor Riz Ahmed plays a character named Carlton Drake. He’s a billionaire industrialist and head of a shadowy scientific organization who plumbs the depths of space … More » Source: Ent […]

There’s Only One Reason to See Venom

The only reason to see Venom — the latest excrescence from the vast Marvel universe — is Tom Hardy, whose amiable mugging makes a nice change from his recent manly, mush-mouthed stoicism. Hardy plays Eddie Brock, a TV investigative reporter who acquires an extraterrestrial parasite, albeit one who violently dislikes … More » Source: Ent […]

Rebooting Forgotten TV Shows Is a Great Idea

On Wednesday, Deadline reported that the CW is developing a reboot of The L.A. Complex, a long-canceled show almost no one has ever heard of. Don’t be surprised if you haven’t, either: It ran for two seasons that were squashed together in the summer of 2012, it got little promotional … More » Source: Ent […]