No one in the Hollywood biosphere is quite like Melissa McCarthy. In an industry that’s still dominated by male-driven movies, she’s nearly alone among female stars when it comes to her ability to open big, mainstream comedies that aren’t solely rom-coms. And not only is McCarthy a star, she’s a
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Part of Greta Gerwig’s singular vision for her adaptation of Little Women is apparently that it would star a famous young actress named Emma, and as Emma Stone is no longer available for the movie, Emma Watson is stepping into her part. That’s according to Variety, which says that Stone
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Laura LeeLun (@laleelun) is a Chicago-based comedy writer who has written for the Belladonna and Robot Butt. She also co-hosts the podcast, Riff Raff Revolution, which features interviews with comedians from underrepresented communities about their creative process and craft. This week, LeeLun talked with me about the sincerity of her
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As Sharp Objects races toward its finale, you might be wondering how the HBO mini-series will find enough time to wrap up all the drama and mystery in Wind Gap, Missouri. The answer: It uses every last minute it has! At the very end of Sunday’s finale, “Milk,” keep watching
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Before Crazy Rich Asians steers into its third act, Rachel Chu, the Asian-American protagonist living the fish-out-of-water experience in Singapore at the invitation of her boyfriend, Nick Young, meets with her college friend Peik Lin for some much-needed girl talk. Seated side by side against the bright Peranakan-style shop houses,
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One of pop’s weirdest conspiracy theories has turned out to be true. Back in 2010, the Jackson family claimed that three songs on Michael Jackson’s Michael, a collection of ostensibly unreleased tracks from the late singer’s archive, were not actually sung by the King of Pop. A Jackson fan named
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Comedian Drew Michael toyed with the idea of naming his eponymous new HBO special Watch the Whole Thing. That proposed title speaks to his own self-awareness of the unconventionality of the project, and at the same time serves as good advice for the viewer. If the average person sees Drew
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Conan O’Brien celebrates his 25th anniversary in late night next month and now reigns as the longest-serving late-night host currently on TV, so you’d think by now he’d be able to nab any guest he wants. It turns out, however, that there’s one guest in particular O’Brien has wanted to
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