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Carey Mulligan on the wild ride and devastating truth of Promising Young Woman

With her new film now out on VOD, the actress reflects on finally getting to kick ass.

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Disney+ raises the curtain on The Muppet Show in February

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For Inauguration Week, here are the best podcasts about the worst administration in history

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Who among us hasn't been forced to discard a life-sized cardboard cutout of their celebrity ex?

Reid McCarter

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Anthony Hopkins, Jodie Foster reunite for Silence Of The Lambs' 30th anniversary

Randall Colburn

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What's On Tonight

The moment has arrived: It’s time to head to Everwood

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The best romantic comedies on Amazon Prime

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Armie Hammer drops out of film Shotgun Wedding amid "bullshit" DMs scandal

William Hughes

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John David Washington addresses criticism over age gap between him and Malcom & Marie co-star Zendaya

Shannon Miller

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When Romance Met Comedy

Political rom-com Long Shot lost at the box office, but it’s poised to be an incumbent

Caroline Siede

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Locked Down was conceived, sold, and shot in 4 months. Here's how it came together

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Ragnar Lothbrok’s legacy haunts a striking but empty Vikings right to the finish

Dennis Perkins

D+

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The Stand’s New Vegas is where nuance goes to die

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya

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The saga of the Trump/Kushner Secret Service detail that left an "unpleasant mess" in the Obama's bathroom

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New Radicals—apparently a favorite of Kamala Harris' husband's—to reunite for Biden inauguration

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The cast of One Night In Miami on showcasing the human side of Black icons

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Russell Crowe admonishes "kids these days" for failing to appreciate 2003's Master And Commander

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R.I.P. Election actress Jessica Campbell

Shannon Miller

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Originality be damned: That Willy Wonka origin story movie is really happening

We all know the story of Willy Wonka, the eccentric candy man who lives in a vaguely European town and owns a candy factory that nobody ever enters or leaves (on a totally unrelated topic, the employees all love to work there and they definitely get…

Sam Barsanti

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Here's what's coming to (and going from) Netflix in February 2021

Shannon Miller

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Here's what's coming to Hulu in February

Streaming platforms sometimes have slow months, typically Januarys or the really miserable summer months, but Hulu is decidedly not have one of those slow months in February: Not only is it getting Chloé Zhao’s Nomadland—poised to be one of the…

Sam Barsanti

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Weekend at Bernie's lied to us, says professional mortician

As the past year can attest for us, only two things in life are certain: Death and Donald Trump tax fraud. With mortality looming in nearly every major headline these days, it’s difficult to escape the feeling of our own impending doom.

Andrew Paul

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Here's what's coming to Disney+ in February

We’ve already heard about the most high-profile addition coming to Disney+’s shelves in February (it’s time to play the music, it’s time to light the lights, it’s time to meet the Muppets because The Muppet Show is coming to streaming! Hooray!), but…

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Carey Mulligan on the wild ride and devastating truth of Promising Young Woman

Disney+ raises the curtain on The Muppet Show in February

For Inauguration Week, here are the best podcasts about the worst administration in history

Who among us hasn't been forced to discard a life-sized cardboard cutout of their celebrity ex?

Anthony Hopkins, Jodie Foster reunite for Silence Of The Lambs' 30th anniversary

The 10 Best Deals of January 19, 2021

The Best New-Ish Movies You Have To Watch This Month

Hitman 3 is Out Tomorrow and You Can Get It for $50 If You Order Today

Anne Hathaway and Chiwetel Ejiofor on lockdown breakdowns and their favorite masks

The cast of One Night In Miami on showcasing the human side of Black icons

Director Matt Shakman on the intersection of WandaVision and Just The Ten Of Us

M. Night Shyamalan explains the deeper meaning of Servant's food porn

Batwoman’s season 2 premiere answers the question, “What Happened To Kate Kane?”

CBS All Access to rebrand as Paramount+ in March

Sorry, mates: Peaky Blinders to end after season 6

Disney+ will not be complete until it adds this 1973 animated short about VD to its catalog

Katie emerges as the unlikely queen of this Bachelor episode

The moment has arrived: It’s time to head to Everwood

The best movies on Netflix

The best movies on Amazon Prime

The best movies on Hulu

Overflowing cups: 12 acts who wrote for other artists

Marvel finally scored a big-screen hit with Blade

Set your world on fire with this Daenerys Targaryen-inspired hairdo

Hold this thread as I walk away: 15 songs about sweaters

The best romantic comedies on Amazon Prime

Armie Hammer drops out of film Shotgun Wedding amid "bullshit" DMs scandal

John David Washington addresses criticism over age gap between him and Malcom & Marie co-star Zendaya

Political rom-com Long Shot lost at the box office, but it’s poised to be an incumbent

Locked Down was conceived, sold, and shot in 4 months. Here's how it came together

Ragnar Lothbrok’s legacy haunts a striking but empty Vikings right to the finish

The Stand’s New Vegas is where nuance goes to die

The saga of the Trump/Kushner Secret Service detail that left an "unpleasant mess" in the Obama's bathroom

New Radicals—apparently a favorite of Kamala Harris' husband's—to reunite for Biden inauguration

What are you reading in January?

The cast of One Night In Miami on showcasing the human side of Black icons

Russell Crowe admonishes "kids these days" for failing to appreciate 2003's Master And Commander

R.I.P. Election actress Jessica Campbell

Originality be damned: That Willy Wonka origin story movie is really happening

Here's what's coming to (and going from) Netflix in February 2021

Here's what's coming to Hulu in February

Weekend at Bernie's lied to us, says professional mortician

Here's what's coming to Disney+ in February

Frank Grillo kills his way out of a death loop in the Boss Level trailer

"Solving" Jeffrey Epstein's death? There's an app for that

UPDATE: Freaks And Geeks is coming to Hulu next week with its original soundtrack intact

A young girl acquires deadly power in Nnedi Okorafor’s latest sci-fi journey

Both the living and the dead haunt the unsettling stories of The Dangers Of Smoking In Bed

5 new books to read in January

What great non-2020 book did you read this year?

Inkbots is a 3D comic like no other

Batman Black And White #1 is good, but not as good as its namesake

Zayn pops up, and a Bee Gee goes country: 5 new releases we love

Drake, Rhye, and 17 more albums we can’t wait to hear in January

Stop the music: The Recording Academy postpones the 2021 Grammys [UPDATE]

20 years later, Azure Ray’s crushing debut reminds us that we’re never alone

Beach Bunny’s Lili Trifilio on turning her “corona angst” into art