In the spirit of the holiday season, this week I recommend checking out the Netflix original Christmas special,A Very Murray Christmas. Featuring a slew of stars includingGeorge Clooney,Chris Rock, andAmy Poehler, theBill Murray-fronted,Sofia Coppola-directed special isn’t just a wonderfully entertaining seasonal treat but also yet another sign that Netflix isn’t trying to be like television, it is television. In my mind, if producing outstanding shows likeMaster of NoneandHouse of Cardsgets you in the conversation for being considered “television” then an excellent Christmas special likeA Very Murray Christmasseals the deal....

Netflix has released the terrific first trailer for the upcoming limited seriesUnbelievable. Inspired by the real events in The Marshall Project and ProPublica Pulitzer Prize-winning article, “An Unbelievable Story of Rape,” written byT. Christian MillerandKen Armstrong, and the This American Life radio episode, “Anatomy of Doubt,” the timely story follows a teenager (Kaitlyn Dever) who files a police report claiming she’s been sexually assaulted by an intruder in her home, only for the authorities to deem her story “unbelievable....

The new month has brought fresh and much-awaited news forScreamfans everywhere, as we’re finally finding out whyPatrick Dempseywon’t be reprising his role in the seventh installment. Dempsey, who appeared as Detective Mark Kincaid in 2000’sScream 3, was long thought to be part of the upcoming title but wasofficially ousted back in January. Rumors had been brewing of Dempsey’s return for years, thanks to the mention of his character in 2022’sScream, followed by comments made by the actor back in the fall....

Peter Bergbrought the beloved high school football seriesFriday Night Lightsto our screens, but unfortunately for fans of the show, we won’t be visiting Coach Taylor again any time soon. The show expanded beyond football, delving into broader themes like family, friendship, and personal struggles, resonating with audiences and becoming a cultural touchstone. This phrase “Friday Night Lights” transcended the series, and the sport, and now encapsulates not just football games, but the spirit and challenges of small-town life across America....

[Editor’s note: The following containsspoilersforMa.] Mais so good, you guys. You gotta watch it. It’s an absurd, tone-shifting, and genuinely frightening horror film starringOctavia Spenceras an adult woman so warped by trauma and loneliness that she starts befriending and hosting local high schoolers in a sociological attempt at revenge. It’s out of this world, it inspired a ton of wonderful memes, and I fully believe Spencer deserved an Oscar nod for her work....

Dickson Wongis a player onDeal or No Deal IslandSeason 2, and twoSurvivoralums have taken a shine to him in the first few rounds.Deal or No Deal IslandonNBChas a cast of bright personalities and somereality televisionstars.Parvati ShallowandDavid Genatare infamousSurvivorplayers, and Wong has found himself in a fake family with both of them. Unfortunately, allying with Shallow and Genat is dangerous.Wong can stand alone as a master strategist, but if Wong wants to be taken seriously, he must ditch Parvati Shallow and David Genat....

Not only didGodzilla x Kong: The New Empiregenerate incredible box office numbers immediately after its debut, but the kaiju blockbuster has been holding on remarkably well in recent weeks, and has performed about as well as a summer tent-pole would. As it entered its sixth week of release,Godzilla x Kongsurpassed a couple of major milestones at the global box office, thanks to sustained interest both domestically and worldwide. The fifth installment of Warner Bros....

Following the end of the year’s massively disruptive SAG-AFTRA and WGA strikes, Hollywood is once more getting back to work, and the latest film to announce therecommencement of work isTron: Ares, the latest sequel in theTronseries, which is directed byJoachim Rønning. Taking to Instagram, Rønning announced that, following the conclusion of the strikes, production on the third installment of theTronserieswas once again in full flow, as he uploaded a photo of the cast of the movie going through a table-read, along with a caption that appropriately captured the excitement amongst not just the production staff but the fans of the series too....

In the opening moments ofCarmen, the debut feature from directorBenjamin Millepiedthatis a reimagining of the opera of the same name,the world we are taken into feels both vast and destructive. The Mexican desert stretches in all directions, but the beauty of the landscape is compromised by a danger that is coming over the horizon. Death comes for a dancing woman who we only get a small glimpse of before she is gunned down, robbing the titular Carmen (Melissa Barrera) of her mother and sending her on a dangerous journey across the border....

On the heels of programs likePoseandLegendarycomes the latest series that documents the world of ballroom. Presented by the production company behindRuPaul’s Drag Race,House on Firefollows the House of Miyake-Mugler as viewers witness nine members of the house as they balance the pressures of competition and surviving the dynamics within the family.The first season illuminated the breathtaking world of ballroom culture through the glory of docufollow reality television. In the first season ofHouse on Fire, viewers watched as the father of the house,Yusef Mugler, managed to keep his children in check asA....

If pressed to reveal their favoritePaul Thomas Andersonmovie, or, rather, which one they consider their truest masterpiece, our readers would certainly have no shortage of amazing movies to pick from. After all, Anderson is, by far, one of the most artistically interesting names in our current cinematic landscape, directing sometimes divisive, but always impactful movies that range fromBoogie NightstoPhantom Thread. And that’s not to mention his beautiful music videos. With choices as different asBoogie NIghts,There Will Be Blood,Phantom Thread, andLicorice Pizza, it can be pretty hard to make a definitive choice....

The quotes in this article are from an interview conducted prior to the SAG-AFTRA strike.Whenever an actor lands a lead role in a project, they know they’ll gear up for a big challenge. It gets even more intense when they’re playing historical figures because then there’s a whole other layer of research that they’ll have to do in order to sound and even move convincingly as their character. WhenCillian Murphywas handpicked byChristopher Nolanto play the titular role inOppenheimer, he knew that he had his work cut out for him — as he told Collider in an interview prior to the SAG-AFTRA strike....

What better way to welcome backSaturday Night Liveafterthe WGA strikethan to bring back the series' former golden boyPete Davidson? TheTransformers: Rise of the Beastsstar wasset to host for his first timeearlier this year sincehis 2022 departurebeforeeverything was shut downas the writers prepared to fight for fair wages. Instead, he’s slated to kick off the new season and the post-strike era this weekend and a new promo sees him ready to do the host thing complete with his bestKenan Thompsonface....