Kelly Carlin, daughter of the late comic George Carlin, has already made it clear what she thinks of artificial intelligence bots like ChatGPT that are churning out “jokes” in the style of her father. “I […]
Movie critic Gene Siskel named this comedy the worst movie of 1992, “as depressing an experience as I’ve ever had going to the movies. That’s 23 years of going to the movies professionally, maybe six, […]
The science of Saturday Night Live analytics has taken off in recent years, with multiple social media accounts breaking down minutiae like cast member airtime, celebrity cameo appearances, and five-timer host stats. Now @snlyltics has shared a […]
It’s important to remember that every critic is just some guy, and even a Rotten Tomatoes score is just a collection of dudes whose opinions may or may not have any relationship to a movie’s value. Maybe they […]
“Comedy’s harder than drama,” says Barbie’s Margot Robbie in this year’s edition of Hollywood Reporter’s Actress Roundtable. “I feel less scared that I’m going to pull off a big screaming, crying scene than I’m going to pull off […]
With the notable exception of Michael Richards, who never cracked a smile when he wasn’t supposed to, everyone on Seinfeld broke on camera occasionally. Jerry Seinfeld and Julia Louis-Dreyfus probably did so the most, with Seinfeld often struggling not […]
They say women do everything men do except backward and in heels — in fact, it’s a saying so old that it originally referred to Ginger Rogers and Fred Astaire, and you almost certainly can’t name […]
No three words scream “medical malpractice” quite like “Hi, Dr. Nick!” The Simpsons isn’t known for its positive representations of public health. Springfield, (Simpsons State) is, occasionally, known as “The World’s Fattest Town,” and the […]
Stark divides between good and evil are for babies. Here in the age of prestige dramas and gritty reboots, complexity is king, and no one is more complicated than an antihero. In fact, give us a character […]
If a comic actor gets lucky — say, Jerry Seinfeld — they can create an all-time favorite sitcom character and coast off the residuals forever. But what are the odds of lightning striking twice (or even […]
Patrick Stewart’s memoir, Making It So, came out in October, regaling readers with tales from his days on the stage, Star Trek: The Next Generation and in the X-Men franchise. One surprising tidbit? He had a lousy time […]
If you grew up in the ‘80s (or on ancient VHS tapes in the ‘90s and aughts), you’re all too aware that creative types can set out to deliver fun for the whole family and […]
If you’re in a part of the U.S. that’s used to getting snowfall, you’ve probably noticed that this winter has offered very little in terms of snow thus far. There was no white Christmas, the snowman population […]
It’s an unfortunate truth that most performances by children in movies range from “tolerable” to “inspiring conspiracy theories that they’re a walking, talking trigger for hordes of Manchurian Candidate bullies.” It’s not their fault — kids […]
As the year comes to a close and another is soon to begin, one way we can all attempt to maintain the illusion that humanity has some measure of control over life, and is not […]
When was the last time a movie made you cry? Mufasa’s death? Snape’s death? The death of the shoe in Who Framed Roger Rabbit? Are you sensing a pattern here? The easiest way to wring some cheap […]
2023 hasn’t been kind to Ashton Kutcher but to be fair, it’s not like fate was dealing him a bad hand. Both the past and present versions of Kutcher brought it all on himself, including […]
When a company is basically linked one-to-one with the entire idea of “imagination,” you’d think that they would support, above all else, new art. It’s probably incalculable how many young creatives were inspired by the […]
Chevy Chase stopped hurting Joel McHale’s feelings back in 2009. At least that’s what McHale told PEOPLE after Chase bashed Community for about the 100th time during an appearance on Marc Maron’s WTF podcast. Community just was “not funny enough” for […]
Dan Aykroyd once punched a hole in the wall of Lorne Michael’s office. Why? He was sick and tired of all the last-minute script changes on Saturday Night Live. “I was so mad at the way […]