My Brilliant Friend: The Story of a New Nameis a lush anti-romance: Review

The Elena Ferrante adaptation continues with lush romance and sensitive feminist rage. One unusual thing I love aboutMy Brilliant Friendis my complete inability to figure out how old anyone is. Lila is every fiery adjective ever written about Italian women. Credit: Eduardo Castaldo/HBO They protect each other, and compete bitterly. Girace brims with glamorous assurance, giving her rebel-with-a-cause polymath a snarly humor. But series creator Saverio Costanzo, who directs most episodes, gets more visually audacious in his dramatization....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 200 words · Jason Wright

My Chemical Romance announce plans to hit the road for reunion tour

Three cheers for sweet tour dates! The band broke up in 2013, but this will be their first full tour in nine years. They revealed this information in the most on-brand way possible. Wednesday morning, they premiered a new video on YouTube titled A summoning… A group of menacing figures in masks show up, and the ouija board advises the boy to run. A black-clad ballerina dances down the aisle, like the music video for Helena from that album....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 197 words · Gary Weber

My Chemical Romance announce reunion show and we're not okay (we promise)

This will be the band’s first concert since their 2013 split. Break out the eyeliner and your old concert tees, becauseMy Chemical Romanceis officially back. Andwe’re not okay (we promise). Naki/Redferns The momentous concert will be held Friday, Dec. 20, at the Shrine Expo Hall in Los Angeles. Tickets go on sale Friday at noon PT. Back in 2013, Way announced the band’s breakup witha lengthy notethat ended with love to their fans....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 132 words · Matthew Jacobs

My Dream Emmy Nominations part 5: Best Comedy and Drama Series

It may very well be the only thing standing in the way of aHanksweep come nominations day July 8. You think Im kidding about that last bit…okay, Im kidding. But you get the point. Best Drama Series *Breaking Bad: TVs most nerve-racking hour hit a new creative high in year 3. *Damages: Bounced back from amehseason 2 with a mystery that was taut, suspenseful, and timely. *Friday Night Lights: A different team, but still victorious....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 155 words · Lee Spence

My dummy Valentine: Archie's 5 most dimwitted moments onRiverdale(so far)

The lovable redhead on ‘Riverdale’ is kind, innocent, thoughtful… and really, really stupid sometimes. It was hard to narrow down, but here are five of Archies most endearingly lamebrained moments. Thinking Miss Grundy liked him for his mind. Credit: The CW Because whywouldntthe most sinister family in all of Riverdale do something nice, right Arch? The Blossom family isnt trying toVertigoyou into a stand-in for their dead son Jason. Nope, everythings fine....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 123 words · Krystal Hill

My Little Ponyto launch new animated series and toy line — see exclusive first look

A new animatedMLPseries,Pony Life, will premiere on Discovery Family in 2020. Befitting the title,PonyLifes stories will reportedly be more slice of life-oriented than the adventure-drivenFriendship Is Magic. (Is this theMLPversion ofSeinfeldwe didnt know we wanted until right now?) Hasbro Get a glimpse at the full lineup of ponies in the video above. Hasbro Hasbro

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 54 words · Kayla Robinson

My New Year's TV Resolutions

For 2009, I resolve to: and was hooked and hooting for about an hour. I used to think of Griffin as an unfunny vulgarian. Now I think she may be a very funny vulgarian: clearly, a Subject For Further Study. Credit: Sergei Bachlakov/The CW Try and keep and open mind about Jimmy Fallons new talk show, premiering Mar. 2.On the one hand, the guys webisodes running up to his debut have been thuddingly unfunny....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 129 words · Michael Sims

My Next Guest Needs No Introductionreview: David Letterman genially interviews Barack Obama

You could call it rambling. He also asked about Obamas family history, and how social media fell into propaganda. And they were just a couple old guys, not as employed as they used to be. Credit: Netflix You and I recently left longterm jobs, said Letterman. I was not fired, though, saidObama. At times you felt you were listening into a conversation between two thoughtful gentlemen of leisure. I mean that as a compliment....

May 1, 2025 · 2 min · 384 words · Wesley Oliver

Mystmovie and TV universe in the works with original game creators

Perhaps the ending has not yet been written. On Wednesday, Village Roadshow Entertainment Group revealed its acquiring of the film and TV rights toMyst. Does this mean we could see aMystunscripted reality show in the future? Credit: Maximum Games Perhaps this meansthat live-action movie stuck in development Hellsince its reveal in 2010 will finally move ahead. But official details are scarce beyond the news that well be getting moreMyst-ifying entertainment....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 98 words · Taylor Huff

Mädchen Amick teasesRiverdaledirectorial debut, and what she learned from David Lynch

Madchen Amickwasn’t planning to direct theRiverdaleseason 4 finale. “There was a little extra pressure.” Amick has been directing since 2015, beginning withone of her daughter Mina Tobias' music videos. Credit: Kailey Schwerman/The CW Now it will have to stand as the conclusion and Amick warns that it ends on a cliffhanger. In the photos above and below, EW has an exclusive behind-the-scenes look at Amick’s directing days onRiverdale. MADCHEN AMICK:I moved to L....

May 1, 2025 · 5 min · 886 words · Matthew Shaw

Mötley Crüe are getting back together (again)

‘The fans spoke, and Motley Crue listened!’ UPDATED (DEC. 4):Motley Crue finally confirmed what had already been leaked in earlier reports. The band is officially prepping for a stadium tour in 2020 with Def Leppard and Poison. See the list of tour dates below. (Check local listings.) Having scheduled a 2015 farewell tour, they signed a cessation of touring agreement to prevent any further performances. But we know that will never happen....

May 1, 2025 · 2 min · 302 words · Elizabeth Fletcher

N.K. Jemisin's Broken Earth trilogy is the best fantasy of the decade

Warning: This article contains spoilers about the Broken Earth trilogy. If the Earth were conscious, then surely it would despise us by now. But one reason thatN.K. Broken Earth’s map is of an Earth with a single continent called the Stillness. It’s a hard land, buffeted by consistent shakes and recurring catastrophes. Uncovering their purpose is a major part of Essun’s journey. Her eyes don’t move. She might as well be the statue she gives the impression of....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 158 words · James Watson

Nail in the Coffincaptures how Milli Vanilli's bodyguard became a Mexican wrestling icon: Review

The film documents the life and career of the wrestler Vampiro. Pro wrestling is not an American invention nor does it come from Europe. It is a thing that started down here. Credit: Don Quincy While Vampiros grasp on the sports history is debatable, whats undeniably fascinating is the identity of the speaker. It is a question colorfully answered in this film from first-time director Michael Paszt. Local wrestling fans had never seen anything like it who had?...

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 107 words · Michelle Rodriguez