Category Archives: Variety

Natasha Rothwell’s Fantastic ‘How to Die Alone’ Is Witty, Raw and Brutally Honest: TV Review
Hulu's "How to Die Alone," created by and starring Natasha Rothwell, is a witty and thoughtful dramedy about loneliness, accountability and the courage to get out of one's own way, especially when lif...
Aramide Tinubu Sep 13, 2024

Matt Walsh Satire ‘Am I Racist?’ Hits 1,500-Plus Theaters as Ben Shapiro’s Daily Wire Bets Big for Movie Dominance
Every now and then, a low-budget film emerges from outside the studio system and catches fire with the largely ignored right-leaning demographic, leaving mouths agape in Hollywood's executive suites. ...
Tatiana Siegel Sep 13, 2024

Comics Coach Gil Thorp Brings New Artist On The Field
Gil Thorp, the veteran funnies-page high-school coach, is getting new help on the sidelines. Rachel Merrill takes over the drawing duties on the long-running comic strip, set on the playing fields of ...
Brian Steinberg Sep 13, 2024

‘A Missing Part’ Review: Tender Drama Showcases a Nuanced Performance From Romain Duris
It's possible that the issue at the heart of "A Missing Part" will resolve itself in a few years. Japan, currently the only country in the G7 which doesn't recognize the legal concept of joint child c...
Peter Debruge Sep 13, 2024

Lil Wayne Says Super Bowl Snubbed Him for Halftime Show: ‘That Broke Me… It Hurt a Lot.’
Lil Wayne: Not Being Chosen for Super Bowl 'Broke Me' Nearly a week after Kendrick Lamar was announced as the headliner of the Super Bowl Halftime show, New Orleans native Lil Wayne has admitted that ...
Jem Aswad Sep 13, 2024

Shailene Woodley’s ‘Three Women’ Improves on the Bestseller With a Candid, Searching Look Into Female Sexuality: TV Review
When journalist Gia Lombardi (Shailene Woodley) announces her intention to pen a magnum opus on "sex in America," the brief sounds overbroad - more about the author's ambitions than any particular fin...
Alisoncolleherman Sep 13, 2024

Arab Digital Media Startup Blinx Is Grabbing Millions of Gen-Z Eyeballs With ‘Fresh and Playful’ Fare, Says Chief Nakhlé Elhage (EXCLUSIVE)
One year after its debut, Blinx - the Dubai-based digital startup that produces news and short form storytelling targeting Gen Z and Millennials across the Middle East and North Africa - is boasting b...
Nvivarelli Sep 13, 2024

Elvis Costello Announces ‘King of America & Other Realms’ Boxed Set, Spanning Different Eras of His Adventures in Americana
Shortly before U.S. citizens elect a president this fall, Elvis Costello fans will be able to return to the days when he was “King of America,” with a new six-CD super-deluxe set titled ...
Chris Willman Sep 13, 2024

Alfonso Cuarón Conversation With Director Jennifer Kent to Accompany IFC Films’ 10th Anniversary Re-Release of Cult Horror ‘The Babadook’ (EXCLUSIVE)
A 30-minute filmed conversation between Mexican auteur Alfonso Cuarn and Australian writer-director Jennifer Kent will follow each screening of the 10th anniversary re-release of the latter’s cu...
Naman Ramachandran Sep 13, 2024

Mena Suvari-Starring ‘All You Need Is Blood’ to Launch on KINO Studio (EXCLUSIVE)
North American distribution rights to Mina Suvari-starring zombie horror-comedy film "All You Need Is Blood," have been picked up by Level 33 Entertainment. The company is planning to launch the film ...
Patrick Frater Sep 13, 2024