Category Archives: Variety

J.K. Rowling Criticizes David Tennant and the ‘Gender Taliban’ After Actor Slammed Trans Critics as ‘F—ers’ Who ‘Are on the Wrong Side of History’
David Tennant is the latest “Harry Potter” actor to be called out by J.K. Rowling for publicly supporting trans rights. It all started when Tennant, the “Doctor Who” favorite w...
Zack Sharf Jun 28, 2024

How MSNBC Accurately Covered Joe Biden’s Disastrous Debate Performance
In the hour leading up to President Joe Biden’s disastrous debate performance on Thursday, I peeked inside the flashy studio where MSNBC’s biggest stars were previewing how Donald Trump co...
Jordan Moreau Jun 28, 2024

Viggo Mortensen Talks Next Directorial Project After Western ‘The Dead Don’t Hurt’: ‘I Won’t Make a Movie Unless I Have Final Cut’
Viggo Mortensen is eyeing his next directorial project. "It's only indigenous languages, it has no white characters and there will be no movie stars - just lots and lots of horses. But I am convinced ...
Leo Barraclough Jun 28, 2024

Neil Young Unveils ‘Early Daze,’ a Companion to His Classic ‘Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere’: Album Review
One of the biggest challenges for any artist is knowing when a creation - a song, a story, a painting - is finished and ready to be shared with the world. More than many, Neil Young has shown a willin...
Jem Aswad Jun 28, 2024

SZA, Usher, Victoria Monét Win Big at ASCAP Rhythm & Soul Awards
SZA, Usher and Victoria Mont were just a few of the musicians to take top honors at the 2024 ASCAP Top Rhythm & Soul Music Awards, which took place last night in Los Angeles. SZA, who released her...
Steven J. Horowitz Jun 28, 2024

Box Office: ‘A Quiet Place: Day One’ Makes Franchise-Best $6.8 Million in Previews
Make some noise, because it’s time to return to “A Quiet Place.” The third entry in Paramount’s post-apocalyptic thriller series, “A Quiet Place: Day One,” has open...
Jordan Moreau Jun 28, 2024

James Blake and Lil Yachty Make an Odd but Unexpectedly Strong Couple on ‘Bad Cameo’: Album Review
As this album’s cover artwork suggests - it appears to show a restaurant table with one man drinking tea and eating baked beans, and the other drinking syrup - a full-length collaboration album ...
Jem Aswad Jun 28, 2024

Brit Beat: BBC Gears Up for Biggest Glastonbury Broadcast Yet
It's the most wonderful time of the year for U.K. festival-goers: Glastonbury Festival returns this weekend. Most of the 200,000-strong crowd - including a large chunk of the U.K. music industry - are...
Thania Garcia Jun 28, 2024

Mike Leigh Says Peterloo Gatherers Would Be ‘Horrified’ At Abstaining Voters, Wishes He Got Bigger Budgets for Contemporary Films
Renowned British filmmaker Mike Leigh believes that if the subjects of his 2018 historical drama "Peterloo" were alive to see the upcoming U.K. general elections they would be "not only horrified but ...
John Hopewell Jun 28, 2024

‘Family Portrait’ Review: Formally Astute Ensemble Piece Extracts the Unsettling Essence of a Wealthy Clan
Lucy Kerr's unnerving debut, "Family Portrait," opens with a sequence where a character is intent on materializing the title in literal fashion. Katy (Deragh Campbell), a 20-something, tries to wrangl...
Peter Debruge Jun 28, 2024