‘MaXXXine’ Is Punch-Drunk on Pastiche
A24/Ringer illustration Ti West’s stalk-and-slash set pieces hit all the classic marks but rarely transcend them Give Ti West this:...
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Will the Debate Debacle Revive TV News?
Then, Matt and Ben Smith of Semafor take a look at the broader state of TV news as we exit...
Will the Debate Debacle Revive TV News?
Then, Matt and Ben Smith of Semafor take a look at the broader state of TV news as we exit...
How Much Kevin Costner Stands to Win or Lose on ‘Horizon’
Warner Bros. Producer Mark Gill joins Matt to discuss the finances of Costner’s new film, plus Francis Ford Coppola’s ‘Megalopolis’...
Is Hollywood Really That Effed Up?
Photo by Tim Heitman/Getty Images Matt and Lucas also explore whether young people should abandon TV/film careers in favor of...
The Nine Movie Roles—and TV Cameo—That Defined Donald Sutherland
Ringer illustration From his spellbinding ‘JFK’ scene to the trauma-horror of ‘Don’t Look Now’ to his ‘Simpsons’ cameo, these are...
Final (?) NBA Finals Takes, the Caitlin Clark Discourse, and Hollywood’s Junket Crisis With Katie Baker
Photo by Brian Fluharty/Getty Images Plus, remembering Jerry West, a friend to sportswriters everywhere On the Final Edition, Bryan welcomes...
Paramount-Skydance Is Dead. What Now?
Getty Images Plus, a box office prediction for the highly anticipated ‘Inside Out 2’ Matt and Lightshed media analyst Rich...
What You Need to Know Before Watching ‘The Boys’ Season 4
Getty Images/Ringer illustration The Boys are about to be back after a two-year break (and a successful spinoff). Where does...
The Science of Green-Lighting Movies
Photo by Jakub Porzycki/NurPhoto via Getty Images Matt is joined by Joshua Lynn, the president of Piedmont Media Research, to...
Riding and Dying With Will Smith
Getty Images/Ringer illustration Two years after the “Slap,” Will Smith gets back to the basics, which could mean business as...
TV Viewers Are Getting Old. Do Advertisers Care?
Photo by Malcolm Dunbar/Picture Post/Hulton Archive/Getty Images Plus, a prediction about the distribution of ‘The Apprentice,’ which highlights Donald Trump’s...
The Memorial Day Box Office Meltdown
Warner Bros. Matt and Lucas talk about the terrible box office weekend and debate whether studios will release fewer movies...
Everyone Hates Ticketmaster, but Is It a Monopoly?
Matt is joined by Puck’s Eriq Gardner to discuss the U.S. government’s monopoly lawsuit against Ticketmaster and Live Nation Matt...
George Miller’s Mad, Mad World
Getty Images/Ringer illustration The emergency room doctor turned director never set out to create a cinematic universe, but in the...
