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Pete (Mark Wahlberg) and Ellie (Rose Byrne) are happily married and happily childless. But at the start of Instant Family, out November 16, the couple

by Elena Nicolaou

Movies

Everything The Ending Of Outlaw King Doesn't Show

Outlaw King, Netflix's cinematic foray into the Scottish Wars for Independence, concludes the way you know it will: an invigorating pre-battle speech and

by Elena Nicolaou

Movies

Why Outlaw King Is The Unofficial Sequel To Bravehea...

Good news, fans of men in kilts and Chris Pine: Netflix’s new movie, Outlaw King, is full of both of those things. Outlaw King, out November 9, depicts

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TV Shows
Meet The 9 Super Talented Cast Members Of Westside, Netf...
Reality TV shows can be many things: vapid, voyeuristic, highly bingeable, relaxing, fascinating, fake, cringey, occasionally informative. Usually,
by Elena Nicolaou

Movies
The Funniest Movie Quotes Of All Time
We're all guilty of it. You see a comedy, spew popcorn all over the place laughing, and then spend the next several days repeating your favorite jokes to
by Elena Nicolaou

Movies
Which New Hallmark Christmas Movie To Watch, Based On Your Zodiac...
Life is unpredictable. Given that stark reality, sometimes it's nice to curl up with something utterly predictable, like a chocolate bar — or a
by Elena Nicolaou

Music
These Are The Best Karaoke Songs Of All Time
I don't get to sing karaoke often — less than once a month, for sure. But I still have a karaoke playlist on my phone that I frequently add new songs
by Meghan De Maria

TV Shows
Where To Find Major Clues You Missed In Haunting Of Hill Hous...
The Haunting of Hill House is a show meant to be watched, then rewatched with the Netflix version of a magnifying glass: ample use of the pause button and
by Elena Nicolaou

Movies
16 Things You Didn't Know About Bohemian Rhapsody, ...
Freddie Mercury dreamt that one day, someone would make a movie about his life. That day arrived. On November 2, Bohemian Rhapsody landed in theaters.
by Elena Nicolaou

Books & Art
Get Amped For The Best Books Of November
A curious convergence of fiction and reality happened to me during the Kavanaugh-Ford Senate public hearings in early September. At the time, I was
by Elena Nicolaou

Movies
Rosamund Pike Found A Hero In Marie Colvin & We Did, Too
When Rosamund Pike speaks about Marie Colvin, the subject of her new movie A Private War, she looks to the corner of the room, almost wistfully, like
by Elena Nicolaou

Books & Art
The Best Books Of 2018 We Can't Wait To Read This Year
This is how I know I’m reading an incredible book. All of the day’s obligations — making my bed, walking to the subway, cooking dinner — become
by Elena Nicolaou

TV Shows
Everyone Who Died On Season 6 Of House Of Cards — & Why
At the core of the final season of House of Cards is a death. An unsolved death, rotting away the fringes of characters' morality, haunting the executive
by Elena Nicolaou

TV Shows
The House Of Cards Question On Your Mind: Who Is Jane Da...
The most erotically charged moment of the final season of House of Cards arrives during a funeral in episode 4 — a very House of Cards sentence, indeed.
by Elena Nicolaou

TV Shows
The Shepherd Siblings On House Of Cards Are Based On Rea...
Francis J. Underwood, the political climber whose ministrations we followed for the past five seasons of House of Cards, is dead. But the House of Cards
by Elena Nicolaou

Movies
The True Story Behind Boy Erased Will Break Your Heart
Garrard Conley has spent much of his adult life raising advocacy about the horrors of gay conversion therapy. As Conley's website notes, over 700,000
by Elena Nicolaou

Books & Art
The Poetry Books You Need To Read If You Like Milk & Honey
This weekend, I visited Amazon's brick and mortar bookstore, which is designed to showcase best-selling books front and center, for the first time.
by Elena Nicolaou

Movies
Inside The Love Story That Defined Freddie Mercury's Life
Mary Austin was 19 years old when a 24-year-old Freddie Mercury walked into Biba, the posh London department store where she was working. He swerved the
by Elena Nicolaou

Pop Culture
These Celebrities Absolutely Slayed At Halloween
As the age-old tabloid section says, "Stars: they're just like us." At the very least, celebrities are just like us in the sense that they also require
by Elena Nicolaou

Entertainment
Heidi Klum's Most Memorable Halloween Costumes
Halloween is still several weeks away, but you can bet that Heidi Klum's costume is well underway. The supermodel and TV personality would sooner vote for
by Elena Nicolaou

Books & Art
What It's Like To Be A Ghost Photographer — & A Top Executiv...
Julie Rieger, the President, Chief Data Strategist, and Head of Media at 20th Century Fox, just wrote a book — but it's not the book you think. Given
by Elena Nicolaou

TV Shows
This Theory About Hugh & The Red Room Answers A Huge Haunting...
An incomplete list of the adjectives used to describe the house in The Haunting of Hill House: schizophrenic, insane, hungry. These are words typically
by Elena Nicolaou

Movies
Winter Is Coming & So Are These Netflix Original Holiday Movies
During the holiday season, our capacity for appreciating schlocky, cheesy movies grows three sizes. The rest of the year, we might be Grinches. But come
by Elena Nicolaou

TV Shows
All The Shows Netflix Has Axed In 2018
Are you ready to say goodbye to Orange Is the New Black? In October, Netflix announced it was ending the Jenji Kohan dramedy that once, in its sparkling
by Elena Nicolaou

Books & Art
These Historical Fiction Novels Will Sweep You Away
As it turns out, you don’t need a TARDIS to travel through time. All it takes — pardon our cheesiness — is a library card. But it’s true: More
by Elena Nicolaou

TV Shows
Investigating The Most Persistent Bodyguard Theory: Juli...
Warning: This post contains spoilers for Bodyguard. Here's something any Game of Thrones fan would have said with confidence when the HBO show first
by Elena Nicolaou