Hannah Berneris naturally funny. From her first day entering the share house in the Hamptons onBravo’sSummer House, Berner was cracking jokes and making it clear that she may be a fledgling reality star, and a retired tennis player, butcomedy was her true talent. Berner describes her style as “aggressive” and her comedy reflects this as well. Berner is unapologetic about this quality, and in a society where women are constantly faced with the burden of the expectation of sweet submissiveness, modeling her signature aggressive, raunchy, and dramatic style of comedy is an accomplishment in itself....

Focus Features has revealed the first four images for their upcoming historical thrillerThe Northman, starringAlexander Skarsgårdas the Viking prince Amleth. The film, set in Iceland at the turn of the 10th century, is from the critically acclaimed directorRobert Eggers. In addition to the images, a poster and trailer were also released for the film, giving audiences their first taste of the action-filled epic that follows a young Viking prince on his quest to avenge his father’s murder....

Picture this: A happy family sits down in front of their television looking for some family-friendly content. They decide onTom & Jerry, the latest feature film adaptation of the beloved cartoon cat-and-mouse team, currently streaming on HBO Max. But when they hit play, what they get instead is a four hour, desaturated, ponderous, severe, and very R-rated deconstruction of all things superheroes. And it doesn’t even fit the dang screen!...

While there’s still no official word from Warner Bros. on the rating of the upcoming DC superhero movieThe Suicide Squad, we at least know the script wasn’t exactly playing it safe. As Warner Bros. was building out its DC Universe, there were rumors thatDavid Ayer’s 2016 filmSuicide Squadmight be released with an R-rating. Ultimately Warner Bros. went with a PG-13 for that film, but what a difference oneJokermakes. Indeed, fresh off the cool $1 billion thatJokerraked in at the box office despite a hard R-rating, it sounds like Warner Bros....

In a genre filled with countless competitions and challenges, it’s rare to find a truly one-of-a-kind game show. These are trailblazers in the genre, inventive concepts that subvert audience expectations and showcase peoplefighting for a grand prize in ways that viewers have never seen.These are essential innovators of the medium who show the wildly different things that a game show can be - for better, and for worse. When it comes toThe Moment of Truth, created byHoward Schultzand airing onFoxback in 2008, this show’s creators highlight some of the worst aspects of the genrethat led to shockingly dire consequencesfor many of the contestants involved....

One of the best things aboutNetflixis that among its voluminous catalog of both domestic and international movies, you are likely to stumble upon a true diamond in the rough every once in a while. It’s a satisfying feeling to come upon a thoroughly watchable movie with a unique and fun look into something new. Such is the case with the 2021 Dutch mafia filmFerry.Frank Lammersstars as the eponymous gangster who works for a Dutch mob boss in Amsterdam,the capital city of the Netherlands....

Note: This is a re-post of ourVivariumreview from the 2019 Fantasia International Film Festival. The film is now available on demand and on Digital HD. Sometimes, nature is a bitch. It’s not evil, it just is – you’re able to’t call a lion an asshole for eating that gazelle and a parasite isn’t exacting some cruel vengeance against its host, but the predator’s lack of moral culpability doesn’t make the food chain any less painful for the prey....

The end of the year is almost here and as with every month,Huluis continuing to shuffle up their catalog, with the addition of a number of great new movies and shows as well as some great titles on the way out. Newly added to the streaming service in December, we haveDarby and the DeadstarringRiele Downs(Henry Danger) andAuli’i Cravalho(Moana) andIt’s A Wonderful Binge, featuring the return ofEduardo Franco(Stranger Things) andDexter Darden(The Maze Runner) in the holiday-themed sequel to the 2020 teen comedy....

Netflix has released the first teaser trailer forSelmafilmmakerAva DuVernay’s upcoming limited seriesWhen They See Us, and it is jaw-dropping in its execution and impact. The four-part true-story drama chronicles the notorious case of five teenagers of color, labeled the Central Park Five, who were convicted of a rape they did not commit. They received sentences ranging from 5 to 15 years, and spent between 6 and 13 years in prison before they were finally exonerated....

Jesus Revolutionis an upcoming movie based on PastorGreg Laurie’s autobiographical book of the same title. The movie focuses on Greg’s early years as he becomes involved in the “Jesus movement” which originated in Southern California in the late 1960s and early 1970s, eventually spreading throughout much of North America and Europe. Along with a sea of his hippie friends, Greg arrives on the American west coast and attempts to breathe new life into a dying church....

We tend to think of actors in terms of their overall performance, but the real measuring stick is in the choices they make, be it role to role, scene to scene, or even moment to moment. The divide between good and great lies in those choices. When I think of this rule, the absolute first thing that comes to mind isTom Hardy’s choice to play iconic Batman villain Bane inThe Dark KnightRiseslike Mr....

Just when you thought that the days of the “Wild, Wild West” were over,Yellowstonetakes you on a trip packed with cowboys and outlaw types. Created byTaylor SheridanandJohn Linson, the series focuses on the brimming conflict involving the Dutton cattle ranch, a native reservation, and land developers. With a captivating narrative,Yellowstoneweaves in themes of family values, romance, dirty politics, and human nature at its worst. Three seasons and counting, John Dutton (Kevin Costner) and his growing brood are still at it, with some interesting characters feeding into the storyline as the plot thickens....

Amazon’s global drug dramaZeroZeroZerobegan streaming earlier this month –read my review here– and while there’s plenty of action in both Italy and America, it was the scenes set in Mexico that stood out throughout the series. That’s because of the actor anchoring those scenes,Harold Torres, who plays the ambitious special forces leader Manuel Contreras. Like many of my picks for Up-and-Comer of the month, I couldn’t take my eyes off Torres,whose performance was called"effin' Brando good" bySteven Gaydos, the longtime features editor at Variety....