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The fourth and final season premieres on September 15. By Grant Rindner August 3, 2022 Donald Glover and Zazie Beetz in Atlanta.Courtesy of FX. Two weeks after an early teaser gave us a trip down memory lane (or, in this case, memory Peachtree Street), Atlanta is back with the first full trailer for season four.

The rapper’s longtime producer breaks down how they created Kendrick’s most daring album yet. By Dan Hyman August 2, 2022 Sounwave.Courtesy of Parsons. It’s been more than two months since Kendrick Lamar’s fifth studio album, Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers, was released to the public. But on a recent afternoon, the rapper’s longtime producer,

Yes, Walter White and Jesse Pinkman returned—but the episode was more than just an excuse for a cool cameo. By William Goodman August 2, 2022 Bob Odenkirk in Better Call Saul.Courtesy of Greg Lewis for AMC via Everett Collection It took six and a half seasons, but in last night’s episode Better Call Saul finally…broke

From Beverly Hills, 90210 to Sex and the City and his new Neil Patrick Harris series, Star is always in the cultural conversation. By Tara Ariano August 2, 2022 Gilles Marini and Neil Patrick Harris in Uncoupled.Courtesy of Netflix. In the fall of 1990, Darren Star was not yet 30 and had only a couple

From tomato-scented candles to floral fragrances, Jason Diamond is celebrating the rich, organic, slightly gross pleasures of all things vegetal, floral, and hot. By Jason Diamond August 2, 2022 Photographs: Getty Images; Collage: Gabe Conte A few months back, over a little impromptu dinner party at my place, my guests all commented on one thing.

The Invisible Man himself is now in yet another psychological thriller, AppleTV+’s Surface. By Tara Ariano August 1, 2022 Oliver Jackson-Cohen in Surface.Courtesy of Ed Araquel for AppleTV+. In his Netflix series The Haunting Of Hill House, writer-director Mike Flanagan tells the story of Olivia and Hugh Crain moving their five children into what turns

The NBA legend’s autobiography, Second Wind, is deep, rich, and bracingly honest. By Michael Pina July 31, 2022 Bill Russell of the Boston Celtics during a game against the New York Knicks, circa 1966.Dick Raphael / NBAE / Getty Images As an escape pod from our quarantine-normalizing present, The Last Dance was a revelation. Few

The Starz strip club drama is provocative, intoxicating and captures the nuances of Southern Black culture in a way that few other shows do. By Ile-Ife Okantah July 29, 2022 Brandee Evans in P-Valley.Courtesy of Erika Doss for Starz via Everett Collection Following the lives of the employees working at a Chucalissa strip club called

From marital bliss on “Plastic Off the Sofa” to a Drake co-written banger with “Heated,” here are the moments everyone’s talking about. By Grant Rindner July 29, 2022 Beyoncé.Courtesy of Mason Poole/Parkwood There’s no such thing as a minor Beyoncé release. Seismic shocks are par for the course for one of the most successful artists

The Slapper takes a break from his self-exile to address some lingering questions about the Oscars incident. By Grant Rindner July 29, 2022 Will Smith.Courtesy of Will Smith via YouTube. You’re not alone if it feels like the 2022 Academy Awards, and Will Smith’s zeitgeist-dominating slap of Chris Rock, happened a decade ago. Now, after

Nolan’s opus on the physicist behind the atomic bomb is due next year. By Grant Rindner July 28, 2022 Cillian Murphy in Oppenheimer.Courtesy of Universal The first teaser for Christopher Nolan’s next opus, Oppenheimer, is finally here, giving viewers their first glimpse of Cillian Murphy as the titular physicist who was instrumental in the creation

A new documentary on Leonard Cohen demonstrates how Hollywood can wear out a glorious song By Keith Phipps July 28, 2022 Leonard Cohen performs in Melbourne, Australia in 2013. Graham Denholm/WireImage In the new documentary, Hallelujah: Leonard Cohen, a Journey, a Song, directors Daniel Geller and Dayna Goldfine trace the history of the song that took

All praises to our frosted-tipped, emo tech guy sidekick. By Carrie Wittmer July 27, 2022 Daniel Kaluuya, Brandon Perea, and Keke Palmer in Nope.Courtesy of Universal Pictures The big stars of Jordan Peele’s third feature film, Nope, are Daniel Kaluuya and an electric Keke Palmer, playing the horse-wrangling siblings O.J. and Emerald who discover an

There’s also a new anonymous report that put the MCU’s VFX practices on blast. By Grant Rindner July 27, 2022 Jonathan Majors in Loki.Courtesy of Chuck Zlotnick via Marvel Studios. A few days ago, the only thing we knew about the next two Avengers films was that they are releasing in the same year, and

Myha’la Herrold and Marisa Abela take us inside HBO’s hottest stock. By Gabriella Paiella July 27, 2022 Myha’la Herrold and Marisa Abela on set in Berlin.Courtesy of Marisa Abela GQ Hype: It’s the big story of right now. Myha’la Herrold’s DMs are mostly filled with people telling her how much they appreciate her. As Harper Stern

The Ryan Gosling spy caper is already greenlit for the full cinematic universe treatment. By Grant Rindner July 26, 2022 Ryan Gosling in The Gray Man.Courtesy of Paul Abell via Netflix. Despite a mixed-to-scathing critical response, Netflix appears to be going all in on the Gray Man Cinematic Universe.The beleaguered streaming service, which spent approximately

Once again, San Diego Comic Con did not disappoint. By William Goodman July 25, 2022 Keanu Reeves during the Collider: Directors on Directing Panel at Comic-Con at San Diego Convention Center on July 22, 2022 in San Diego, California.Courtesy of Jerod Harris via Getty Images While Marvel was undoubtedly the show to see at San

From the return of Daredevil to more Kang the Conqueror teases, the MCU’s Hall H return did not disappoint. By William Goodman July 24, 2022 Black Panther: Wakanda Forever.Courtesy of Marvel Studios via YouTube. There was no doubt about what the main event at San Diego Comic-Con 2022 would be. Marvel Studios head Kevin Feige

The director’s third film signals that he may have moved on from sociopolitical horror. By Abe Beame July 22, 2022 Daniel Kaluuya and Keke Palmer in Nope.Courtesy of Universal via Everett Collection This weekend, three years after the release of Us, Jordan Peele returns to the screen—and a greatly changed world—with his latest effort, Nope.

Drake is always the human meme that keeps on giving, but even moreso when he’s in Vacation Mode. By Grant Rindner July 22, 2022 Drake leaves the court after the NBA game between the Toronto Raptors and the Los Angeles Lakers at Scotiabank Arena on March 18, 2022 in Toronto, Canada.Courtesy of Cole Burston via