Power Book II: GhostRecap: A Not So Happy Ending

Power Book II: Ghost Save this article to read it later. Find this story in your accountsSaved for Latersection. Unlike Tasha and Raquel, Monet has yet to demonstrate the ability to be empathetic and nurturing. Monet is somewhat aware of her shortcomings as a mother, though. We might as well call this episode What Monet Doesnt Know! What makes matters worse is Dru thinks she was the one who made his fathers release happen....

December 20, 2021 · 2 min · 383 words · Michael Lee

Succession’s Sincerity Conundrum

Save this article to read it later. Find this story in your accountsSaved for Latersection. Amid the emphatic synths and cooing scale-runningin the inimitably operatic, wholly perfect pop classic What Is Love? by Haddaway, the singer repeats two agonized requests: One is existential (What is love? ); the other is direct (Dont hurt me no more). Does Logan Roy (Brian Cox) love his children? Laced through with egocentrism and delusion, sure, because its rare that anyone onSuccessiondoes anything entirely altruistically....

December 20, 2021 · 2 min · 329 words · Teresa Crosby

The 5 Trends That Shaped Streaming in 2021

Save this article to read it later. Find this story in your accountsSaved for Latersection. It would be wrong to say the streaming business got back to normal in 2021. Actors even resumed making in-person appearances on talk shows a sure sign Hollywood was healing. Here are the five trends and developments I think best defined the year. There was almost no way Netflix and Disney+ were ever going to match their 2020 performances....

December 20, 2021 · 1 min · 198 words · James Adams

The Backbreaking In-Joke inSpider-Man: No Way Home

Save this article to read it later. Find this story in your accountsSaved for Latersection. But as one of the films in-jokes reminds us, not everything felt good back then. Im referring, of course, to Tobey Maguires back. (The spoilers will truly begin after this paragraph.) (Apparently, web-slinging is not great for the lumbars.) Whats the reason for all this? Some might say putting Maguire and Garfield insuch a positionis its own reward....

December 20, 2021 · 1 min · 184 words · Douglas Shepherd

The EqualizerFires Chris Noth After Sexual-Assault Allegations

Save this article to read it later. Find this story in your accountsSaved for Latersection. Chris Noth has been fired fromThe Equalizerjust days aftera third woman came forwardto accuse the actor of sexual assault. (His character wont be edited out of any reruns.) On December 17, a third woman came forwardto The Daily Beastto accuse Noth of sexually assaulting her. In addition to his firing fromThe Equalizer, Noth has been dropped from his talent agency....

December 20, 2021 · 1 min · 96 words · Julie Hamilton

The Year in Culture

Our critics snag the best shows, movies, albums, books, and more. Save this article to read it later. Find this story in your accountsSaved for Latersection. Our lives this year were defined by pandemic-born stasis, but mercifully, culture pressed on. .What Made a TV Show Great in 2021? Our critics break down what goes into naming the best of the year. The Best Movies of 2021Snapshots of moviegoing in the year in-person cinema returned with a vengeance....

December 20, 2021 · 1 min · 132 words · Ashley Taylor

TheEuphoriaSeason 2 Trailer Wishes You a Happy Rue Year

Save this article to read it later. Find this story in your accountsSaved for Latersection. The trailer forEuphoriaseason twois here, and this time, Rues got a new rollie bag. She brings it to the addiction support group. She rides around on a bike with it trailing behind her. Whats in the suitcase? asks Ali (Colman Domingo). Based on the rest of the clips in the trailer, the answer may be drugs....

December 20, 2021 · 1 min · 98 words · Stacy Martinez

YellowstoneRecap: Everything’s Not Okay

Yellowstone Save this article to read it later. Find this story in your accountsSaved for Latersection. Im breaking a lot of story rules, he said. Ill jump the plot ahead for no reason whatsoever except that I wanted to and its entertaining. Its every old western and new western and soap opera thrown together in a blender. And yes, I think it infuriates and confounds some people who study storytelling....

December 20, 2021 · 3 min · 428 words · Linda West

YellowstoneRecap: The Bigger Bear

Yellowstone Save this article to read it later. Find this story in your accountsSaved for Latersection. It makes for some delightful father-son bonding. Just take this exchange: Kayce: Youre not supposed to be riding, neither. John: He said no driving. Never mentioned nothing about horses. Kayce: I promise you, horses are on the list of things you shouldnt drive. John: You got shot; youre on a horse. Kayce: I only got shot twice....

December 20, 2021 · 2 min · 340 words · Deborah Perry

DeadwoodRecap: A World That Can’t Be

Deadwood Save this article to read it later. Find this story in your accountsSaved for Latersection. You are changed, Seth tells Alma, sitting at a table in E.B. You seem to be too, Alma replies. But we see what they see in each other. If Alma and Seth havent changed entirely, something in them has shifted. Near-death experiences can do that. Seth endured one inthe preceding chapter. Seth knows it couldve just as easily been him laid to rest after the battle in the hills....

December 19, 2021 · 4 min · 775 words · David Mosley

Dexter: New BloodRecap: The View From the Cheap Seats

Dexter Save this article to read it later. Find this story in your accountsSaved for Latersection. And yet, here we all are. Trying our best to stick with it. Not so much because its good. Both in the literal case of this show and in the fictional case of Kurt Caldwells inevitable next murder. Harrisons violent vulnerability is the best thing aboutNew Blood. Too bad we havent gotten to see more of it....

December 19, 2021 · 1 min · 205 words · Amanda Hall

Here Are the 2021 Hugo Award Winners

Save this article to read it later. Find this story in your accountsSaved for Latersection. The ceremony also streamed globally, as is the style of the time. Past winners include Arthur C. Clarke, N.K. Jemisin, and G. Willow Wilson. The award has been at the center of controversies as more diverse voices in fiction come to the front. Other awards were given to NetflixsThe Old Guardand theseries finaleof NBCsThe Good Place....

December 19, 2021 · 1 min · 80 words · Rhonda Willis

InsecureRecap: All in a Day’s Work

Insecure Save this article to read it later. Find this story in your accountsSaved for Latersection. Now, we get to see if shell take Mollys advice and choose what will make her happy. They can see themselves building a life together there. They decide to apply, but the realtor tells them hes already rented it. Point one to the universe. Molly hugs him enthusiastically, drawing some looks from her other female colleagues in her excitement....

December 19, 2021 · 5 min · 977 words · Catherine Love