Television

Like comedy or horror, “thriller” is a genre of entertainment that’s meant to provoke a physical response in the viewer: In this case, stress. A great thriller will raise your blood pressure and make you forget to breathe. In the same way you watch a horror movie to feel controlled fear, you watch a thriller
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And so it begins! Another March Madness, sure to be full of incredible college basketball, is upon us. It will inspire lots of frayed nerves, some insane face painting, and of course, completion of those brackets in hopes of winning bragging rights… or that office pool. This year’s NCAA tournament bracket will be revealed on
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Showrunners cast their favorite actors in new projects all the time, so it’s no real surprise that Lauren Graham could show up in Gilmore Girls creator Amy Sherman-Palladino‘s current project, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel. However, Graham has a very specific role she wants to play in the Emmy-winning comedy series. “Lauren made a request, and
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[embedded content] If you want to know the “what” and the “how” of Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes’ $10 billion startup scam, HBO’s new documentary The Inventor: Out for Blood in Silicon Valley has answers for you. But the “why” is frustratingly inconclusive. Which is a problem, because that’s the most interesting part. If you’re unfamiliar
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[embedded content] In an era when victims of sexual violence are still so often subjected to doubt and miscarriage of justice in the legal system, Netflix’s Unbelievable, a miniseries based on the true story of a teenager accused of lying about being raped, is unfortunately very timely. The trailer for the series, released Thursday, offers
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[embedded content] Apparently, nothing brings together a pair of rival network late-night hosts quite like The NeverEnding Story‘s theme song. On Monday night’s episode of The Tonight Show, Jimmy Fallon and The Late Show‘s Stephen Colbert teamed up to recreate that musical scene from Stranger Things 3, and the two put Dusty-bun (Gaten Matarazzo) and
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