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in Interviews, TV, TV InterviewsInterview: ‘Hacks’ Star Hannah Einbinder Reflects on Her Growth As An Actress
Since the first season of Max’s Hacks, Hannah Einbinder has been excellent in her starring role as Ava Daniels. However, having secured her third Emmy nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series for her work on the show, it seems we have arrived at a turning point in the young actress’ career. Season […] More
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Film Review: ‘Babylon’ is An Unwieldy Yet Wildly Fun Look At Hollywood’s 1920’s Bacchanal Days
When you think about Hollywood, you think about it being where movies are made. It’s a dream factory. That’s true, but especially a century ago, it was also an unabashed bacchanal. Sex and drugs flowed freely, in a manner that would put most modern folk to shame. It’s in that extreme playground that Babylon sets […] More
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Emmy Analysis: Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series
Like so many other Emmy categories this year, this one features just one returning nominee from 2020. It also contains a few familiar faces who have either been nominated previously for the same role or for another, and just one first-timer who is finally an Emmy nominee after spending more than a decade on a […] More
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Jean Smart Joins Damien Chazelle’s ‘Babylon’ Cast
Continuing with a recent trend, Jean Smart once again shows she’s a force to be reckoned with, as she’s just joined the all-star cast of the upcoming Damien Chazelle film Babylon, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Smart has been making a comeback after staring in the HBO miniseries’ Watchmen (for which she was nominated for […] More
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Interview: Jean Smart, Hannah Einbinder, and Kaitlin Olson Talk Women and Comedy in ‘Hacks’
The best comedy you haven’t seen yet premieres this Thursday, May 13th, and it’s on HBO Max. Jean Smart, a legendary actress who just recently has appeared in projects as diverse as Watchmen, Mare of Easttown, and Samantha Who? stars opposite newcomer Hannah Einbinder in Hacks, a hilarious new show about Deb, a veteran stand-up […] More
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Film Review: ‘Superintelligence’ Comes Up Decidedly Short on Intelligence and Laughs
One gets the sense that Superintelligence should have been better than this. After all, the concept is potentially clever. The possibilities are nearly endless for a film about an average person being studied by an artificial intelligence to determine what humans are like. Unfortunately, the execution leaves much to be desired. There are far too […] More
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TV Review: ‘Watchmen’ is a Powerful Show for Our Reality
Watchmen manages to be quality science fiction, cutting social commentary, and marvelous entertainment all at the same time. This nine-episode series provides a remarkable mirror of our own society disguised as a dystopian reality. Expectations were certainly high when HBO first announced the series back in 2017. Alan Moore’s graphic novel, first published in […] More
