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'Comic Book Men': decoding the press artwork

Next month will witness the debut of AMC's first unscripted series. Comic Book Men will be set in Kevin Smith's New Jersey comic book store, Jay and Silent Bob's Secret Stash, and proposes to capture "all the aspects of the comic store life." Speaking as someone who grew up digging through back issues of The Mighty Thor trying to find issues 364-366 so I could read the complete "Thor Turns Into a Frog" Read More...

'Cougar Town': Inside mini-'Friends' reunion

Tuesday night’s episode of Cougar Town marks the first time actor Brian Van Holt stepped behind the camera to direct an episode of the comedy, accomplishing a goal he’d had since he started working on the series five seasons ago. And while he was thrilled to finally get the chance, the opportunity also came with a little added pressure — it was an episode that was set to guest star Courteney Cox’s former Friends castmate Matthew Perry. Read More...

'Crazy Rich Asians,' 'Hit Man,' and more

It's the first of the month once again, and that means a new wave of exciting movies and TV shows are hitting Netflix. Titles coming to the platform this month include Crazy Rich Asians, which quickly became one of the most successful rom-coms in history upon its splashy release in 2018; Richard Linklater's Hit Man, which set the fall festival circuit ablaze with its sizzling romance between Glen Powell and Adria Arjona; and La La Land, which earned Emma Stone the first of her two Best Actress Oscars (but famously lost Best Picture in one of the ceremony's biggest snafus in recent memory). Read More...

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