We’ve all been embarrassed. It would actually be embarrassing if you’ve never been embarrassed (are you a robot?) But no one’s made embarrassment as poignant and honest as comedian Mike Birbiglia. His critically acclaimed 2008 one-man show Sleepwalk With Me, which explored heartache, anxiety, his sleep disorder, and more, was adapted into a book, which then became a beloved movie. And now the comic is back at it again, expanding his celebrated Broadway show and 2019 Netflix special The New One into a book of the same name. Read More...
Horror maven Mike Flanagan began his tenure at Netflix with the 2017 Stephen King adaptation Gerald's Game. What followed was hit after hit: the 2018 overnight sensation The Haunting of Hill House; its 2020 successor, The Haunting of Bly Manor; and 2021's enthralling Midnight Mass. 2022's The Midnight Club was canceled by Netflix after one season, but one could surmise that was due to Flanagan jumping ship for Amazon. His grand finale for the streamer might be his most ambitious horror-drama series yet. Read More...
Mike Tyson has fighting words for the producers ofHulu's upcoming miniseries based on his life and career. The controversial fighting champion doubled down on claims that he does not support the production of Mike, the upcoming eight-episode series set to explore the ups and downs of his prolific boxing career and volatile personal life. "Don't let Hulu fool you," Tyson wrote in a statement shared on Instagram. "I don't support their story about my life. Read More...
