The pandemic delayed Ghostbusters: Afterlife so many times that it’s hard to keep track, but the latest trailer confirms the sequel will arrive on November 11th. The clip follows the initial trailer and a whimsical promo of Paul Rudd encountering Stay Puft Marshmallows in a grocery store. It opens with …
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In the beginning, God created the heaven and the earth. Over the next several days, He would create the evening and the day, the light and the dark, the waters and the firmament, the movies and the Military Industrial Complex and various corporate marketing divisions. On the fourth day, He …
Read More »'Sex Education Season 3 Trailer Spoofs Ad for Moordale Secondary
Netflix has released a new trailer for Season 3 ofSex Education, parodying an ad for Moordale Secondary School. The series returns September 17th. Introducing the school’s new headmistress, Hope (Jemina Kirke), who replaced Mr. Groff (Alistair Petrie) when he was put on administrative leave, the ad encourages prospective students to …
Read More »Pranks, Paranoia and Peter Pan: John Lee on Making 'False Positive'
This piece originally appeared as part of Rolling Stone’s annual Hot List, in the July/August issue of the magazine. When John Lee was working at his first job — a magic store in the small Bay Area town of Castroville, California — there was a trick he’d always play. “It’s …
Read More »The Fire Behind 'The Sparks Brothers'
In 1979, when Edgar Wright was five years old, he turned on Top of the Pops to find a boyish-looking singer bopping manically in place. A keyboardist next to him stood stock still, sporting floppy bangs and a Hitler-esque mustache, looking alternately bored and angry. The music sounded like a …
Read More »'Shadow and Bone': Fantasy Tropes Done Right
If there’s one lesson Netflix learned from its runaway 2020 hit The Witcher, it’s this: In these troubled times, the viewing public is voracious for escapist fantasy television. And not just any form of the genre — the kind with big-budget effects, deep world-building, tangled romances, and labyrinthine, intertwining plots …
Read More »A Boy Embarks on a Mythical Adventure in Trailer for David Oyelowo's 'The Water Man'
A boy searches for a mythical figure in hopes of curing his sick mother in The Water Man, out May 7th. Directed by and starring David Oyelowo, the trailer features a family relocating from a city to a rural town to provide a better environment for the mother (Rosario Dawson), …
Read More »Paul Rudd Encounters an Army of Mini Stay Pufts in 'Ghostbusters: Afterlife' Promo
A day after the internet celebrated Paul Rudd‘s birthday, the frenzy continues with a new clip of the actor promoting Ghostbusters: Afterlife. The clip features Rudd ambling around a grocery store, buying Baskin-Robbins ice cream and chuckling at a bottle of blue velvet frosting. He stops in his tracks as …
Read More »'Tina' Arrives on HBO Max: Here's How to Watch the Tina Turner Documentary Online for Free
If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. One of the most buzzed-about documentaries of the year is finally premiering this weekend on HBO. First teased almost three years ago, and officially announced in February, the …
Read More »Harry and Meghan's Oprah Interview: Queen Elizabeth, Prince William Respond
UPDATE (3/11):Prince William responded to Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s interview with Oprah Winfrey in a recent interview, telling the press: “We’re very much not a racist family” (via NBC). He has not spoken with his brother but says he plans to. UPDATE (3/9): Buckingham Palace has released an official …
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