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As the Apple Watch approaches, do we really want smartwatches?

Are smartwatches really about to become a thing? Will we soon become a people talking into or staring at their watches as part of our daily routines? Have you been wanting to communicate with people through your watch, via text message, e-mail or phone call? Are you nursing a desire to watch movies, TV shows or […]

Kid dives into Oval Office couch while parents meet President Obama

We’ve all been that age when we just want the adults to stop talking so we can go. Can we go right now? Aaah! Or we’re currently dealing with kids who are sooo bored and just want to go play somewhere or do something — anything — else. Evidently, not even visiting the Oval Office and […]

‘The One I Love’ and its quirky premise are worth seeking out

If The One I Love was simply a straight-up character drama (or maybe a “dramedy”) about the deterioration of a marriage and the efforts to recapture what brought a particular couple together in the first place, it might be worth watching. Elisabeth Moss and Mark Duplass are compelling enough as the leads that seeing them act out the […]

Video: Tom Hiddleston performs Hank Williams tunes on stage

Tom Hiddleston is preparing to play country music legend Hank Williams in an upcoming biopic, titled I Saw the Light. But he’s not just in a studio somewhere learning to play Williams’ music and emulate his voice. Hiddleston is taking his process public, trying out Williams’ material in front of an audience. Here’s video of Hiddleston […]

Video: Bateman, Day and Sudeikis return in ‘Horrible Bosses 2’ trailer

Getting rid of their respective bosses (without killing them, as originally planned) worked out pretty well for Nick (Jason Bateman), Dale (Charlie Day) and Kurt (Jason Sudekis) in 2011’s Horrible Bosses. The three have another scheme for Horrible Bosses 2, though murder isn’t part of the plan this time, as you can see in the movie’s […]

Video: ‘Starring Adam West’ trailer shows West’s post-Batman life

Growing up as a huge Batman fan, I’ve always kind of wondered why Adam West never held the same place in pop culture as William Shatner. Maybe it has to do with West having to wear those tights and being on a deliberately campy show and depicting comic-book material. Meanwhile, science fiction like Star Trek […]

Dwayne Johnson will be bad guy Black Adam in ‘Shazam’ movie

Dwayne Johnson has been hinting for months that he would be in a DC Comics movie. His description of wanting to play “a badass motherfucker and on a Superman level of power where he could throw down” led many to believe he might be playing Shazam (or Captain Marvel), who has many of the same […]

Here’s how Allison Williams looks as Peter Pan

Did you want to see a picture of Allison Williams as Peter Pan today? Did you know Allison Williams — a co-star on HBO’s Girls and daughter of NBC chief news anchor Brian Williams — was playing the boy who never grows up for a live NBC show? The network just released a photo of […]

Video: Cookie Monster has some story ideas for John Oliver

John Oliver’s Last Week Tonight has been on a two-week hiatus from HBO because of the Labor Day holiday. So perhaps you’re getting the shakes, waiting for some new content from our favorite weekly fake newscaster. If you are indeed experiencing some withdrawal, Oliver has an online-exclusive fix — with Cookie Monster sitting in as […]

Jimi Jamison, lead singer of Survivor, passes away at 63

If you’re of a certain age, it will surely make you feel old to hear that Jimi Jamison, lead singer of Survivor, was 63 years old. Regardless of your age, it’s sad to hear that the rocker died on Aug. 31 from a heart attack. As our Jeremy Klumpp was quick to point out, Jamison […]

Video: The trailer for Jon Stewart’s film ‘Rosewater’

Maybe you remember Jon Stewart taking three months off last summer from The Daily Show. That led the emergence of guest host John Oliver, who got his own show, HBO’s brilliant Last Week Tonight. If you didn’t know why Stewart wasn’t on The Daily Show (but you probably do), he wasn’t just taking the summer […]

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