Tag: Girls
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Paramount Knows Exactly What It’s Doing Putting ‘Mean Girls’ on TikTok in Full
Paramount is really trying to make “Fetch” happen, this time with a younger generation.On October 3, forever enshrined as “Mean Girls” Day in memory of the first time hottie Aaron Samuels asked Cady Heron (Lindsay Lohan) what day it was in the 2004 teen comedy, Paramount put the entirety of “Mean Girls” on TikTok, viewable…
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The ‘Gilmore Girls’ Storyline That Was Doomed From the Start
Gilmore Girls may be centered around Lorelai (Lauren Graham) and Rory Gilmore (Alexis Bledel), but it’s the residents of Stars Hollow that make the show so lovable and quirky. Among those residents is Luke Danes (Scott Patterson), the broody, baseball cap-wearing diner owner who gives the Gilmore girls their daily coffee fix. He may be…
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The 40 Best HBO Shows Ranked, from ‘Succession’ to ‘Room 104’
Both on the awards circuit and in the public consciousness, HBO is widely regarded as among the first Hollywood heavyweights to recognize that television, as a medium, had the power to deliver sprawling, large scale stories on a smaller screen. From HBO’s ascent in the late 1990s through its dragon-aided roar across the 2010s, the…
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Cyndi Lauper on ‘The Horror of Dolores Roach’ & Writing Music for TV & Film
There’s no one quite like Cyndi Lauper, that’s for sure. The pop icon turned the eighties on its head with her anthems of feminine empowerment, one of the first pillars of an MTV generation that would come to be defined by bright colors, loud music, and a “we’re not gonna take it” attitude, Twisted Sister-related…
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Why the ‘Single Drunk Female’ Cancellation Stings 10 Years After ‘Girls’ — and Leaves a Devastating Void of Millennial Sitcoms
The millennial women-led series is dead. Long live the millennials.It wasn’t exactly surprising when Freeform’s beloved critically acclaimed “Single Drunk Female” was canceled this month after just two seasons and immediately pulled from Hulu. Sure, Freeform touted the sitcom as the highest-rated original comedy during the New York City Season 2 premiere before the series…
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Allison Williams: People Insisted on Believing ‘Girls’ Was ‘a Documentary’ and She Was Marnie
Allison Williams attended the Nantucket Film Festival this past weekend and joined a fascinating panel alongside Nicole Holofcener and Michaela Watkins, moderated by Ophira Eisenberg and sponsored by J.Crew, called “Women Behind the Words.”Williams talked at length about the way she and actresses in general can be perceived by the public, have been written about…
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This Netflix Horror Gave Us Allison Williams’ Most Unsettling Role
First known as the stereotypically infuriating New Yorker Marnie Michaels from HBO’s Girls, Allison Williams has made her mark in the horror film industry, particularly in psychological horror. The complete turnaround in her role as a frustrating but complex millennial in Girls into a cold-blooded murderer in her first horror film, Get Out, was an…
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‘And Just Like That’ Season 2: Release Date, Trailer, and What to Expect
In the past 20 years, there have been a lot of great TV shows, but only a few of them can also be called incredibly important. Sex and the City is just that show. The show made it possible for other movies and series like Girls or even Bridesmaids could become major hits. Through the…
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Christopher Abbott’s Best Performance Is With George Clooney in This Dark Satire
You might recognize Christopher Abbott from his new project Sanctuary, where he plays an insecure man attempting to end things with dominatrix, Rebecca (Margaret Qualley). Maybe you know Abbott from some of his other projects, like 2020s Black Bear where he stars alongside Aubrey Plaza in the psychological thriller about a filmmaker creating his muse,…
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Corey Stoll’s Best Performances in Movies & TV Shows
While his name might not yet be a household one yet, Corey Stoll has steadily been making his way as a breakthrough actor in both film and television. After his remarkable role in House of Cards, Stoll has frequently appeared in numerous acclaimed films and shows in increasingly larger roles. In addition to becoming a…