Tag: Ozark

  • Jason Bateman Was Surprisingly Chilling in This Psychological Thriller

    Jason Bateman Was Surprisingly Chilling in This Psychological Thriller

    Jason Bateman is as comfortable as they come playing the lead or a supporting role, and in Joel Edgerton’s ingenious psychological thriller The Gift, he gets a chance to flex his sinister side in what might be one of the most disarming roles of his career thus far. In a career littered with strong character…

  • Every Season of ‘Ozark’ Ranked Worst to Best

    Every Season of ‘Ozark’ Ranked Worst to Best

    Netflix has produced its fair share of great original drama shows, but few have felt as unique as Ozark. While Stranger Things is clearly inspired by the hit films of the 1980s and The Crown is based on the real lives of the British Royal Family, Ozark tells an original story about twisted characters and…

  • Laura Linney: The SAG-AFTRA Strike Is ‘Not Just About Actors That People See and Know’

    Laura Linney: The SAG-AFTRA Strike Is ‘Not Just About Actors That People See and Know’

    [Editor’s note: The following interview was conducted before the SAG-AFTRA strike began on July 14, 2023.]Laura Linney may miss the chaos of playing crime matriarch Wendy Byrde on Netflix’s “Ozark,” but her latest movie finds her yearning for the past in a decidedly less dark direction. In Thaddeus O’Sullivan’s 1960s-set Irish drama “The Miracle Club”…

  • How to Watch the 2023 SAG Awards Online

    How to Watch the 2023 SAG Awards Online

    The 2023 Screen Actors Guild Awards, celebrating TV and film’s top performers, will take place Sunday, Feb. 26, at the Fairmont Century Plaza in Los Angeles. It will stream on Netflix’s YouTube channel at 8 p.m. Et/ 5 p.m. Pt.The SAG Awards will hand out awards to actors across 13 categories in TV and film,…

  • The Madonna Biopic Starring Julia Garner Has Been Scrapped

    The Madonna Biopic Starring Julia Garner Has Been Scrapped

    The Material Girl’s biopic will no longer be materializing. Despite a long casting process to hire someone to play the Queen of Pop, Madonna has scrapped the biopic film she was going to direct herself and is instead going to go out on tour (via THR).Read More: Julia Garner Has Been Offered The Madonna Role…

  • ‘Top Gun: Maverick,’ ‘The Whale’ & ‘Andor’ Earn PGA Awards Nominations

    ‘Top Gun: Maverick,’ ‘The Whale’ & ‘Andor’ Earn PGA Awards Nominations

    The Producers Guild of America announced the nominations for the 2023 PGA Awards and, as usual, there were surprises that will impact the Best Picture race and an Emmys campaign that will begin sooner than you think. As expected “Top Gun: Maverick,” “Elvis,” “The Banshees of Inisherin” and “Everything Everywhere All At Once” made the…

  • Ozark Changed Jason Bateman’s Perspective On His Role In The Filmmaking Process

    Ozark Changed Jason Bateman’s Perspective On His Role In The Filmmaking Process

    As much as “Ozark” depends on all-star showings from Laura Linney and Julia Garner, it could never work without Jason Bateman’s performance. The desperation and coldness that he imbues in Marty Byrde are staples of the dark sense of humor that makes the show so compelling to watch. And as the Emmy-winning director of nine…

  • Creative Arts Emmy Analysis: ‘Stranger Things’ and ‘Euphoria’ Are the Big Craft Winners

    Creative Arts Emmy Analysis: ‘Stranger Things’ and ‘Euphoria’ Are the Big Craft Winners

    Netflix’s horror phenomenon,”Stranger Things,” topped all craft categories Tuesday with 12 nominations, riding the strength of Season 4’s popular Vecna monster story line — and becoming the streamer’s most viewed English-language series. However, right behind was HBO’s acclaimed gritty teen drama, “Euphoria,” which grabbed 11 nominations for its breakthrough Season 2, after collecting only two…

  • ‘Stranger Things’ breaks US streaming record

    ‘Stranger Things’ breaks US streaming record

    Series scores huge viewing numbers in advance of season four finale.Stranger Things has notched up another record for Netflix, becoming the most-viewed streaming series ever over a single week in the US, according to figures from data firm Nielsen.In Nielsen’s latest streaming top ten, covering the week May 30 to June 5, the retro sci-fi…

  • The 18 Best Ozark Episodes Ranked

    The 18 Best Ozark Episodes Ranked

    The long-awaited release of Netflix’s viewership numbers revealed “Ozark” as the streaming giant’s most-watched original series of 2020. The Southern crime drama follows financial advisor Marty Byrde (Jason Bateman) as he’s forced to relocate with his family from Chicago to Lake of the Ozarks to launder money for the Navarro drug cartel. When his partner, Bruce…