Tag: The Sinner
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Antonio Campos to Lead HBO Max’s ‘Arkham Asylum’ as Showrunner, Director
“The Batman” meets “The Staircase,” thanks to the latest HBO Max series centered on Arkham Asylum.“The Staircase” helmer Antonio Campos is set to direct the upcoming spinoff show of Matt Reeves’ “The Batman,” about Gotham City mental institute Arkham Asylum. Campos will also serve as showrunner and executive producer. Variety reported the news. IndieWire has…
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‘Candy’ Teaser: Jessica Biel Is A Homicidal Housewife In Hulu’s New True-Crime Series
Without knowing anything about her decision-making process, it’s clear that Jessica Biel decided to make some bold career choices in the mid-2010s. After a career as a recognizable leading lady in mostly subpar films, the actress decided to dive headfirst into TV and take on some challenging roles in hard-hitting thrillers and dramas. And ultimately,…
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Bill Pullman Revisits ‘Independence Day’ For An Important Message on ‘Freedom Masks’
Bill Pullman’s decades-long acting career has provided him plenty of memorable roles, from Lone Starr in “Spaceballs” to Jack Callaghan in “While You Were Sleeping,” to Dr. James Harvey in “Casper.” Currently, he stars as Detective Harry Ambrose on USA Network’s “The Sinner.” But perhaps no role has been more memorable for Pullman than his…
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Film News Roundup: Bill Pullman, Eddie Izzard, Diplo Join Comedy ‘Covers’
In today’s film news roundup, Bill Pullman, Eddie Izzard, Diplo and Nina Dobrov get cast and Treehouse Pictures is developing John Grisham’s “The Confession” as a movie; Uzo Adaba’s “Miss Virginia” gets sold.CastingsBill Pullman, Eddie Izzard and Diplo have joined the cast of the Focus Features comedy “Covers” opposite Dakota Johnson, Tracee Ellis Ross and…
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Greta Bellamacina, Rileigh McDonald to Star in Jaclyn Bethany’s ‘Thomasina’ (Exclusive)
Greta Bellamacina will star in “Thomasina,” an upcoming horror movie from Jaclyn Bethany. Rileigh McDonald (“The Sinner”) has also signed on for the movie, which is set in the underbelly of L.A.Director and actress Bellamacina has been in the news at Cannes after being refused entry to the Marche with her baby son, then being…
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‘The Sinner’ Boss on the Finale’s Horrifying Daddy Issues, Julian’s Fateful Decision, and Ambrose’s Dark Urges
[Editor’s Note: The following contains spoilers for the Season 2 finale of “The Sinner.”]This season of “The Sinner” began with a boy murdering two people who appeared to be his parents and then concluded by upending the picture-perfect image of a man who was supposed to be a model father. The challenges of parenting, the…
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‘The Sinner’ Boss Breaks Down Vera’s Daring Ploy, the Hooded Figure, and the Dangers of Drinking Tea
[Editor’s Note: The following contains spoilers from “The Sinner” Season 2, Episode 6, “Part VI.”]Serving tea appears to be a family tradition on “The Sinner” this season. Julian Walker (Elisha Henig) gave his poisonous brew to two former Mosswood acolytes who supposedly kidnapped him, and on Wednesday’s episode, it’s revealed that his mother Vera (Carrie…
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’The Sinner’ Boss Addresses Scapegoating and Its Horrifying Implications for the Commune
[Editor’s Note: The following contains spoilers from “The Sinner” Season 2, Episode 5, “Part V.”]Mosswood has never felt like the sanctuary that it’s purported to be, but “The Sinner” introduced its most disturbing revelations about the commune yet on Wednesday’s episode.In flashbacks, Mosswood leader Lionel Jeffries (Brennan Brown), aka The Beacon, presented the concept of…
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’The Sinner’ Boss Answers Burning Questions About Mosswood: ‘We Avoid the Word Cult’
[Editor’s Note: The following contains spoilers from “The Sinner” Season 2, Episode 2, “Part II.”]In its second week, “The Sinner” adds another mystery behind the initial murder that piqued the interest of Det. Harry Ambrose (Bill Pullman): an enigmatic commune called Mosswood, where Vera Walker (Carrie Coon) leads and lives with a group of people.…
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‘The Sinner’ Boss Says the Deadly Poison Featured Is Even Worse in Real Life
[Editor’s Note: The following contains spoilers from “The Sinner” Season 2, Episode 1, “Part I.”]Det. Harry Ambrose’s arcane knowledge about plants has paid off in his latest case. In the Season 2 premiere of USA’s “The Sinner,” a young boy has killed his parents at a motel by giving them tea laced with… something. It…