Slash was on the Tonight Show last night promoting his new solo album, and so it seemed strange that during his performance of “By the Sword,” there were hardly any close-ups of the top-hatted guitarist (there were more of the singer, Andrew Stockdale, and his weirdly morphed hair-beard). But then we noticed something on Slash’s guitar strap, and squinting, we could just make out a pin … no, it couldn’t be … not on Leno’s show!
Snowfall The Struggle Season 6 Episode 10 Editor’s Rating 4 stars **** «Previous Next « PreviousEpisode Next Episode » Snowfall The Struggle Season 6 Episode 10 Editor’s Rating 4 stars **** «Previous Next « PreviousEpisode Next Episode » Franklin has been compared to Prometheus, the Greek Titan who stole fire from the Olympian gods and gave it to humanity. Zeus punished Prometheus for the transgression by subjecting him to eternal torment, binding him to a rock where an eagle would be sent daily to eat his liver after it grew back the night before.
Southern Charm Beyond the Valley of the Southern Dolls Season 9 Episode 15 Editor’s Rating 3 stars *** «Previous Next « PreviousEpisode Next Episode » Southern Charm Beyond the Valley of the Southern Dolls Season 9 Episode 15 Editor’s Rating 3 stars *** «Previous Next « PreviousEpisode Next Episode » What do you call it when all four sides of a Love Rhombus fall apart simultaneously, crashing down with a million skittering snaps like the end of a game of Jenga on a hostel coffee table?
“Live for nothing or die for something” — Rambo, not Rocky, but it’s still Stallone! Sylvester Stallone called and he wants his rights back. In multiple Instagram posts, the writer and star of the Rocky films called the franchise’s producer, Irwin Winkler, “parasitical” and one of the “worst unhuman beings I’ve ever met in the movie industry,” once again asking Winkler to give him the rights to the films.
Days before the long-awaited release of SZA’s second album, the singer replied to a fan asking when she’d collaborate with Paramore’s Hayley Williams. “I talk to her more than you’d think lol,” SZA tweeted. (Of course she does — Paramore has professed love for her in the past, and their cover of “20 Something” even caught SZA’s eye.) Sadly, there’s no Hayley duet among the 23 tracks of SOS, but there is the next best thing: a SZA rock song.
About halfway through her new album, SOS, SZA gives us a full-on rap song. Produced by Jay Versace, the perhaps-too-short “Smoking on My Ex Pack” is a bitch track that shakes off the signature SZA wallowing. With it comes the line “Them hoe accusations weak/Them bitch accusations true.” Scripture! A bar designed to breed a thousand Instagram captions, SZA treats it as a thesis statement. She will show you that those bitch accusations are true.
Triangle of Sadness; The Watcher. Coming off the heels of a big week in finales — both She-Hulk and The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power bowed their last season-one episodes — is a brand-new Ryan Murphy show (no, not Dahmer), a final slasher showdown, a comedic take on Shakespeare, and a Palme d’Or winner wide-releasing in theaters. So grab your popcorn and flip on one of these films (or the lone television show):
Much like Serial, HBO’s The Case Against Adnan Syed ended without a real conclusion. Syed is still in jail for the murder of Hae Min Lee after the Maryland Court of Appeals denied him a new trial on March 8, 2019, just two days before the four-part documentary debuted. Still, the final episode, “Time Is the Killer,” contained multiple revelations and allegations that point toward Syed’s innocence and, like the podcast, raise even more questions about how the case was handled.
The primary plot driver of The Batman is the Riddler, a mysterious serial killer terrorizing Gotham City and leaving cryptic messages for Jeffrey Wright to read aloud in a befuddled yet sultry purr. Some of these are “Little Orphan Annie” decoder-ring-level goofy (just wait until the first act when Robert Pattinson searches the mayor’s car for a USB port). Others are Ted Cruz–level abstruse. Director Matt Reeves is a bit of a Riddler himself, filling the movie with symbols for us to interpret, including signifiers of present-day unrest.
The Bear Next Season 3 Episode 2 Editor’s Rating 3 stars *** «Previous Next» « PreviousEpisode NextEpisode » The Bear Next Season 3 Episode 2 Editor’s Rating 3 stars *** «Previous Next» « PreviousEpisode NextEpisode » If The Bear’s premiere, “Tomorrow,” was meant to ease viewers into the season, “Next” sets the table for what’s to come.