Benedict Cumberbatch stars as a ruthless ranch owner in the new trailer for The Power of the Dog, the Jane Campion-directed Western that heads to theaters this month before its arrival on Netflix on Dec. 1. Taking place on the Montana frontier in 1925, the film stars Cumberbatch and Jesse …
Read More »Marie Kondo Gives Small Businesses a New Start in 'Sparking Joy' Trailer
Marie Kondo expands her tidying mission from the home to small businesses in a new Netflix series, Sparking Joy, premiering August 31st on the streaming platform. During the three-episode series, Kondo helps a trio of small business owners get back on the right foot and organize their workplace, leading both …
Read More »Tim Robinson's Overzealous Weirdos Return in 'I Think You Should Leave' Season Two Trailer
Netflix has shared a full trailer for the upcoming second season of Tim Robinson’s celebrated sketch series, I Think You Should Leave, arriving July 6th. The clip features snippets of sketches populated by the same kind of overzealous weirdos that defined Season One. Among the characters Robinson plays are a …
Read More »Netflix's 'The Sons of Sam' Depicts the Dangers of Our True Crime Obsession
Journalist Maury Terry was already neck-deep into trying to prove that David Berkowitz, a.k.a. the Son of Sam, did not act alone in his New York City killing spree when he received a letter from the serial killer in 1981, postmarked Attica Correctional Facility. “I am guilty of these crimes,” …
Read More »Taylor Swift Blasts Netflix for 'Deeply Sexist Joke' on New Show 'Ginny and Georgia'
Taylor Swift called out Netflix and its new showGinny & Georgia for a “deeply sexist joke” made at her expense. TheGilmore Girls-esque dramedy about a teenager and her young mom was released on the streaming platform in late February. In one episode, a character comments, “What do you care? You …
Read More »Tom Morello to Serve as Executive Music Producer on Netflix's 'Metal Lords' Film
Tom Morello has been enlisted to serve as executive music producer on Netflix’s upcoming coming-of-age comedy Metal Lords. The film, directed by Nick and Nora’s Infinite Playlist filmmaker Peter Sollett, is about two kids who start a heavy metal band — even though they’re the only two students at their …
Read More »Kevin Hart Signs Four-Film Netflix Deal
Kevin Hart has reached a long-term deal with Netflix. The actor-comedian will star in and produce four feature films for the streaming platform, followed by a first-look arrangement with his company HartBeat Productions. Hart, in a statement obtained by the Hollywood Reporter, called the partnership “an amazing opportunity.” “I am …
Read More »Game, Sets, Match: 'The Queen's Gambit' Spurs Millions to Check Out Chess, Buy Boards
If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. It only takes half an episode to know The Queen’s Gambit is TV at its binging best. After a couple of hours watching Beth Harmon, a troubled orphan …
Read More »Trailers of the Week: 'The Crown,' 'Saved by the Bell,' 'Zappa,' and More
The Crown, Season Four As the new season nears, we get deeper glimpses into the new forces entering Queen Elizabeth’s life: Margaret Thatcher (Gillian Anderson) and Diana Spencer (Emma Corrin). We see Queen Elizabeth (Olivia Colman) give Thatcher a warning as to not make enemies out of “left, right and …
Read More »'Cuties' Review: A Coming-of-Age Movie Caught in the Culture Wars
Here’s what Cuties, the debut feature from French-Senegalese filmmaker Maïmouna Doucouré, is: the story of an 11-year-old named Amy (Fathia Youssouf) who’s stuck watching her family fall apart and is trying to find a place for herself in the world. Here’s what it is not: a salacious bit of pedo-bait …
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