10 posts tagged ‘drew gillis’
January 2024 TV preview: True Detective, Echo, and 15 other big shows to watch
AV Club,
Damn, January comes out swinging with its loaded TV content. After a somewhat lackluster December, this new year is immediately busy with a lot of highly anticipated shows. True Detective is back after five years, with none other than Jodie Foster leading the charge. Marvel kicks off 2024 with Echo. Ted makes its way… Read more...
Year-end roundtable: On Disney's 100th anniversary, what succeeded?
In a series of special year-end roundtable discussions, The A.V. Club looks back at the stories that made the biggest impact on pop culture in 2023. Read more...
The biggest pop culture news stories of 2023
What a year, huh? It feels like we’ve been saying that since March (in the spirit of a 30 Rock meme) but, finally, the expression is earned. Every year is weird at this point; they have been since at least 2020, and you could make the case the weirdness started even earlier. Maybe life itself is weird. It probably is. Read more...
Massive tours, shocking prices, and wild fans: Let's talk about the year in live music
In a series of special year-end roundtable discussions, The A.V. Club looks back at some of the stories that made the biggest impact on pop culture in 2023. Read more...
Mark Ruffalo wanted to challenge audiences' perception of him as The Hulk with Poor Things
There are so many places one might recognize Mark Ruffalo from: as the adorable love interest from 13 Going On 30, the sperm donor from The Kids Are Alright, the journalist from Spotlight… the list goes on. But there is, of course, one inescapable, monumental recurring role that has been Ruffalo’s defining character… Read more...
The 17 best TV performances of 2023
What a victorious year it’s been for TV—and we’re not just talking about the WGA and SAG winning their contract negotiations. The past 12 months have also boasted some truly great series, as evidenced in our best shows of the year list, that were brought to life by some truly great performers. From breakout turns in I’… Read more...
The biggest snubs and surprises from the 2024 Golden Globe nominations
The Golden Globes are back, and while it’s too soon to say whether they’re better, the slate of nominations that Cedric The Entertainer and Wilmer Valderrama announced Monday morning were genuinely promising. On a macro level, the Globes did a generally good job of highlighting both non-American, non-English-language… Read more...
The Ex Files: TV's 15 greatest recurring exes
You know a love interest is noteworthy when they become integral to a TV show, even it’s only as a recurring ex. Take Frasier’s Lilith Sternin, for example, who returns in Paramount+’s current reboot. There’s a reason past partners like her are hard to get over—or hard to get rid of, depending on the situation.… Read more...