We have now reached the dogs days of summer, bringing with them a truly torturous heat. No one needs that in their life! Thank goodness, the TV gods have bestowed upon us a plethora of quality binge-worthy con...
When Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson isn’t saving the world from giant-sized monsters or escaping large buildings with only one leg (yes, that’s a thing in “Skyscraper”), the movie star is starring on the hit HBO ser...
The nominees for the 2018 Peabody Awards were announced this morning and a number of standout television series made the cut. FX's "Legion," Hulu's "The Handmaid's Tale," HBO's "Insecure," CBS' "Star Trek: Disc...
Now it's time for TV. Back at the start of December, we ran down the 100 films that we’re most looking forward to across 2018, and we picked out some festival favorites that we’ve already seen and know are wort...
It's always difficult to tell ahead of time which of our year-end lists will prove the most divisive among the usually harmonious Playlist team. But perhaps reflecting the inarguable explosion of quality TV ove...
“Insecure” was a hit when it debuted on HBO last year, turning its creator and star Issa Rae into an exciting and fresh mainstream voice. In addition to writing and directing, Rae stars in the series (her chara...
In this era of Peak TV there is no way to make everyone happy. There are always going to be snubs when it comes to the Emmy nominations. There are always going to be deserving nominees who didn't make the cut. ...
The idea that summer was a television dead zone, a desert of reruns and TV movies, is now a laughably quaint idea. In the Age of Peak TV, June to August has simply become yet another space of prime real estate ...
What may be the only HBO show that doesn’t have a massive budget for fake blood is returning this summer for season two. First coming to attention with her web series "Awkward Black Girl" that earned 25 million...
This is an interesting race. Is "Veep" still the powerhouse that can take this category for the third year in a row? Or does the critically acclaimed newcomer "Atlanta" rise to the top? Or does "Black-ish" fi...