“A Family Affair”? Zac Efron and Nicole Kidman already did the erotic thriller thing 12 years ago, with Lee Daniels’ “The Paperboy.” Review.
The Gray Between Light And Dark
Full disclosure: While I’m aware of The Acolyte’s interconnectivity to the Star Wars: High Republic comic books, I’ve only read a few issues and don’t follow the back and forth with the intensity of a “serious fan.” I’m watching the show on its own merits, and at least so far, am impressed by the strong storytelling.…
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Hank Green finds the humor in cancer in his first-ever stand-up special
Video creator Hank Green and Dropout CEO Sam Reich dive into Green’s first comedy special, “Pissing Out Cancer.”
The 13 best TV episodes of 2024 (so far)
From the drama of “Shōgun” to the reality TV antics of “The Traitors” UK, 2024 has given us some truly stellar TV episodes.
The Acolyte Episode One Is The Fresh Take The Jedi Needed
A long time ago in a galaxy that’s ours, Star Wars meant fun, adventure, creativity, and cultural impact. Then Disney bought the rights from George Lucas and the franchise suffered from quality control and oversaturation (*cough* Solo, *cough* The Book of Boba Fett). When The Acolyte trailer dropped, I thought it was…
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‘Boys Go to Jupiter’ review: An animated gem about oranges, aliens, and the gig economy
Artist Julian Glander directs this strange Florida odyssey, featuring the voices of Jack Corbett, Janeane Garofalo, Julio Torres, and more.
The U.S. government sues to break up Live Nation-Ticketmaster
The United States Department of Justice and 30 state attorneys general filed a lawsuit against Live Nation Entertainment, the parent company of Ticketmaster, for alleged monopolistic practices. Live […]
Critical Role Is Launching Its Own Subscription Service
Critical Role is going independent-er. After splitting from Geek & Sundry (and its parent company, Legendary Entertainment) some years ago, the wildly popular actual-play webseries has grown significantly from a singular show into its own network and company. Now it is taking the logical next step and launching its…
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Dropout’s Game Changer Releases Video Game From Latest Episode
What if a game show took one of its games and made it into a video game? Is that confusing? Well, it happened. On May 1,Dropout TV’s Sam Reich, host of the internet game show/social experiment Game Changer, announced the release of a new video game based on a specific game played on a recent episode of the show.
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Furious Watcher fans are blasting it as ‘greedy’ over paid subscription service
Angry Watcher fans are blasting Ryan Bergara, Shane Madej, and Steven Lim’s new paid subscription streaming service as “greedy.”