The difference between a good actor and a great one is that the latter understands how they play onscreen to an audience and utilizes that self-awareness in their performances. Be it subverting their public perception as an avatar of cool (every time George Clooney plays a bozo) or leaning into Herculean good looks for comedic effect (the thing Chris Hemsworth always tries so very hard to do and Ryan Gosling pulled off ten times as successfully in the Barbie trailer), their performances work audiences with the deft hand of a stage magician or, perhaps more accurately, a professional wrestler.
The last time TV fans saw Michelle Dockery on their screens she was playing a (finally) happily married Lady Mary on Downton Abbey’s series finale. Since then, Dockery, 34, has moved across the pond. First up is her new drama Good Behavior, which premieres on TNT tonight; she’s also currently filming Scott Frank and Steven Soderbergh’s Netflix drama Godless in New Mexico.
On Good Behavior, Dockery plays Letty Raines, a drug-addicted con artist who becomes entangled with a seductive hit man (Juan Diego Botto).
critiquing the critics Nov. 1, 2010 Justin Long Comes to Terms With Film Critic Who Called Him a ‘Milky Mook’“While there’s no defense for my performance in the movie (everyone is obviously entitled to their opinion), I have to say, I’m surprised by the amount of stock you seem to invest in my looks.” By Kyle Buchanan
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Yang wore the custom necklace to the premiere. They say to never meet your heroes, but no one ever said anything about choking them onscreen, and Jenny Yang just got to check that off her bucket list. In Netflix’s The Brothers Sun (out now), Yang’s Xing, an assassin, goes up against Michelle Yeoh, who stars as Eileen “Mama” Sun, the matriarch of two brothers who have to reunite to beat a rival gang and keep the Sun family empire in place.
Taylor Swift’s tenth album reveals a simpler fantasy: the desire to be truly free. Craig Jenkins is a critic who writes about music and television and comedy and video games, and he wishes there were more than 24 hours in a day. Photo: Taylor Swift Craig Jenkins is a critic who writes about music and television and comedy and video games, and he wishes there were more than 24 hours in a day.
Mike Birbiglia’s latest (and very excellent) one-man show, My Girlfriend’s Boyfriend is about to head out on the road. If you didn’t get to see it during its Off Broadway run in NYC, your opportunity has arrived. It’s a 27-date tour that takes him to all of comedy’s biggest hotspots, from Tampa to Turlock, CA. Yes, it’s a real town, I assume! In any case, check out his website for ticket info and see the full schedule below.
Kathryn VanArendonk is a critic who writes about TV and comedy. She gets mad when people say TV is a 10 hour movie. Kathryn VanArendonk is a critic who writes about TV and comedy. She gets mad when people say TV is a 10 hour movie. This review of Birbiglia’s Broadway show was originally published on November 13, 2022. We are republishing it to mark the premiere of its debut on Netflix.
Earlier this year, Dua Lipa released her shimmering disco-inspired album Future Nostalgia, one in a string of new disco releases this year. Miley Cyrus has also been throwing it back this year, from her glam rock-inspired single “Midnight Sky” (not to mention its Stevie Nicks-featuring remix) to her covers of rock hits like Blondie’s “Heart of Glass” and the Cranberries’ “Zombie.” So consider their team-up on Cyrus’s new song “Prisoner” a match made in ‘70s heaven.
the early-evening news May 27, 2008 Oprah Now 7 Percent Less OmnipotentPlus: Rooster McConaughey finally gets his own reality show, and Quentin Tarantino announces plans to make the fastest movie ever.ncG1vNJzZmivp6x7t8HLrayrnV6YvK5705qerGednrmtsdFmo7KslWK6pK%2FOp5iun5iaxnA%3D
People’s Most Beautiful issue cleared off some ass space between Eva Longoria and Zac Efron for two people who dearly deserve it: Mindy Kaling and Ellie Kemper. “I identify as a comedy writer, so to get compliments on appearance, that’s the nicest compliment – to be shallow!” Kaling admits. I can only assume the absence of Meredith in her gown of choice is the result of some kind of clerical error.