127 stories by "William Earl"
Well, this is a surprising spooky season treat! Gushers, the sticky fruit snack beloved by Millennials, has released a short horror film based on its creepy, CGI-fueled ads from the '90s whe…
Welcome to Horror Explorer, a curated column showcasing the month's best movies, series, books and everything else spooky worth checking out. I'm William Earl, the executive digital director…
The first Weekend Update of season 51 of "Saturday Night Live" pulled no punches, touching in on several pop culture topics such as Diddy's sentening, J.K. Rowling's endless tweets against t…
Colin Jost portrayed Pete Hegseth during the first cold open of the 51st season, lamenting that "Our military is gay as hell!" But also mourning that "it's also never been fatter!" This mirr…
The X-rated festival favorite "Fuck My Son" is now heading to a theater near you. The team behind the horror-comedy, which debuted as part of this year's Midnight Madness slate at the Toront…
In "Monster: The Ed Gein Story," you see the titular serial killer long before you hear him. Silently, Ed Gein " whose on-screen avatars have haunted American pop culture since his pattern o…
As chaotic and inventive as Vampire Weekend's arrangements get over five studio albums, things never feel out of control. The production and mixing are impressively ornate, a wedding cake th…
Phylicia Rashad, who played the indelible matriarch Clair Huxtable on "The Cosby Show," introduced the in memoriam performance at the 2025 Emmys and used the opportunity to say goodbye to he…
"Barrio Triste" follows four lawless young men in MedellÃn, Colombia in the '90s who steal a television camera and document robberies, crime and the unrelenting pace of street violence. S…
When it comes to describing his onetime co-star Kathy Bates, Sam Rockwell doesn't hold back. "She's a badass motherfucker," he says about his time working with her on Clint Eastwood's "Richa…
Bryan Fuller made a career creating idiosyncratic series like "Pushing Daisies" and "Hannibal," and has written for many more. Now he's readying his feature film debut, which is set to debut…
Brendan Fraser is making the rounds to promote his new film, the theatrically-bound "Rental Family," which is set to be released by Searchlight Pictures on Nov. 21. During an interview at Va…
Cillian Murphy has appeared in six Christopher Nolan movies, including 2023's "Oppenheimer," which earned them both Oscars. But the cinematic collaborators are taking a break, as Murphy won'…
"Sk+te'kmujue'katik (At the Place of Ghosts)" is a simple story with a lot on its mind. At its core, writer-director Bretten Hannam's tale follows two siblings (played by Blake Alec Miranda …
Macon Blair saw the controversial 1984 film "The Toxic Avenger" as many Millennials did: on a contraband videotape courtesy of a friend's older brother. The 12-year-old Blair was exactly the…
The Hamptons was faced with culture shock on Thursday night when some of Metallica's most faithful fans descended upon the upscale vacation spot for an intimate, invite-only show to see the …
Joe Bob Briggs is celebrating a scary impressive milestone. The iconic cult movie host has set the 200th episode of his Shudder series "The Last Drive-In," which will be a Halloween extravag…
Jacob Elordi is unrecognizable in "Frankenstein." He's not the high school jock who struts the halls of "Euphoria" High, the college boy worth killing for in "Saltburn," the taller-than-life…
Eli Roth has spent decades in the entertainment industry, but he's still chasing the high of telling his schoolyard friends about the wild new movie he just saw. "If someone had given me thi…
"Fuckin' hot!" are the first words out of Sam Nivola's mouth when I meet him in the back of a small Japanese restaurant. I've just asked him "How are you?" and it's a fair response, consi…
Canadian indie outfit Men I Trust seems beamed down from the heavens to be a headphones band. Lead singer and guitarist Emmanuelle Proulx's gentle vocals float along over a textured dreampop…
SPOILER ALERT:Â This article contains spoilers about "The Life of Chuck," now playing in theaters via Neon. Choreographer Mandy Moore is one of Hollywood's most in-demand dance experts, de…
Sometimes, a decision speaks a thousand words. The first-ever celebrity spokesman hired by Apple to pitch its personal computers in television ads was Dick Cavett. The company was barely 5 y…
Meghann Fahy plays the brutally honest Devon on "Sirens," a woman whose brash personality and grungy fashion sense are at odds with the wealthy socialite (played by Julianne Moore) she think…
David Joseph Craig and Brian Crano's new film "I Don't Understand You," in theaters today via Vertical, is a comedy that swerves into horror movie territory midway through. But it was also a…