Comic Maria Bamford thrives on her anxiety — and maybe yours
Maria Bamford has made clinical anxiety a staple of her absurdist comedy for years, but it’s never been more resonant than right now. Even her…
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A changed Jason Mewes is back in new ‘Jay and Silent Bob’
Jason Mewes, the prolifically profane half of the cinematic pair known as Jay and Silent Bob, is a changed man. Off-screen, anyway. Over the phone…
NASA mission launched Lisa Nowak’s career, downfall and diaper jokes
It was the diapers, not her trip to space, that made Lisa Marie Nowak a national sensation. It was a stunning fall from grace for…
Random noises drive you nuts? ‘The Sound of Silence’ is for you
As any New Yorker knows, silence and the city seem mutually exclusive. But in the new sci-fi indie “The Sound of Silence,” two Brooklynites have…
Toronto Film Festival wrap-up: The best and worst movies
With 245 feature films showing this year, it’s impossible to see everything at the bustling Toronto International Film Festival. But after a week of filmgoing…
Michael B. Jordan reveals his superhero at Toronto film fest
They may be two of the hottest names in Hollywood, but Michael B. Jordan and Jamie Foxx bonded on playing mere mortals in the Q&A after their new movie,…
‘Booksmart’ star Kaitlyn Dever on her harrowing role in Netflix’s ‘Unbelievable’
Kaitlyn Dever has breezed through a whirlwind of outfits in record time for our cover shoot. “There were a lot of socks with heels, which…
‘Dark Crystal’ fantasy series is a gritty masterpiece
Every generation should get its own Jim Henson masterpiece. Though the Muppets inventor isn’t around anymore, “The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance,” executive-produced by his…
‘Good Boys’ actors had bleeping good time on raunchy film
“We had a motto: What’s said on set stays on set,” says Brady Noon, one of the young stars of “Good Boys,” the raunchy, hard-R…
Is ‘The Amazing Johnathan Documentary’ real — or an illusion?
Ben Berman was in the midst of filming his first documentary when he got some unexpected news: A second, more experienced camera crew was also…