TV Review: 'The Man Who Fell to Earth'
►"Ejiofor's turn compensates for storytelling inconsistencies." THR's chief TV critic
Dan Fienberg reviews Showtime's
The Man Who Fell to Earth. Chiwetel Ejiofor plays an extraterrestrial being with planet-saving powers in Alex Kurtzman and Jenny Lumet's expansion on the Walter Tevis novel and David Bowie film.
The review. —
"I tried to create a character who lives his life fully committed to his own logic and value." THR's
Rebecca Sun spoke to
Pachinko star Lee Minho on how his character Koh Hansu is "a villain generated by tragedy." The Korean superstar also opens up about making his Hollywood debut in Apple TV+'s epic series and the "pressure" of anchoring an entire episode dedicated to his character's backstory.
Warning spoilers. The interview. In other news... —Jason Bateman teases the
Ozark series finale:
“A happy ending, but they’re limping" —Viola Davis discusses “shame” around hygiene in childhood and
the teacher who made her feel seen —Terry Crews looks back on career, life and finding a “place of peace”
in Tough memoir —Former InStyle editor Laura Brown to debut
Clubhouse conversation series Ladies Night —Alison Brie’s
Spin Me Round SXSW Comedy
acquired by AMC+, IFC Films —Why this 12-year-old actor kept role as young Bruce Wayne in
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Slate]
—Jodi Walker waxes lyrical about HBO's
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Ringer]
—Keza MacDonald on how TV fell in love with video game adaptations [
Guardian]
—Jen Yamato and Tracy Brown interview Lucy Liu, and yes she talks about that Bill Murray incident on the
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LAT]
—Jeremy Gordon on Arcade Fire's comeback with new album
We [
NYT]
Today... ...in 1999, Paramount unveiled Alexander Payne’s R-rated high school comedy
Election in limited theaters. Starring Matthew Broderick and Reese Witherspoon as the iconic character of Tracy Flick, the film was a critical hit and garnered an Oscar nomination for Best Adapted Screenplay.
The original review. Today's birthdays: Dev Patel (32), Kal Penn (45),
John Cena (45), Jaime King (43), John Oliver (45), D.B. Weiss (51), Gemma Whelan (41), Judy Davis (67), Lee Majors (82), John Hannah (60), Rachel Skarsten (37), Teagan Croft (18), Melina Kanakaredes (55), James Russo (69), Joyce DeWitt (73), Molly Burnett (34), George Lopez (61), Michael Moore (68), Gigi Hadid (27)