Hostage Review: Riveting Performances and Political Intrigue
The five-episode miniseries Hostage, starring Suranne Jones and Julie Delpy, manages to be both tautly entertaining and politically astute, even while leaving viewers wishing there…
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Amanda Knox Finds Her Voice Through Storytelling and Resilience
Amanda Knox has endured a level of public attention that few could imagine surviving. As a student studying abroad in Perugia, Italy, she was arrested…
Monica Lewinsky Steps Into Spotlight as Producer of Amanda Knox Miniseries
Monica Lewinsky has spent much of her adult life navigating the weight of public scrutiny. Once unwillingly thrust into the global spotlight in the late…
The Jeffrey Epstein Story Isn’t Going Away Anytime Soon — and Neither Is A Very Royal Scandal, the Three-Part Miniseries on Amazon
In November 2019, BBC’s Newsnight aired what quickly became one of the most talked-about royal interviews in history. Prince Andrew sat down with journalist Emily…
Lisa Johnson Mandell and Tandy Culpepper Discuss Capote vs. the Swans and Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist on The Hollywood Beat
Capote vs. the Swans is a stylish, dramatic miniseries. It tells the story of Truman Capote at the height of his fame and the beginning…
Spike Lee’s Kaepernick Docuseries Dropped by ESPN Amid Creative Standoff
Spike Lee’s ambitious docuseries on Colin Kaepernick has been shelved after months of anticipation, marking a dramatic halt for a project once touted as a…
Tristan Rogers, Veteran General Hospital Actor, Dies at 78
Tristan Rogers, the Australian-born actor who became a fixture of daytime television as the roguish and resourceful Robert Scorpio on General Hospital, has died at…
USA Network Returns to Scripted TV with John Grisham’s The Rainmaker
After years of focusing on reality and sports programming, USA Network is staging a scripted comeback with The Rainmaker, a thrilling new legal series adapted…
Netflix’s America’s Team Chronicles the Rise, Reign, and Risks of Jerry Jones’s Dallas Cowboys Dynasty
From the very first episode of America’s Team: The Gambler and His Cowboys, it’s clear that this is not just a straightforward recounting of football…
Opinion: Idris Elba Should Be The Next James Bond
For nearly two decades, the conversation about who should succeed Daniel Craig as James Bond has simmered with intrigue, fantasy casting, and fierce fan debates….