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1 week ago | 
thoughtcatalog.com | Evan E. Lambert
I think it’s safe to say that the majority of y’all reading this are not A-list Hollywood stars. And that’s OK! I’m not judging. In fact, I’m not either. But you must know that there’s a social divide between us and A-listers. Realistically, we may never attain their status, fame, or wealth in our lifetimes. The upside of that is that we’ll probably never confuse ourselves with the Messiah. I’m referring, of course, to male actors.
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1 week ago | 
thoughtcatalog.com | Evan E. Lambert
As it turns out, Challengers isn’t just that “sexy Zendaya tennis movie.” It’s also that “sexy Zendaya polyamory movie.”Truly, polyamory has rarely been so casually depicted as it is in Challengers. With its sultry trio of sun-kissed stars, the movie matter-of-factly portrays polyamory as something pure and simple – something natural, something already in our bones. Ultimately, it’s refreshing to see Tashi Duncan (Zendaya) comfortably in love with two men (Mike Faist and Josh O’Connor).
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2 weeks ago | 
thoughtcatalog.com | Evan E. Lambert
I never thought I’d say this, but anything set in the 2010s is now a period piece. Glee, the second Obama administration, and M.I.A. ‘s middle finger at the Super Bowl may feel like they were just yesterday, but they were not. Anything referencing those things is now outdated. We are now all old. Even Zoomers. (Unless you’re one of the younger Zoomers who’s still in middle school, in which case you shouldn’t be reading this! Stop being skibidi and go to class!)Anyway, just think about it.
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2 weeks ago | 
thoughtcatalog.com | Evan E. Lambert
From time to time, something will make you want to scream into the abyss and destroy things. Perhaps you’re just constantly in that state for some reason. I couldn’t imagine why, considering how optimistic everyone is about humanity’s future right now. But hey, who am I to judge? On that same note, you don’t necessarily need to feed your demons.
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2 weeks ago | 
thoughtcatalog.com | Evan E. Lambert
Believe it or not, queer people have not always been able to tell their own stories. Without the social or financial resources to truly break into the mainstream before the early 2000s, queer people have historically remained at the margins of Hollywood, quietly nudging straight creators to make the queer movies that they wanted to see on the screen. While nowadays a straight director “honoring” a gay story can elicit immediate side-eye, the arrangement has previously been a necessary evil.
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2 weeks ago | 
thoughtcatalog.com | Evan E. Lambert
Over twenty years ago, comedies were more than throwaway diversions deposited on Netflix every two months. More often than not, they were cultural juggernauts, dominating American minds and mouths, spurring countless friends to quote them over AIM. It was in this universe that 2004’s Anchorman flourished. Fueled by the mostly improvised stylings of star Will Ferrell and his many friends from the L.A. improv scene, Anchorman earned big laughs while skewering misogyny and American materialism.
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2 weeks ago | 
thoughtcatalog.com | Evan E. Lambert
Season 2 of The Last of Us was short, but it packed a big punch. Episode 2 alone had enough drama and action to fill an entire season of a lesser show, and its ramifications rippled across the season in satisfying ways. When the season finally wrapped up, Ellie was not only at a loss for how to avenge Joel’s death, but also grappling with her newfound role as a romantic partner and possible co-parent for Dina.
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2 weeks ago | 
thoughtcatalog.com | Evan E. Lambert
With streaming series dominating the cultural conversation these days, it’s rare to find a show that contains more than 8 to 10 episodes per season. Broadcast series like Abbott Elementary, which maintain the 22 episode structure of days long past, feel increasingly quaint. Shows like House of the Dragon, which measure in at roughly $20 million per episode, attempt to take over the entire Internet for eight weeks of the year. They’re the closest thing we have to a globally unifying force.
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2 weeks ago | 
thoughtcatalog.com | Evan E. Lambert
Ah, the rainy spring Sunday afternoon. So specific and yet so universal. A time best enjoyed next to the bay window, wrapped in a cardigan, clutching a cappuccino. If not in possession of a bay window, it’s the perfect time to wistfully wish you had one. In fact, why not keep the regrets flowing and just ponder every lost love and road not taken that you’ve ever had? That’s what rainy spring Sunday afternoons are for. Melancholy. Nostalgia. The horrifying realization that you have to work tomorrow.
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2 weeks ago | 
thoughtcatalog.com | Evan E. Lambert
Feuds are to Hollywood as Speedos are to Pride Month. One cannot exist without the other. On-set tension, creative differences … These are the stuff of legends. But when big names like Blake Lively, Taylor Swift, and Justin Baldoni get involved — Well, when big names like Blake Lively and Taylor Swift get involved … That’s when the tabloids and gossip rags turn things into a media circus.
