Miles Surrey

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'Yellowjackets' Is Putting All Its Chips on the Ta... ▷ Yellowjackets ▷ Shotoe

2 months ago | shotoe.com | Miles Surrey

Home Yellowjackets 'Yellowjackets' Is Putting All Its Chips on the Table Season 3 of the cannibalistic survival drama is engrossing yet at times mind-numbingly goofy. Maybe it’s time to adjust our expectations for what this series can be. YellowjacketsYellowjacketsSeason 3 of the cannibalistic survival drama is engrossing yet at times mind-numbingly goofy. Maybe it’s time to adjust our expectations for what this series can be. By Miles SurreyFeb.
‘Dune: Prophecy’ Doesn’t Pack the Franchise Spice

Dec 2, 2024 | theringer.com | Miles Surrey

HBO/Ringer illustration A knock-on effect from the rise of streaming services is that established IP is no longer limited to either TV or film: Nowadays, the biggest franchises move between mediums. When Disney+ launched, for instance, small-screen extensions of Star Wars and the Marvel Cinematic Universe soon followed. (One could argue that too many series have diluted the brands, but hey, as long as Andor exists, I’m not complaining.) Meanwhile, Warner Bros.
‘Dune: Prophecy’ Doesn’t Pack the Franchise Spice

Dec 2, 2024 | flipboard.com | Miles Surrey

6 hours agoIndia: Dua Lipa sets stage on fire by grooving to Bollywood beat: Leaves Indian fans spellboundMaharashtra, India - November 30, 2024 Sensational pop star Dua Lipa took her Indian concert fans to new heights of joy when she performed a viral mashup of her chart-topping hit "Levitating" and Shah Rukh Khan’s iconic Bollywood number "Woh Ladki Jo", leaving the audience mesmerised.
Let’s Have a Debate About ‘Wicked’

Nov 20, 2024 | theringer.com | Katie Baker |Jodi Walker |Miles Surrey |Nora Princiotti

Disney/Ringer illustration After a deeply emotional and disturbingly long press run, the much-anticipated movie musical Wicked is finally premiering in theaters.
Introducing the Guy Cry Movie Canon

Nov 19, 2024 | theringer.com | Miles Surrey

For the subset of moviegoers who like blockbusters made for adults, it’s slim pickings this winter. No shade to anyone looking forward to Moana 2, Wicked, Sonic the Hedgehog 3, or Mufasa: The Lion King, but I fear that the major studios are making fewer and fewer movies that cater to my interests—in other words, tentpoles that would convince your dad to make a trip to the multiplex. (Where have you gone, Dad Cinema auteurs?
An Ode to the ‘Venom’ Trilogy, a Deranged Masterpiece of Superhero Cinema

Oct 24, 2024 | theringer.com | Miles Surrey

Sony Pictures/Ringer illustration It all started with a lobster tank. During a pivotal scene in Venom, investigative journalist Eddie Brock (played by Tom Hardy) freaks out as an alien parasite (also Hardy) takes up residence in his body—Eddie’s only recourse is to track down his ex, Anne (incredibly, Michelle Williams), while she’s on a lunch date with her new boyfriend.
Peacock Needs More Hits. Can ‘Teacup’ and ‘Hysteria!’ Boost Its Catalog?

Oct 18, 2024 | theringer.com | Miles Surrey

Peacock/Ringer illustration When Peacock became the streaming hub for the Tokyo Olympics in 2021, it didn’t quite go to plan, with users complaining about limited viewing options and a glitchy interface. It was, to quote NBCUniversal Media Group chairman Mark Lazarus, a “big digital middle finger,” as well as a microcosm of Peacock’s early days: a streamer that had yet to find its footing.
Bill Lawrence Has Conquered Apple TV+

Oct 9, 2024 | theringer.com | Miles Surrey

Apple TV+/Ringer illustration In the season finale of the Apple TV+ series Bad Monkey, former detective Andrew Yancy (Vince Vaughn) and Bahamian fisherman Neville Stafford (Ronald Peet) are hot on the trail of Eve and Nick Stripling (Meredith Hagner and Rob Delaney), a couple whose elaborate insurance fraud scheme has left a trail of bodies—and one severed arm—in its wake.
‘Joker: Folie à Deux’ Has Arrived. Let’s Rank Clowns in Pop Culture.

Oct 2, 2024 | theringer.com | Miles Surrey |Megan Schuster

Getty Images/Ringer illustration Here at The Ringer, Megan Schuster and I have spent years ranking things like movie monsters, sharks, and dinosaurs, all of which have a reputation for terrifying people. But we’ve never had a task as daunting as putting together a list of what are arguably the single-scariest figures in pop culture: clowns. In real life, clowns are meant to entertain children at birthday parties and circuses —to spread joy with laughter.
What’s the Best Four-Film Run by a Director? Francis Ford Coppola Has Competition.

Sep 26, 2024 | theringer.com | Miles Surrey

However you shake it, the rollout for Francis Ford Coppola’s latest (final?) opus, Megalopolis, hasn’t gone as planned. Reviews are arriving with headlines like “What the hell did I just watch?”; crew members are lamenting the haphazard production; a video leaked of Coppola kissing multiple extras on set; the director ranted about wokeness during the press tour; a trailer with fake, AI-generated quotes from critics dropped before getting taken down (the internet never forgets).