Michael Boyle

It might not surpass Godzilla Minus One, but it's still essential viewing.

Tim Travers Hawkins thought he had found the raw material for a small art project when he visited the former Catskill Game Farm in 2022 and discovered a collection of 16mm film rolls in an abandoned cafeteria building. The reels were “the first of

James Austin Johnson shared the tricks he has used to keep his Trump impression funny.

A towering puppet lord, a forbidden love, and a fisherman transformed into a 10-foot sea dragon come to life in "Out of the Mistu2026 A Dragon," a visually striking puppetry performance at the Stissing Center this weekend.

The Midwestern city is showing the country that investing in transit really can work wonders.

Bar cars on commuter trains were once a space of camaraderie and decompression after a long work day. Where have America's café cars gone?

The show’s surprise shift in tone might be just what the doctor ordered.

Republicans believe that it will stay red forever. Their arrogance could be their undoing.

It's a strange time to be a Whovian. The show has recently switched showrunners yet again, but this time it's to someone we already know. Russell T. Davies ran "Doctor Who" from seasons 1 through 4; although he was controversial back in his day, the…

Audiences can’t get enough of how much Ryan Gosling breaks in sketches as “Saturday Night Live” host. But not all laughs are created equal. Photo Illustration by Luis G. Rendon/The Daily Beast/Getty Images/SNL When Ryan Gosling sat down with Jimmy…

There's something about doppelgangers that's captivated the minds of so many speculative fiction writers over the years, from Edgar Allan Poe to David Lynch to Jordan Peele. At their core, these types of stories are popular because they provide such…

Nearly a decade before Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie were shooting machine guns at each other in their own on-screen home, Scott Bakula and Maria Bello were beating each other up in the pilot episode of "Mr. & Mrs. Smith." The 1996 CBS show started…

And no one humiliates him more efficiently than his “Weekend Update” co-anchor Michael Che. Will Heath/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images When Colin Jost welcomes viewers to “Weekend Update” next week, it will make his 10th year behind that desk—a…

Photo Illustration by Erin O’Flynn/The Daily Beast/Fox and Paramount Pictures It might be surprising to learn how much the latest Indiana Jones film has in common with The Simpsons. In its eighth season back in 1997, The Simpsons addressed its own…

With the recent release of the trailer for Dune: Part Two, Dune fever has been reignited, and it already seems hotter than it was ahead of the first movie’s premiere. By the time the movie is released in November, Paul Atreides, Lady Jessica, and…

One of the best parts of "Lost" season one was its flashback structure. This was a show with a massive cast, and having each episode give us a close look at a specific character's life helped to make them all feel special and compelling. The "Lost"…

One of the coolest aspects of classic-era episodes of "The Simpsons" is how dated they don't feel. Yes, the first two seasons have animation of a questionable quality, but by the time you get to seasons 5 through 9, it's easy to forget you're…

This post contains spoilers for the first five volumes of the "Sandman" comics, and will most likely spoil events for the upcoming second season of the show. It's going to be a while before season 2 of "The Sandman" drops on Netflix, which means…

One of the best episodes of "Community" is season 5's "Basic Intergluteal Numismatics," a mystery episode parodying detective shows and David Fincher films. It's a spiritual sequel to season 3's "Law and Order" parody episode, except this time the…

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. This post contains spoilers for episode 5 of "The Boys" season 3. One of the most interesting characters on "The Boys" is A-Train (Jessie Usher), who is introduced on the show in the first…