watching kimmel tomorrow

NEW: JIMMY KIMMEL LIVE is not dead. Up now at @vulture.com www.vulture.com/article/jimm...

Still thinking about this one. www.indiewire.com/criticism/sh...

Not to excuse Disney's actions -- which are an unconscionable capitulation and an abandonment of first amendment principles -- but I think people just genuinely do not understand how much power affiliates wield in the broadcast TV game. Still! To this day!

TCA condemns ABC and Disney’s capitulation to the government’s demands of censorship.

LOST writer-producer Damon Lindelof says he won’t work with Disney unless Kimmel js reinstated. I’m hearing other talent weighing similar pledges.

For those of you watching "Alien: Earth" — and especially if you also read Noah Hawley's last book, "Anthem" — a long talk about kids! www.indiewire.com/features/int...

After three seasons of batshit nonsense, Season 4 commits "The Morning Show's" last indefensible sin: It's a snoozefest! 🥱 🛌

OK, not even getting into the ethics or the existential issues around AI: Have some goddamn self-respect. If you're a writer and you do this I don't know how you look at yourself, but I know exactly how I look at you.

Reading Alan is as essential as it gets if you want to know what’s going on in television and the culture at large. That he’s also a pleasure to read is like a nice little favor he does for everyone, so let’s not take it for granted, OK? Subscribe —> alansepinwall.ghost.io/dont-stop-be...

Some news: yesterday was my last at Rolling Stone. For now, I'm going solo, doing all my TV reviewing, recapping, etc., at my newsletter. I hope you'll consider subscribing. Many more details here:

Woof. www.indiewire.com/criticism/sh...

Hoping Larry David is planning a new "Curb" episode to get back at Ted Danson for this.

"I just want to say, go birds, fuck ICE and free Palestine," "Hacks" star Hannah Einbinder at the #Emmys

Anthony Rizzo not only sitting in the Wrigley Field bleachers but heckling his old teammate (Ian Happ), taking photos and having beers with the fans — his statue can’t be big enough. #AnthonyRizzoForever

Matty cooking up a third season of “Perry Mason” any way he can.🤞 variety.com/2025/tv/news...

So good I wondered for a second if Bertha was wrong, actually.

“None of this is thought out,” Robinson tells Vulture. “It’s not planned. It’s not on purpose.” "The Chair Company" premieres Sunday, October 12 at 10pm ET. First look --> www.vulture.com/article/tim-...

Given the raw, aching emotions of its central duo, “Task” can feel like a big ask. But it’s so graceful, so compassionate, so enriching in how it explores their lives, it’s more than worth it in the end. Also, Thuso Mbedu is a no-bullshit sharpshooter. Hell yeah. www.indiewire.com/criticism/sh...

Deliver Me from Nowhere works as a spare character study of a depressed rock god on the cusp of superstardom, falls flat whenever it tries to flesh that out with biopic trappings. i'll take it over the Dylan one any day. my review: www.indiewire.com/criticism/mo...

Spike Lee's 3rd Katrina documentary sees him wrestling with what this country has become in the 20 years since the levees broke. It's a curious, cagey little update — just one episode in a three-part series, amid a slew of other anniversary docs — and better for it. www.indiewire.com/criticism/sh...

Had the amazing opportunity to speak to the PEACEMAKER choreographer, Charissa Barton, for @vulture.com and explore the changes in season 2’s opening. James Gunn was the Eagly stand-in on set! www.vulture.com/article/peac...

Spike Lee's 3rd Katrina documentary sees him wrestling with what this country has become in the 20 years since the levees broke. It's a curious, cagey little update — just one episode in a three-part series, amid a slew of other anniversary docs — and better for it. www.indiewire.com/criticism/sh...

when the world broke open: katrina and its afterlives opens TONIGHT at MoMA! through september 21, the series takes a look at new orleans before, during, and after the storm. co-curated by maya s. cade and k. austin collins.

Pritzker: To the members of the press who are assembled here today and listening across the country, I am asking for your courage to tell it like it is. This is not a time to pretend here that there are two sides to this story.

'Tuca & Bertie' creator Lisa Hanawalt shares exclusive concept art for 'Long Story Short' and talks to us about moving from 'BoJack Horseman' to the new show, why she avoids repeating herself, and the art of simplicity in animation. www.cartoonbrew.com/animators/lo...

Don’t miss this one, folks. www.indiewire.com/criticism/sh...

Don’t miss this one, folks. www.indiewire.com/criticism/sh...

Sick sick sick yes yes yes

David Strathairn! Gary Cole! Mary Steenburgen! Max Greenfield!

"Carrie Coon on Broadway" + "Tracy Letts on Broadway" alerts going off simultaneously wheeeeeeee www.nytimes.com/2025/08/20/t...

Justin Theroux doing a funny little accent in a funny little mustache? Well done, "Fallout." See you in December. (Season 2 trailer --> www.youtube.com/watch?v=7TsP...)

Firing and demoralizing feminized jobs as enemies of the state while brazenly bribing men with violent jobs that almost instantly puts them into the middle of middle class is very basic gendered warfare. Fulfilling the manosphere’s promise.

After so many exasperating, inexplicable, and just plain bad decisions over its three-year run, I didn’t think the “And Just Like That” series finale could get to me — boy was I wrong. www.indiewire.com/criticism/sh...

It’s genuinely insane that this technology is even legal, let alone that it’s being shoved down our throats from every possible angle

In light of Vanity Fair's recent idiotic decision, WaPo's offering its veteran critic a buyout, the NYT's "reassigning" three arts writers critics, etc., a lot of us are talking about the public's (and thus publications') lack of interest in criticism. It's part of a larger pattern of a war...

insane

wow, the most accurate review of all time? (including the grade! I don't understand what the gilded age does to my brain, but I'm not fighting it!)

The moms had it bad in “The Gilded Age” finale, most of whom deserved it. But one certainly did not. (A stance that has *nothing to do with the actor playing her* thank you very much.) www.indiewire.com/criticism/sh...

It's profoundly saddening to read that AP will no longer be assigning or running book reviews because readers don't engage with them enough and they take too much effort to plan and assign. People complain about critics as gatekeepers; wait until all that's left is marketing.

Rose Byrne? More like, “Rose *Burns* the Motherf’n House Down” 🔥🔥 www.indiewire.com/criticism/sh...

“Wednesday” is a show about a weirdo, made by weirdos, meant to make weirdos feel seen. But it constantly betrays that foundation so it can fit Netflix’s mold for the most conventional teen mystery imaginable — and I find that really depressing? www.indiewire.com/criticism/sh...

"Alien: Earth" is a sicko's delight. - Timothy Olyphant is a grumpy dad android (daddroid?). - The whole thing is sweaty and slimy and designed to make you go "ick." - So yes, every 10 minutes, I involuntarily shouted "Jesus fucking Christ" (complimentary) www.indiewire.com/criticism/sh...

"Alien: Earth" is a sicko's delight. - Timothy Olyphant is a grumpy dad android (daddroid?). - The whole thing is sweaty and slimy and designed to make you go "ick." - So yes, every 10 minutes, I involuntarily shouted "Jesus fucking Christ" (complimentary) www.indiewire.com/criticism/sh...

An inspirational story about a retired couple fighting for the decent community they want instead of fleeing to a phony reproduction of a misremembered past? It’s the “King of the Hill” revival, obviously — and it’s great! www.indiewire.com/criticism/sh...

"Chief of War" kind of rips? And rips even harder for how seriously it takes its central character's internal conflict? But still rips in the literal way, like when Jason Momoa rips out a dude's tongue? Good action! Good show! www.indiewire.com/criticism/sh...

"Chief of War" kind of rips? And rips even harder for how seriously it takes its central character's internal conflict? But still rips in the literal way, like when Jason Momoa rips out a dude's tongue? Good action! Good show! www.indiewire.com/criticism/sh...

Just at a basic level, saying a judge’s orders can be ignored seems like it should disqualify you from being a judge as no one would ever need to follow your own orders

This is, no exaggeration, Trump stealing a billion dollars from the United States. There are other planes for POTUS to use. This one will not be functional during his term for long, if at all. But this one he will keep afterwards via his "presidential library."

Editor pals, with Venice, TIFF and NYFF approaching, I'm always on the lookout for new places to write, let me know if you're looking for any festival coverage! Here's a thread of everything I wrote out of Cannes: x.com/SiddhantAdla...