Gabrielle Bruney
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Nia DaCosta Is Killing It
The thirty-year-old director of 'Candyman' has made the most relevant horror movie of our times. → Read More
Sandra Oh Is Agitating for Real, Culture-Changing Inclusion
In Netflix's The Chair, Oh plays an academic struggling to modernize an unwieldy institution. She's been bringing the same fight to Hollywood for decades. → Read More
The United States vs. Billie Holiday True Story
Chasing the Scream author Johann Hari discusses the role jazz legend Billie Holiday played in the early days of the drug war and what happened to Jimmy Fletcher. → Read More
Netflix's 'The Dig' Uncovers One of the Most Important Archaeological Finds in UK History
The new Netflix film The Dig tells the true story of the first excavations at Sutton Hoo and the story of Edith Pretty and Basil Brown. → Read More
'One Night In Miami' True Story: Details the Movie Gets Right
While One Night in Miami, the Oscar buzz-generating new Netflix movie is fictionalized, the broader strokes are true. Here's the true story behind the famous night in 1964, where friends Malcolm X, Cassius Clay, Sam Cooke, and Jim Brown all spent an evening together in a Miami hotel in a once-in-a-lifetime meeting of legends. → Read More
Muhammad Ali One Night In Miami Actor Interview
We talked to the actor about working with first-time feature director Regina King, and what it's like to play the GOAT. → Read More
Stephen King's Son Owen on 'The Stand' TV Series vs Book Differences
Owen King, Stephen King's son, was one of the writers and producers behind The Stand, the latest adaptation of his father's classic novel. Here, he talked to Esquire about adapting the work for the small screen and the difference between the show and the book. → Read More
In 1985, Police Dropped a Bomb On a Black Liberation Group. But That's Only Part of the Story.
Tommy Oliver, director of HBO's '40 Years a Prisoner', discusses the dark history of Philadelphia's confrontations with MOVE. → Read More
Marlon Wayans Isn't Hollywood's Little Brother Anymore
With roles in Sofia Coppola’s 'On the Rocks' and an Aretha Franklin biopic, the forty-eight-year-old is breaking into a dramatic second act → Read More
How Ronald Reagan’s Racism Helped Pave the Way for Donald Trump’s
Matt Tyrnauer, director of Showtime’s The Reagans, explains the conservative icon’s legacy of dog-whistle bigotry. → Read More
Why Supernatural Is the Best Cop Show on TV
If you're troubled by the "police" part of police procedurals, the CW's long-running monster hunting series provides all the gore and justice you could want. → Read More
Hannah Grose's 'The Haunting of Bly Manor' Ghost Story Episode 5 Explained
In "The Altar of the Dead," episode 5 of 'The Haunting of Bly Manor', we learn a tragic secret about housekeeper Hannah Grose, who's played to perfection by actress T'Nia Miller. Here's what you need to know about her story. → Read More
'The Haunting of Bly Manor' Ending Makes Clear That a Ghost Story Can Also Be a Love Story
It's a ghost story and a love story—and saves one final emotional gut punch until the very end. → Read More
Is Netflix's the Haunting of Bly Manor a Sequel? What the Story is Based On
Netflix's The Haunting of Bly Manor adapts a classic ghost story—in this case, it's Henry James' The Turn of the Screw, but the sequel takes a very different approach to its source material than did in the Haunting of Hill House. Here's what you should know about what it's about, the book it's based on, and the differences. → Read More
'Borat 2' News, Cast, Trailer, Release Date, Pranks
We've seen clips of him singing at a far-right militia rally and already know he pranked Rudy Giuliani. But there's much more—including a possible teaser trailer. → Read More
Kid Cudi Makes His Views on Trump Clear—to Kanye West and Everyone Else
Kid Cudi opens up to Esquire about his friendship with Kanye West—and their differing political views, including how he feels about Donald Trump and the MAGA hats. → Read More
Josephine Baker's Lovecraft Country Appearance Explained
Why Hippolyta visited Josephine Baker in Lovecraft country Episode 7. → Read More
Who Is Lamplighter in The Boys? Everything You Need to Know About the Character Played By Shawn Ashmore
Here's everything you should know about the supe, played by X-Men star Shawn Ashmore. → Read More
'Showgirls' Is Absurd, Problematic, and Famously Bad. 25 Years Later It's a Hate-Watch Classic.
The legendary flop is turning old enough to hire a rental car during the perfect time for indulging in fantastically garbage cinema. → Read More
Latasha Harlins' Death Fueled the 1991 LA Riots. A New Documentary Celebrates Her Life.
The 15-year-old was murdered for a $1.79 bottle of orange juice. A Love Song For Latasha paints a fuller portrait of who she was. → Read More