Complicated in the best of times, "The Matrix Resurrections" is simply convoluted, a collection of flashy digits that don't add up to much of anything. Although director/co-writer Lana Wachowski slyly comments on the commercial nature of the undertaking and it's nice seeing Keanu Reeves and Carrie-Anne Moss reunited, the better plan in hindsight might have been to completely reboot the system.
Marvel packed a lot of presents under the tree for "Hawkeye's" sixth and final episode, an almost insanely busy hour that unfolded on too many fronts. While the studio deserves some credit for indulging in a show that dared to be goofy as often as not, other than establishing Kate Bishop this series felt more disposable than any of its Disney+ predecessors.
Rock music icon Brian May has urged the public to get the Covid-19 vaccine, after telling fans on Instagram he's been having a "truly horrible" time since testing positive for the virus last week.
Comedian and late night host Trevor Noah has filed a lawsuit against his doctor and a New York City hospital alleging that their negligence caused him to "sustain permanent, severe and grievous injuries," according to the complaint obtained by CNN.
Hip-hop star Wiz Khalifa is calling for peace in the entertainment industry following the violent deaths of fellow rappers Drakeo the Ruler and Young Dolph.
West Coast rapper Drakeo the Ruler was fatally stabbed in an altercation backstage at a Los Angeles music festival where he was scheduled to perform Saturday, according to his publicist and law enforcement officials.
For fans of westerns, "1883" certainly looks like the real deal, coming from "Yellowstone" creator Taylor Sheridan and featuring Sam Elliott as a gnarled cowboy. The execution, however, feels stale, offering less incentive to stick around and see how these pioneers fare with their journey than to go, say, re-watch "Deadwood," which occupies roughly the same historical period.
They weren't meant to be heroes. Frodo Baggins, his steadfast companion Samwise Gamgee and their accidental journey-mates, jejune cousins Merry and Pippin, could have been content living out their days in the Shire with their fellow hobbits, feasting and smoking in pastoral comfort.
When they post a big rating these days, TV executives are often fond of saying, "The pipes still work." They mean that while the audience has scattered among hundreds of options, old-time broadcasters can deliver a level of mass reach that's hard to equal anywhere else.
