The ’90s and early aughts gave us a surfeit of now-classic stoner comedies like Half Baked, Friday, Pineapple Express, Dude, Where’s My Car?, and Dazed and Confused. The genre has cooled off a bit in recent years—perhaps as marijuana has become less taboo—but the satisfaction of lighting up and watching people on a screen attempt …

The Film Sufi: “Hit the Road”
Hit the Road (Jadde Khaki, 2021) is an Iranian film written and directed by Panah Panahi, the son of masterful Iranian film auteur Jafar Panahi. This is a “road movie” that has a special flavor to it, thanks, in part, to its Iranian context. Although I customarily don’t spend much time discussing film production details, …

Rasheeda & Kirk Frost Say That Publicizing Their Martial Issues On ‘LHHATL’ Helped Other Couples
For the last decade, Rasheeda and Kirk Frost have let audiences into the toughest parts of their marriage courtesy of “Love & Hip Hop Atlanta,” but during a recent interview the couple revealed that their issues have actually helped others. While appearing on ‘The Breakfast Club,’ Rasheeda and Kirk Frost explained that their fans regularly …

Australia Election Live Updates: Voters Decide Fate of Scott Morrison
Commuters in Melbourne last month. Australians go to the polls on Saturday to choose a government.Credit…Asanka Brendon Ratnayake for The New York Times Australians go to the polls on Saturday to choose a government as the country, emerging from two years of Covid-fueled isolation, faces rising inflation, persistent anxiety about climate change and growing foreign …

A New Era (2022) – FlixChatter Film Blog
A couple of months ago, my hubby and I had started bingeing the Downton Abbey series all the way from the beginning. I had watched the first season when it first came out in 2010 but didn’t keep up with it. The series has become a global phenomenon, though not even its creator Julian Fellowes …

How Karamo Brown from ‘Queer Eye’ learned to love his bald head
Written by Oscar Holland, CNN This article is part of CNN Style’s new Beauty series “As We Are.” Karamo Brown is something of a self-esteem guru. Whether giving motivational speeches, campaigning for mental health or life-coaching on hit makeover show “Queer Eye,” he has built a career on his seemingly infectious sense of confidence. But …

How Hungary turned replacement theory into state ideology
On May 16, just days after the deadly mass shooting in Buffalo, New York, motivated by conspiratorial fears of white Westerners’ “Great Replacement” by minorities, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán endorsed the shooter’s ideology in a nationally televised speech. “Part of the picture of the decade of war facing us will be recurring waves of …

13 Best Marion Cotillard Movies, Ranked – Flickside
Born in Paris on September 30, 1975, Marion Cotillard was raised by parents who were both performing artists. Her father Jean-Claude Cotillard was a mime artist, actor, and a playwright. Her mother Niseema Theillaud was an actress and a drama teacher. Naturally, Marion Cotillard’s first teacher in acting was her mother, and as a child …

Southern Charm’s Austen Kroll Shades Madison’s Relationship
All the Bravolebrities have been making the rounds for NBC Universal’s upfront presentation, including Southern Charm star Austen Kroll. In a new interview, Austen is seemingly taking what little responsibility he feels he needs to regarding the mess of a love triangle he made between himself and Summer House stars Lindsay Hubbard and Ciara …

The Pearsons Gather One Last Time To Pay Tribute To Rebecca – Deadline
The end is near for NBC’s celebrated family drama This Is Us, and NBC has released first-look images for the May 24 series finale, “Us.” In it, The Big Three and their families are seen wearing black as they gather for Rebecca’s funeral. There are photos of Randall and Kate eulogizing their mom, Kevin is …