A Knight and His Squire Walk Into the Seven Kingdoms
If Game of Thrones was a tale of fire, blood, and dynastic chaos, HBO Max’s new series A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms is the story that sneaks in quietly through the back gate of Westeros, covered in dust and good intentions. The long-anticipated adaptation of George R.R. Martin’s beloved “Tales of Dunk and Egg” novellas had its debut Sunday night. “We wanted to make an excellent on-ramp,” explained showrunner and executive producer...
HBO Max’s ‘Heated Rivalry’ Scores High on Style, Slips in Substance and Earns ‘SNL’ Spoof
HBO Max’s buzzy new drama Heated Rivalry enters the streaming arena with all the momentum of a slapshot—sharp, fast, and primed to score. And by score, we mean some very hot sex scenes. Set in the thrilling and often brutal world of professional hockey, the series traces the tangled lives of rival players Shane Hollister (played by Hudson Williams) and Ilya Rozanov (Connor Storrie), whose simmering competition to be the best player...
‘One Battle After Another,’ ‘Hamnet,’ ‘The Pitt’ and ‘The Studio’ Win Top Golden Globes Awards
Awards season is a battle, and a select few will reign. The Golden Globes codified some of those choices in awarding its statuettes in ceremonies hosted by Nikki Glaser at the Beverly Hilton and televised on CBS and Paramount+ Sunday night. One Battle After Another took home four prizes, including the top trophy for best musical or comedy motion picture— including screenwriting and directing for filmmaker Paul Thomas Anderson and...
‘One Battle,’ Chalamet and Buckley Top Critics Choice Awards Ceremonies
Setting the tone for the awards season to come that stretches into the Oscars in mid-March, “One Battle After Another” claimed its first televised best-picture prize at the Critics Choice Awards. Directed by Paul Thomas Anderson, the film about a burned-out revolutionary searching for his daughter, also honored the helmer known as PTA with best directing and adapted screenplay trophies. “This is the best time I ever had making a...
‘Sinners’ Leads Film Nominations, ‘Adolescence’ Tops TV Field for 31st Critics Choice Awards
The awards season race kicked into high gear Friday as the Critics Choice Association (CCA) unveiled nominations for the 31st annual Critics Choice Awards. Ryan Coogler’s Sinners dominated the film categories with 17 nominations, while the limited series Adolescence led the television contenders with six. Sinners received recognition across nearly every major category, including Best Picture, with Coogler earning nods for Best...