'Limitless' recap: 'Fundamentals of Naked Portraiture'

14 sees many of them return, for better or worse. Id invite you, but its sold out, he tells Brian. Cold as ice.) Credit: CBS Like, really smart. RememberQuentin Walker at CRAFT? The tech researcher studying robotic arms and the guy whom Brian dubbed the real-life Q? The dude who lent him a jetpack? Turns out that the woman who invented that jetpack just got murdered. Eloise herself was Test Subject No....

May 1, 2025 · 2 min · 325 words · Heather Sharp

'Limitless' recap: 'Stop Me Before I Hug Again'

The infamous Malaysian pirate leader collects pinball machines. bribing them with bagels and pinball machines instead of threatening them. Which is why the opening of this episode feels like such a dramatic shift in tone. Credit: Michael Parmelee/CBS For the first time, we see the aftermath of a particularly gruesome murder including a LOT of blood. (I love the poster of Rebecca above his bed.) Im not entirely sure how I feel about replacing words like strangle and murder with tickle and cuddle....

May 1, 2025 · 2 min · 300 words · Crystal Stevens

'Limitless' recap: 'The Assassination of Eddie Morra'

Bradley’s back Bradley Coopers running for president! Naz, meanwhile, just sighs wistfully, whispering, Blue. You think I havent slept with anyone here? Credit: Jeff Neira/CBS Get it, Naz. Come on, guys.) What opera-loving former mafia guy could resist that? In retribution, Morra had her boyfriend killed, and he framed her for the murder. Morra is hurt that Brian would even SUGGEST such a thing. Doesnt Brian know that hes trying to save the world and end hunger with super rice?...

May 1, 2025 · 2 min · 235 words · Michael Hayes

'Limitless' recap: 'When Pirates Pirate Pirates'

Piracy and pinball on the high seas. Up to this point,Limitlesshas focused almost all of its attention on Brian and Rebecca. It has biometric security, a fully-stocked fridge, and everything you need for a good ol fashioned siege. Credit: CBS Medical tests have now ruled that out, and Naz has been sitting on that information. Morale of the story: Dont mess with Naz. Meanwhile, Brian is back home bonding with Ike over Mike and Ikes (obviously)....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 207 words · Blake Wall

'London Has Fallen': EW review

Unfortunately, widening the scope this dramatically causes the entire fragile action-movie axis to spin wildly out of control. But naturally, disaster strikes. The English Prime Ministers death requires all world leaders to assemble in London for a state funeral. Credit: David Appleby Asher and Banning escape, but just barely. When the terrorists mention it, Asher derides their justified anger as insanity. But even beyond the politics,London Has Fallens action doesnt make sense....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 109 words · Christopher Green

'Lost' showrunner demands Netflix restore missing finale footage

Theres even a lengthy Reddit threaddevoted to chronicling the changes. So if youre watching theLostfinale on Netflix, youre not seeing the whole story. Hes not happy about it, and wants the mysteriously missing footage returned. Credit: Mario Perez/ABC Lindelof gave this statement to EW: I am totally befuddled by all this. Also,Deckard is a replicant. Weve also reached out to ABC Studios, who are also investigating the matter. Well update this post as more becomes clear....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 85 words · John Shepard

'Love & Friendship': Kate Beckinsale found her full Austen power

Here, Beckinsale chats Austen novels, big petticoats and kicking butt. How familiar were you with Lady Susan, the long-lost Austen novella on whichLove & Friendshipis based? Whats your favorite Austen book or film adaptation? Credit: Bernard Walsh I lovedEmmamost as a book. What do you make of Lady Susan? It was such a narrow, limited life that one could expect as a woman during that period. Ross McDonnell Lady Susan is a fighter for what becomes feminism....

May 1, 2025 · 2 min · 366 words · Clinton Webb

'Macbeth': EW review

The role of Macbeth is a lot like one of those test-your-strength contraptions at a carnival. Some have managed to ring the bell; others have narrowly avoided getting theirs rung. The good news is hes a soulful Macbethevery bit as intense and electric as youd expect. Credit: Jonathan Olley It looks like a Ronnie James Dio music video conceived by George R.R. KurzelsGame of Thrones-ification ofMacbethisnt necessarily the worst or most unnatural creative impulse....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 104 words · Jillian Holloway

'Mad Max' director George Miller on the future of Furiosa

Miller said previously that he had developedtwodifferent possibleMad Maxsequel stories. Yes, I have, says Miller. And certainly having conversations about it. Charlize Theron as Furiosa in ‘Mad Max: Fury Road’.Credit: Jasin Boland But Im not sure if its the very next movie I want to do. And something with not too much technical difficulty. Something more performance-based and so on, just to erase the exhaust. Of course, the real question is if and how Furiosa may fit into that next chapter....

May 1, 2025 · 2 min · 321 words · Daniel Meza

'Madam Secretary' recap: 'Catch and Release'

Elizabeth McCord takes on ISIS. Madam Secretarywas all too real this week. Like I said, it was an emotional episode. Credit: David M. Russell/CBS Bess first order of business is to evacuate all American aid workers in the area. Of course this doctors identity is soon revealed as Will Adams (Eric Stoltz), Elizabeth McCords brother. One of the things I loved about this episode was learning more about Bess family background....

May 1, 2025 · 2 min · 274 words · Travis Taylor

'Madam Secretary' recap: 'The Greater Good'

It seems too easy for it to be Ukraine. Maybe someone else knew about what Maria did to her husband, perhaps General Doroshevich? Maybe the peace talks were all a ruse to try and assassinate Dalton and Elizabeth? Credit: Sarah Shatz/CBS We finally learn how Pavel Ostrov died, and we probably should have guessed that Maria murdered him. She looks like an evil murderous dictator. Best line in the scene?...

May 1, 2025 · 2 min · 371 words · Frank Craig

'Madam Secretary' recap: 'You Say You Want a Revolution'

Elizabeth McCord attempts to make history tonight. Like most weeks, she completely takes care of business. The show opens in Chicago 1977, with three African-Americans being pulled over. The cop shoots both the men dead, and one of the men shoots the cop before he dies. (Hmm…definitely feels likeMadam Secretarywas drawing onAssata Shakurhere.) So, he gets taken off the assignment. That same night we learn that Senator Markes is resigning....

May 1, 2025 · 2 min · 263 words · Rodney Espinoza

'Maestra' by L.S. Hilton: EW review

Patrick Bateman, Tom Ripley, Dr. Hannibal Lecter: It feels like most literary psychopaths are men, with sex and masculine power sewn into the linings of their bloodstained, perfectly tailored suits. Sure, you could find their female counterpartsChelsea Cains deeply terrifying Gretchen Lowell comes to mindbut for whatever reason, it seems like there arent that many of them. EnterMaestra, a sensual, sweat-suffused thriller that begins as the story of Judith Rashleigh, an unassuming gallery assistant in London, and then, faster than the flick of a knife, shifts into a crash course in high fashion, luxury travel, and murders of convenience....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 125 words · Bruce Jones