The Great Wall director addresses Matt Damon whitewashing controversy

Read his full statement below. In many waysThe Great Wallis the opposite of what is being suggested. I believe that is a trend that should be embraced by our industry. Credit: Chris Weeks/Getty Images Our film is not about the construction of the Great Wall. Matt Damon is not playing a role that was originally conceived for a Chinese actor. The arrival of his character in our story is an important plot point....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 104 words · Wayne Hale

The Grinder creators tease Thanksgiving episode with Jason Alexander and Timothy Olyphant

Arielle Kebbel also cameos as a love interest. The Thanksgiving episode ofThe Grinderis not only stuffed with guest-starsJason Alexander! They have a fight over creative differences, real-lifeGrinderco-creator Andrew Mogel tells EW. Credit: Ray Mickshaw/Fox Cliff is playing to ratings, whereas Dean wants to tellimportantstories. Also of importance: Timothy Olyphant plays… Timothy Olyphant, Deans frenemy. What else can we tell you? ordin Althaus/Fox Ray Mikshaw/Fox

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 64 words · Colleen Serrano

The Grinder finale: Creators drop 9 hints

Or…is it? Yeah, its got to be. You stash your biggest case for the season finale; thats just the way TV works, right? Credit: Ray Mickshaw/Fox Can Dean make a convincing case or at least charm this jury into ruling in his favor? Will a hush fall over the court as some sort of surprise witness is introduced? And who exactly is the mastermind behind Corey Manlers (Kenny Lucas) case?...

May 1, 2025 · 2 min · 220 words · Jerry Jackson

The Grinder recap: A Bittersweet Grind (Une Mouture Amer)

When you’re in love, texting the third banana at work is sort of meaningless. Can we talk about the football promos for a minute? But speaking of grinding! Credit: Greg Gayne/Fox This week the show welcomes its first big-name guest star since Kumail Nanjiani livened up the pilot. She arrives in the form of Christina Applegate, who plays Deans old high school flame. Stewart isnt having it. Im sure a lot of people like him because hes absurdly handsome and rich, he notes....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 179 words · Erica Koch

The Grinder recap: Buckingham Malice

Dean resolves to live a ‘normal’ life. Rob Lowe got himself into some hot water last weekend in the wake of the terrorist attacks in Paris. (In the end, they merely heightened security without actually closing.) Credit: Greg Gayne/Fox Lowes job is to recite lines written for him on television, not establish a workable immigration policy. Just shrug and move on. Ah, thats the good stuff. But Stew takes Claires advice and tricks him like she tricks her dog into going to the vet....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 156 words · Henry Elliott

The Grinder recap: Dedicating This One to the Crew

If Ethan is that talented with a flashlight in his mouth, how about tossing some Shakespeare in there? have to let everybody stand still long enough to develop a recognizable character. Only then can the creators really play. Credit: John P. Fleenor/Fox I have a brother. Hes two years younger than me, though hes always been bigger. He played several sports throughout high school, while I toiled in the drama club....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 151 words · Thomas Johnson

The Grinder recap: Giving Thanks, Getting Justice

In general, Im not a fan of holidays. (I never really watchedFelicity, but have seen the first seasons Thanksgiving probably a dozen times.) These arent definitive, but I will be watching them this week. Credit: Ray Mickshaw/Fox Few shows particularly teen shows have managed to capture that essence on screen. Dawsons Creek, Guess Whos Coming to Dinner? On the other hand,Dawsons Creekremains one of my favorite shows of all time....

May 1, 2025 · 2 min · 293 words · Jimmy White

The Grinder recap: Grinder Rests in Peace

Who wants to watch a show about the Grinder’s less cool, less handsome brother? sent us to the credits. Dean has been doling out advice to Ethan that makes Stewart a little nervous. Credit: Ray Mickshaw/FOX When Ethan mentions that Brie is no longer interested in him, Stew suggests he talk honestly to her. Bemis agrees to their terms, and the new life of Mitch Grinder seems inevitable. But something isnt right....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 120 words · Linda Reyes

The Grinder recap: Little Mitchard No More

Fred Savage shines when a couple tries to use Stewart to get close to Dean. We need to talk about Fred Savage. He first broke out onThe Wonder Years,where he lived out his own adolescence weekly for six seasons. Credit: Fox They play Lyle and Vanessa, a posh couple who suddenly wants to become friends with Stewart and Deb. A dinner escalates to a fundraiser, where Stewart will have the opportunity to cozy up to a judge....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 130 words · Amy Hernandez

The Grinder recap: The Curious Disappearance of Mr. Donovan

Who is the mole, and what does he have to do with a Showtime Original? Actors lie for a living. Would you rather he learn it on the streets? Credit: Ray Mickshaw/Fox But this weeksThe Grinderis knee-deep in the white lies that everybody tells just to get through the day. Two siblings, pitted against each other in a battle of consciences. It adds way up. Todd didnt tell me anything, Dean says....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 127 words · Laurie Morris

The Grinder recap: The Olyphant in the Room

No, Timothy Olyphant is not smashing car windows in Boise. I dont want to be spoon fed, Ethan adds. (How they resisted pitching reruns on Hulu, I do not know.) Credit: Ray Mickshaw/Fox They dont, actually, but Neal doesnt jot that down when Stewart makes the correction. Dean isnt aware of that, though. (It should be noted that the license plate on Olyphants muscle car is GRINDER 1.) While Deans grandstanding on the case, hes also pumping Todd for information on Timothy and Claire....

May 1, 2025 · 2 min · 314 words · Brian Keller

The Guardian Brothers: Meryl Streep, Zendaya to voice characters

Meryl Streep, Mel Brooks, Nicole Kidman, and Zendaya are set to voice characters in upcoming animated filmThe Guardian Brothers. Streep will voice the movies storyteller, Mel, tracing the tale of a Chinese family in danger of losing its wonton soup shop. When the familys grandmother dies, she leaves the restaurant in the hands of a young girl named Raindrop (Zendaya) and her mother (Kidman), who must combat a rival business owners attempt to sabotage it....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 202 words · Christopher Rivers

The Hallow: 5 classic films that influenced the new horror movie

1.The Fly(1986) CORIN HARDY:I always feel really moved byThe Flywhen I watch it. Its as traumatic as it is scary and imaginative. Its got a central performance by Jeff Goldblum that is, I think, Oscar-worthy. Also, just generally, Cronenbergs commitment to horror and taking it it to the extreme. Whatever the promise of the premise is it happens. Its grotesque but its also moving. 3.The Thing(1982) CH:Creature design times twenty....

May 1, 2025 · 2 min · 277 words · Donald Day