‘FORGET ALL THE EXCUSES’
The star discusses his past sexual misconduct, bombshell affair, and father’s Nazi past—but only frustratingly skims the surface in what amounts to another vanity celebrity doc.
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IN CONVERSATION
The multi-hyphenate painter, musician, and director (to name just a few of his hats) talks in-depth about his life, career, and the new season of “Painting With John.”
STAR-STUDDED FIASCO
Even the most innocuous of details is ruled a spoiler in this new series starring Tom Holland, Amanda Seyfried, and Emmy Rossum. So just know that none of it is good.
FAMILY SECRETS
A disturbing new docuseries investigates the “19 Kids & Counting” clan, whose TLC reality show sparked an obsession with Christian fundamentalist life.
SWINGING THROUGH
The sequel to the phenomenal “Into the Spider-Verse” movie is ambitious, moving, and a helluva lot of fun. Why can’t all superhero movies be this wonderful?
ICON
After almost 40 years of haunting your dreams—seriously—in the “Nightmare on Elm Street” franchise, the actor talks The Daily Beast’s Obsessed through his iconic career.
LARGER THAN LIFE
The latest installment of ESPN’s celebrated “30 for 30” series skirts conventional sports doc tropes, telling the wild origin story of the famed reality-competition show.
COMEDY GOLD
No one does taboo-smashing ridiculousness better than Tim Robinson’s Netflix series, which is finally back for Season 3.
BUMP IN THE NIGHT
Credit where it’s due: It’s remarkable that they made “The Boogeyman” without a semblance of fight.
SYMPATHY FOR THE DEVIL
There was never going to be a happy ending to the boardroom-meets-family saga. The best thing “Succession” did was acknowledge that, in the end, all of the Roys would be miserable.