'Jexi' Is Siri-Ously Bad
Adam DeVine plays a lonely nerd whose phone takes over his life in this lazy, generic satire.
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Not My Job: We Quiz 'Watchmen' Star Regina King On Luxury Watches
Oscar winner Regina King — who has appeared in Jerry Maguire, If Beale Street Could Talk and The Boondocks — is now starring in the HBO superhero series Watchmen.
A Puppeteer Gets Swept Up In Political Theater In 'Kingdom For A Stage'
In her new book, Heidi Heilig continues the tale of family, rebellion and necromancy begun in For a Muse of Fire. Heilig tackles difficult issues deftly, and sets up readers for a rousing conclusion.
'We've Got More To Say About You': Olive Kitteridge Is Back, And Complex As Ever
Elizabeth Strout won a Pulitzer Prize for her 2008 novel that spun together 13 connected stories of love, loss and loneliness. She returns to the small town of Crosby, Maine in Olive, Again.
In 'Catch And Kill,' Ronan Farrow Offers A Damning Portrait Of A Conflicted NBC
The book ties the killing of his story on Harvey Weinstein's alleged sexual misconduct to a pattern of harassment and abuse within NBC — including payouts and rape allegations against Matt Lauer.
Edna O'Brien On 6 Decades Of Writing 'Very Difficult Stories' About Women
In Girl, a young woman in Nigeria is abducted by Boko Haram — and that's just the beginning. For nearly 60 years, its Irish author has written about women "both as victims and as fighters, combined."
'El Camino' Gives Jesse Pinkman Life Beyond 'Breaking Bad'
The new Netflix movie starring Aaron Paul as a desperate Jesse, on the run immediately after the events of the Breaking Bad finale, explores the trauma that his association with Walter White created.
Aaron Paul Didn't Think His 'Breaking Bad' Character Would Live This Long
The Emmy Award-winning actor returns as drug dealer Jesse Pinkman in El Camino, a movie sequel to Breaking Bad. In 2011, Paul said his character was supposed to die in the TV show's first season.
6 Years Later, 'El Camino' Proves Just As Exciting And Original As 'Breaking Bad'
The Netflix film picks up right where Breaking Bad left off, with Jesse (Aaron Paul) speeding off after escaping from his captors. From there, El Camino is a wild and spellbinding ride.
'Breaking Bad' Creator Vince Gilligan Reflects On Meth And Morals
Gilligan's AMC show centered on a chemistry teacher who created a meth empire. In 2011, Gilligan told Fresh Air that he pitched the series by saying, "You take Mr. Chips and turn him into Scarface."