The jurors behind the Peabody Awards have revealed their 2020 nominations, celebrating the “most compelling and empowering stories released in broadcasting and digital media during 2019”. Out of the 60 nominees, 30 titles will be honored during a virtual ceremony on June 18. This year marks the first Peabody nominations for both Apple TV+ and Disney+, which got nods forDickinsonandFloat, respectively. Also on the list areDamon Lindelof’s mind-melting superhero sci-fiWatchmenandPhoebe Waller-Bridge’s heartwrenching dramedyFleabag....

Ryan GoslingisBarbie’s Ken,Blade Runner 2049’s Officer K,La La Land’s Sebastian, and the list goes on with credits that shine a light on his acting prowess. Nonetheless, did you know that he also tried his hand at directing? In 2015, Gosling made his directing debut withLost River, which found a new home. Lost River,described as a “dark fairytale”follows a family, consisting of a mother, Billy, who finds it hard to retain her ancestral home as she defaults on a loan....

Peas and Carrots, Chocolate and Peanut Butter,Ryan Murphyand FX; some things just go together. Coming off the success ofFeud, his latest anthology series to premiere on the cable network, Murphy has already lined up his next project. Murphy has been loyal to drama anthologies for a few years now, launching the FX hitsAmerican Horror Story,American Crime Story, andFeud, but for his next project, he’ll be going back to the ongoing drama format for the first time sinceNip/Tuck....

Early last year, when directorDavid Sandberg’sShazam!was still filming in Toronto, I got to visit the set with a few other reporters. At the time of our visit,Justice Leaguehad only recently been released, and except forPatty Jenkins’Wonder Woman, the DC films were dark and not exactly fun. But that was about to change. If you’ve seenJames Wan’sAquamanand the trailers forShazam!, you know DC movies have been going through a bit of a reinvention, with more focus on having a good time in the cinema and less on having every movie connect towards some big event....

From directorJake Scottand screenwriterBrad Ingelsby, the indie dramaAmerican Womantells the story of a single mother’s struggle to raise her young grandson when her teenage daughter mysteriously vanishes. When 31-year-old grocery clerk Deb Callahan (Sienna Miller) realizes that her daughter Bridget (Sky Ferreira) has gone missing, it turns her world upside down, and over a 10-year life journey of ups and downs, she builds a new life for herself only to finally be faced with the truth of her daughter’s disappearance....

TheStar Warssaga has spanned decades, giving us a feast of memorable characters, iconic vehicles, and plenty of stand up and cheer moments. But it would be hard to argue against the fact that among all of these, thelightsaber is the most universally belovedtotem of the franchise. What kid, or adult for that matter, doesn’t immediately make the sound of a light blade when holding a wrapping paper roll, broom, fallen branch, you name it....

Season 1 of Netflix’sStranger Thingswill go down in TV history as one of the buzziest shows ever made. While that’s good news for the cast and crew, the fans are now expecting big things for Season 2. The pressure is on showrunnersMatt and Ross Dufferand executive producerShawn Levyto recapture the nostalgia and magic of the first season, which followed the adventures of a group of kids attempting to locate their missing friend....

The IMDb Top 250 is a great starting point for checking out some of the best and most popular movies of all time. It’s by no means perfect, but there are a lot of great movies within it, even if an individual’s personal top 250 is never going to be exactly the same as a list like this, which takes all the votes of IMDb’s millions of users into account....

Equal parts true comedy and dark drama,BarrystarsBill Hader(Saturday Night Live,It: Chapter Two,Trainwreck)asformer marine Barry Berkmanas he attempts to find an escape from his occupation as a hitman. Using an acting class as his way to reconnect to people and find redemption, the show frequently provides unexpected twists by playing in both of these vastly different worlds. Related:Stephen Root on Barry Season 3, Fuches' Plan for Revenge, and Why the Show Is a Character Actor’s Dream...

The highly anticipatedMatt ReevesfilmThe Batmanis a little over a month away, meaning that the marketing for the upcoming blockbuster is beginning to ramp up (a fantastic example beingBat-Pizza). Not much is known about the mystery surrounding the film’s plot or The Riddler’s evil scheme, but the new Total Film issue coveringThe Batmanis sure to enlighten fans a bit. Hot off releasing theirbeautiful covers for the issue, Total Film has just unveiled three new images that give us multiple new looks at The Dark Knight himself....

Not all mutants are created equal. This was the lesson at the heart of “threat of eXtinction,” which dropped some major bombs about the Strucker family line and the epic powers that Lauren and Andy apparently possess. All it took was a visit to Grandpa von Strucker’s antique shop to blow this thing wide open… um, figuratively speaking. WhileThe Giftedis not following the Strucker family storyline from the comics to the letter, many of the themes of that nefarious, all-important family are still at play here....

There was joy, there was sadness, but more importantly, there was peace.The Good Placeseries finale didn’t have any last-minute revelatory twist to fix or some crazy demon battle to fight, it was simply the aftermath of the Soul Squad and their heroic and continuous efforts to save themselves and eventually all of humanity. “Whenever You’re Ready,” written and directed by the show’s creatorMichael Schur, brought an end to each of our lovable characters' journeys, but it never let us forget the true point ofThe Good Place:that anyone is capable of being a better person....

WithThe Half Of Itarriving on Netflix on May 1st, I recently got the opportunity to hop on the phone with writer-directorAlice Wufor an extended conversation about the movie. We already shared the portion of our chat detailing Wu’s journey from her the release of her feature directorial debut in 2005 to her return to filmmaking forThe Half Of It, but now it’s time to put the spotlight on her stars,Leah LewisandDaniel Diemer....