Josh Lezmi

Viewers respond to Jeremiah’s point of view in season 2, episode 5 of The Summer I Turned Pretty. The latest episode of The Summer I Turned Pretty changes the formula up a bit, placing narration responsibilities in Jeremiah’s care instead of Belly’s. As a result, viewers are treated to the character’s internal turmoil, cognitive dissonance, pings…

Need another Greta Gerwig fix after ‘Barbie?’ We’ve got you covered. If you were a fan of Barbie in all its pink-hued splendor, chances are you like Greta Gewrig’s approach to storytelling. The actor/writer/director is known for her nuanced and introspective style that seamlessly balances emotional sensitivity with witty banter. Her dialogue is sharp and…

Emilia Clarke steals the show as G’iah in the ‘Secret Invasion’ series finale. See what MCU fans are saying about the show’s final moments. Emilia Clarke portrays G’iah in Secret Invasion,  a character who — fighting against her moral conscious at the show’s onset — teams up with the rebel Skrulls to turn Earth into…

What ‘The Golden Girls’ and ‘Sex in the City’ have in common. They make use of the same character formula. Sex and the City premiered on HBO on June 6, 1998 — thirteen years following the premiere of The Golden Girls in 1985. While the shows are starkly different on the surface — Sex unsurprisingly…

‘Barbie’ is not “anti-men.” The argument is senseless, and Greta Gerwig fans are here to defend the filmmaker’s latest cinematic accomplishment. Greta Gerwig’s highly-anticipated Barbie movie starring Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling has finally hit the silver screen. While critics and audiences alike are praising the film’s meta-humor and subversive approach to storytelling, there are…

Season 2 of And Just Like That might have brought back some of the sexiness inherent to its predecessor, but it’s still striking out. Here’s why. And Just Like That pales in comparison to its predecessor on several fronts. While Sex and the City spewed conversation-igniting one-liners and offered up sexually liberating perspectives, And Just Like…

Movie musicals are a challenge. Casting the right people is essential. Unfortunately, such productions often fall victim to terribly misguided casting decisions. Movie musicals — whether original creations or on-screen adaptations of stage productions — often demand triple threats in leading roles. From intricate Bob Fosse-inspired choreography in the likes of Chicago and Sweet Charity…

It wouldn’t be the Emmys without a ton of snubs. The 2023 Emmy nominations are in, and though Showtime’s Succession earned a whopping 27 nods, other shows, movies, and actors were completely left out of the spotlight — despite earning critical and audience praise. Fans of Netflix’s Queen Charlotte, Prime Video’s Dead Ringers, Apple TV’s…

Let’s look back on our favorite himbos before Ken of ‘Barbie’ becomes the supreme one via his “Ken-ergy” ..if he hasn’t already. With “Ken-ergy” quickly picking up steam as a descriptor for men akin to Ryan Gosling’s Ken in the upcoming Barbie movie, what better time to look back on some of TV and film’s…

Chalamet becomes the famous chocolatier in ‘Wonka.’ Does he pull it off? Here’s what he brings to the character (and what viewers are saying about the trailer). The trailer for Wonka — a prequel to Road Dahl’s Charlie and the Chocolate Factory starring Timothée Chalamet as the eccentric chocolatier years before he rises to fame…

Remembering Michelle Pfeiffer in ‘Grease 2.’ You may bow down. Grease 2 may be an uninspired replica of its far-superior predecessor — taking Danny and Sandy and swapping them out for a leather-clad Stephanie (Michelle Pfeiffer) and a cardigan-adorned Michael (Maxwell Caulfield) — but Pfeiffer’s performance remains a celebrated slice of cinema. She brings a…

Classic novels and stories coming soon to the silver and small screen. Time to wipe the dust from the ole collection and get to page-turning. With themes as resonant as ever, narratives as timeless as they come, and characters that nestle into our hearts and minds, classic novels will always influence contemporary content. Whether using…

‘The Horror of Dolores Roach’ is Prime Video’s new dark and twisted, yet comedic and heartwarming series, and Justina Machado just had to take on the leading role. Justina Machado portrays the primary protagonist (antagonist?) Dolores Roach in Prime Vidoe’s recently-released series The Horror of Dolores Roach, based on the fictional podcast of the same…

‘Corner Office,’ based on ‘The Room’ by Jonas Karlsson, premieres in theaters on August 4, 2023. Here’s everything we know about the upcoming movie. Corner Office, which premiered at the 2022 Tribeca Film Festival, will release in select theaters on August 4, 2023, with Jon Hamm returning to the corporate world as a man committed…