It’s very hard to take the AI bros’ sudden embrace of UBI seriously when they are simultaneously cheering Trump’s destruction of the welfare states, tbh

A24's ‘Elden Ring’ Adaptation Has One of the Strongest Ensemble Casts We've Seen in a Long Time Alex Garland assembled an all-star lineup from his past to pull off the big-budget video game movie.

I'm not done today. With the news of the Elden Ring cast, I did a lil' speculating which characters might show up. Definitely Melina. Maybe Blaidd? And what if Kit Connor is Let Me Solo Her? www.esquire.com/entertainmen...

Inside Kevin Smith's R-Rated Imagination The writer and director who led the indie movie revolution talks ‘Mallrats 2,’ Spider-Man, and the Jay & Silent Bob video game.

I've now done my "dream interview" a second time. On this blessed 4/20, I spoke to fellow Jersey son Kevin Smith about his history with video games and Jay & Silent Bob: Chronic Blunt Punch. Got a new Bennifer story in the process. My latest on Esquire. www.esquire.com/entertainmen...

The ‘Avatar: The Last Airbender’ Sequel Leak Should Worry Everyone No, not that ‘Avatar.’ But this is still very grim.

The Avatar movie leak should really be one of the bigger stories in entertainment right now. And something about its particulars really bothers me. We haven’t seen anything like it in years. My latest on Esquire: www.esquire.com/entertainmen...

O-T Fagbenle Has No Bounds The 45-year-old’s profile swelled after his Emmy-nominated role in ‘The Handmaid's Tale.’ Now, he’s downsizing—thanks to a delightfully screwball turn in Peacock’s ‘The Miniature Wife.’

"The world is, to my eyes, looking increasingly absurd and tragic. You can either cry or laugh, and maybe you do both."

I profiled O-T Fagbenle, star of Peacock's The Miniature Wife. Live on @esquire. www.esquire.com/entertainmen...

I Hope ‘The Studio’ Will Roast One of Cinema’s Worst Performative Rituals It’s the only show that could really pull it off, too.

Excited by the possibility of an entire episode of The Studio taking place during a long applause at the Venice Film Festival www.esquire.com/entertainmen...

This Is What a Nuclear Strike Would Feel Like | NYT Opinion YouTube video by New York Times Opinion

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Check out the print version when the Esquire spring issue hits stands soon!

Phil Dunster Is on a Hot Streak The thirty-four-year-old actor charmed you as the firecracker Jamie Tartt on ‘Ted Lasso.’ Now he’s back as a studious (but still dickish) academic on HBO’s new comedy ‘Rooster.’

“There’s a confidence one gets as they work more, and are alive longer, through life experiences that anybody would learn turning thirty.” Last month, I went to McGee's and clinked pints with Ted Lasso and Rooster star Phil Dunster. My latest on Esquire. www.esquire.com/entertainmen...

Honestly I think we’re just burnt out on social media. If you told me now there’s a hot new app where I can talk to my friends I would turn around and walk right into the ocean.

Andrew Scott Knows the Next Steven Spielberg Is Out There. But How Do We Find Them? AI and corporate mergers are making it harder and harder to nurture the next generation of great filmmakers. The accomplished Irish actor has a plan to fight back.

At SXSW, I spoke to Andrew Scott (yes, Hot Priest) about his mission with Redbreast to spotlight short films and mentor new filmmakers. Our chat spanning whiskey sours, authenticity, and the art of short films in the age of content, now on Esquire. www.esquire.com/entertainmen...

Thomas Doherty on the ‘Paradise’ Season 2 Finale, Fan Theories, and Dylan’s Future “That’s the thing about any Dan Fogelman show,” Doherty tells Esquire. “You want a question answered, you’ll get the question answered. But with the answer comes five more questions.”

Paradise fans, got something for you: I interviewed Thomas Doherty ("Dylan/Link") about ALL (okay, most) of the burning questions you have about the season 2 finale, and what's ahead in season 3. Is he a time traveler?! I asked him point blank. www.esquire.com/entertainmen...

Stephen Colbert Is the Perfect Person to Develop a New 'Lord of the Rings' Movie Colbert is going on an unexpected journey with Peter Jackson—and original trilogy actors may even return.

Count me in for Colbert dong Lord of the Rings. If Warner Bros. really has to make these movies for eternity or else lose the rights, they could do worse than getting a talented, charismatic creative who knows Quenya. www.esquire.com/entertainmen...

Why the Teenage Mutant Turtles Matter Again Last year, ‘American Born Chinese’ author Gene Luen Yang began writing for the comic books. What he’s done with the ’80s icons is extraordinary.

Been awhile since I got to write about and do interviews for comic books. Thankfully, certified MacArthur Genius recipient Gene Luen Yang writing Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles was a perfect excuse to exercise those old muscles. My latest for Esquire: www.esquire.com/entertainmen...

The Merchants of Cool (full documentary) | Marketing and Selling to America’s Teens | FRONTLINE YouTube video by FRONTLINE PBS | Official

There's been discourse about the absence of teen-oriented media, yeah? That a theoretical slam dunk Buffy reboot on Hulu felt compelled to age up the show and feature more adult Buffy says a lot. We've gone so far from The Merchants of Cool. www.youtube.com/watch?v=0tYR...

The 'Spider-Man: Brand New Day' Trailer Actually Makes Marvel Fun Again No matter how you cut it, any movie starring Tom Holland and Zendaya is a movie I'll see.

Been a minute since I blogged about a Marvel movie trailer, feels like riding a bike. www.esquire.com/entertainmen...

The 5 Best Things We Saw at SXSW 2026 From punk rock documentaries to off-road rides in electric SUVs, SXSW is adapting to its new environment.

My first SXSW was a strange one, given that SXSW this year was a strange iteration of the festival. Here's what I saw. www.esquire.com/entertainmen...

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MBJ!!!

How Billy Crystal Paid Tribute to Rob Reiner at the Oscars The 'When Harry Met Sally...' star celebrated his late friend at the beginning of the In Memoriam segment.

For anyone who might have missed it, here's a quick rundown of Billy Crystal's beautiful tribute to Rob Reiner from this year's Oscars. www.esquire.com/entertainmen...

If you ask nicely, I'll upload the Zoom interview I did with Oscar-winner Ryan Coogler where my mom showed up in the background

The fact that there can now be ties is gonna throw the budding awards prediction markets into a tailspin

Steve Carell Found Himself Again in ‘Rooster’ After the actor dabbled in awards-season fare and satires, the HBO Max series placed him squarely back in his sweet spot.

I am excited for HBO's Rooster to premiere tonight, not only because I think it's great (my review below) but because the theme song has been in my head for WEEKS www.esquire.com/entertainmen...

How Should You Feel About the BAFTAs and John Davidson? The latest awards show controversy has opened up a conversation about Tourette's and what it really entails.

Wrote about the BAFTAs a bit. www.esquire.com/entertainmen...

The Best Thing I Can Say About Turning Point USA's Halftime Show Is That It Happened As Bad Bunny electrified the Super Bowl, Kid Rock croaked in front of a cheap smoke machine somewhere in Atlanta.

Bad Bunny's halftime show was joyful and true. He invited you, a stranger, into his world like family. So it was strange to also watch the sterile and impersonal Turning Point counterprogram with Kid Rock lip syncing and pointless rants about wokeness. www.esquire.com/entertainmen...

Jason Alexander Told Us How Dunkin' Pulled Off Its '90s-Charged Super Bowl Commercial "God bless them, they got me back to my thirties," the 'Seinfeld' legend says.

Had a very slow morning due to NJTransit nonsense. But last Thursday I had a last-minute interview that turned out to be one of my favorites: a chat with Jason Alexander, about his sitcom-flavored Super Bowl ad for Dunkin'. Now on Esquire: www.esquire.com/entertainmen...

I think one of the best things about Bad Bunny’s performance is that it was so *specific*. It so clearly had a point of view coming from real lived experience and actual emotion, actual heart, not cynical calculation. Just beautiful.

Benito is a threat b/c he makes art so alluring and enjoyable you want to understand everything about it and then you end up learning about sugar and slavery and colonialism and the Taínos and Hawaii and then you probably have some thoughts of your own, and that's why art is powerful and dangerous

Imagine choosing Kid Rock over that

On a similar note, as Mamdani continues to notch W after W you’re going to start seeing opinion pieces about how this could never work in any city other than New York, etc., etc. Do not engage! It’s just entrenched power bullshit and that’s all! Don’t let them make that a conversation!