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The "Furious" serial killer

This ‘Furious’ Serial Killer Is Giving TV’s Best Performance

There has never been a performer quite like Lola Petticrew at the center of a hit drama.

Gayle Sequeira

Kyle Chandler in 'Lanterns'

THAT GREEN LIGHT, I WANT IT

Why Even Superhero Haters Love ‘Lanterns’

Everything we can’t stop loving, hating, and thinking about this week in pop culture.

Kevin Fallon

Juno Temple and Brett Goldstein in “Ted Lasso.”

‘Ted Lasso’ Doubles Down on Its Most Infuriating Storyline

The central will-they-won’t-they of Apple TV’s biggest hit has more than overstayed its welcome.

Emma Fraser

Dolly Parton performs onstage during MusiCares Person of the Year honoring Dolly Parton at Los Angeles Convention Center on February 8, 2019 in Los Angeles, California.

THE SMOKY MOUNTAIN SONGBIRD

Dolly Parton Was the Last Person Everyone Loved

Will there ever be a person this cherished and, more, this unifying ever again?

Kevin Fallon

FX's Adults -- Ep. 204 -- Pictured: (l-r) Amita Rao as Issa, Jack Innanen as Paul Baker, Owen Thiele as Anton, Lucy Freyer as Billie, Malik Elassal as Samir.. CR: Michael Gibson/FX

THE NEW ‘FRIENDS‘?

Why Actual ‘Adults’ Should Check Out TV’s Best Gen Z Show

FX’s “Adults” is about to begin its second season. Here’s why you should catch up now.

Laura Wheatman Hill

A still from 'Sterling Point'

GOING TO THE COTTAGE

The Teen TV Show Even Old People Will Obsess Over

Everything we can’t stop loving, hating, and thinking about this week in pop culture.

Kevin Fallon

Gillian Anderson and Hannah Einbinder in Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma.

This Blood-Drenched Sex Scene Will Blow Moviegoers’ Minds

Gillian Anderson and Hannah Einbinder’s gruesome tryst is unlike anything else you’ll see this year—or any year.

Barry Levitt

Matthew McConaughey in "The Rivals of Amziah King"

Oscar Winner Pulls Off the Impossible in Scene of the Summer

Guaranteed to make one want to stand up and sing, the film’s centerpiece delivers an inspiring dose of bluegrass bliss.

Nick Schager

A photo illustration of a summer beach scene with televisions set showing Odyssey, Summer House, and Obsession.

THE LIVIN' IS EASY

The 15 Best Things We Watched This Summer

Everything we can’t stop loving, hating, and thinking about this week in pop culture.

Kevin Fallon