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Kristen Wiig and Annie Mumolo star in and write a madcap comedy about 40-something best friends Barb and Star. Read the Empire review.

When Disney executive chairman Bob Iger required some assistance with the pizzas he makes as a hobby, he turned to Noel Brohner, a former nightclub owner who has become L.A.’s go-to dough guru. Brohner, 53, advised Iger to use gas instead of wood in his oven until he got more comfortable with controlling heat, and the media mogul’s pizzas, which he likes to top with vegetables from the garden of his Brentwood home, quickly improved. “He actually simplified the process for me rather than c...

Master of None Reportedly Renewed For a Third Season According to Chortle, creators Aziz Ansari and Alan Yang’s acclaimed comedy series Master of None is reportedly coming back to Netflix for a third season after a three year hiatus after the second season made its debut in 2017. The outlet also notes that the potential new season would be taking place in London with The Rise of Skywalker actress Naomi Ackie attached for a new role in the series. Based on the comedic viewpoints of Aziz Ans...

The End of the F***ing World, is set to join for season three. Master of None’s hallmark is its use of restaurants, which Yang has previously cited as one of the ways in which he and Ansari attempt to make its situations feel more real: “If it’s feasible with the schedule, we just like to go where we like to go because we feel that adds realism to the show.” In New York City, that ranges from spendy red sauce Italian Carbone and feted taco stand Los Tacos No.1 to The Four Horsemen. Whil...

Our 100 Most-Anticipated Films of 2021 January 8, 2021 After highlighting 40 films we can guarantee are worth seeing this year and films we hope will get U.S. distribution, it’s time we venture into the unknown. Due to all the pandemic-related delays, our most-anticipated list this year may ring familiar to those who follow our coverage, but there’s still plenty of currently under-the-radar movies that will hopefully make a mark in 2021. While the majority might not have a set release–...

What Goes Into Designing a Wine Label? Three designers on the inspiration that goes into creating the bottles you reach for Share this story My relationship with wine started when I was a sophomore in college and my friends and I would trek to the liquor store in downtown Baltimore that didn’t card. Usually, we’d buy a liter of Yellow Tail or Carlo Rossi to take to house parties. I wasn’t so interested in the flavor profiles, the tannins, or whatever; I was interested in getting sloshed f...

(Welcome to  The Quarantine Stream, a new series where the /Film team shares what they’ve been watching while social distancing during the COVID-19 pandemic.) The Series: Where You Can Stream It: HBO Max The Pitch: Oscar-nominated actor John C. Reilly stars in the 1980-style public access television series Check It Out with Dr. Steve Brule, a spin-off from a segment that originated in a sketch from the Adult Swim series Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!. Armed with unfathomable naivet...

Elaine Chung There are a thousand and one ways to break down the anatomy of a great comedy series. Sure, it has to make you laugh, but that’s just the bare minimum. Does it render an amused chuckle, or does it produce a gut-busting, tear-jerking laugh? Does it comment wittily on society, or does it feature adolescent boys giving birth to infant-sized bowel movements in (we’re looking at you, Big Mouth)? Whether you like your comedies sophisticated, crude, or some combination of both, we�...

Bianca Busante, a world traveler with food tastes to match, talks about her "love language" — service.

The silver lining for 2020 is that we had more time than ever to consume the arts. We finally got to the stack of books that had been sitting on the nightstand for months. We were secretly glad to replace weekend plans with a nice, healthy Netflix binge. Once we discovered the joys of listening to podcasts instead of actually, you know, talking to people on our daily pandemic walks, there was no looking back.  Considering the pandemic is very much with us, and social distancing is still the ...