Warning: spoilers ahead. Mother Earth wants child support – literally. In the latest episode of “Rick and Morty,” Rick sidetracks a family camping trip to visit his baby mama Gaia, a planet he has impregnated with innumerable, half-rock hominids. Read more...
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Issa Rae and Kumail Nanjiani are two of the brightest stars in modern comedy – pairing them together is an obvious winning combo. The two play the beleaguered couple Leilani and Jibran in “The Lovebirds,” the first film to be released on Netflix after its theatrical premiere was canceled as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. Read more...
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“Lumpia” is more than a spring roll in the Asian American community. The homemade, low-budget 2003 film tells a story about inner group prejudice, in which a gang of Filipino Americans picks on Filipino high school immigrants. Read more...
Photo: The Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival is currently streaming the low-budget 2003 film “Lumpia,” which presents a humorous and unfiltered view of inner group prejudice within the Filipino American and immigrant community. (Illustration by Vaibhavi Patankar/Daily Bruin)
Late-night hosts are in quarantine just like their audiences – but “pre-recorded from home, it’s ‘Saturday Night’” just doesn’t have that same ring to it. With social distancing measures forbidding large gatherings, studio audiences quickly diminished down to only the shows’ staff members or no audience at all. Read more...
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Warning: spoilers ahead. “Killing Eve” isn’t much without Eve – literally. “End of Game” was already on shaky ground following a weak fifth episode centered solely on Villanelle’s (Jodie Comer) backstory. Read more...
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“The Vat of Acid Episode” is pretty self-explanatory. The episode, which aired Sunday night, is entirely contingent upon a fake vat of acid. Strategically placed at key plot points, the running gag suddenly becomes an effective vehicle to examine the role of consequences – particularly in a universe where slip-ups can be easily concealed by scientific contrivances. Read more...
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Halting film and television productions have cut the industry deep – but not enough to stop content creators in their tracks. As of now, the timeline for productions and premieres to start again is shrouded in uncertainty, complicated by social distancing protocols and concerns regarding safety on set. Read more...
Photo: With premieres canceled and set productions ground to a halt, Hollywood has gone silent. But alumnus Silas Howard said much of the work continues behind the scenes with industry meetings and writers’ rooms occurring virtually. (Jintak Han/Daily Bruin senior staff)
