Tim Robinson, Explained: The Complete Career of Comedy's Most Uncomfortable Man
From Second City to SNL's writers room to Netflix, A24, and HBO. The complete Tim Robinson career, including the Coffin Flop sketch people still quote.
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Yelena Belova, Explained: From Black Widow to Doomsday
From Black Widow's sister to the center of the MCU's next phase. A guide to Florence Pugh's Yelena Belova before Doomsday.
Jon Bernthal's Punisher: The Full Run, From Netflix to the Big Screen
From a canceled Netflix show to a $2 billion movie. Every Jon Bernthal Punisher appearance, in order, including One Last Kill.
Why Jaws Still Holds Up More Than 50 Years Later
A broken mechanical shark, a two-note score, and a town that wouldn't close its beaches. Here's why Spielberg's 1975 film still works.
Spider-Man: Brand New Day's Record Box Office Run, Explained
Six weeks in, Brand New Day is the third-highest-grossing movie ever. Here are the records it broke and how Jon Bernthal's Punisher fits in.
Doctor Doom Explained: The Comics Behind Avengers: Doomsday
Robert Downey Jr. returns as Doctor Doom on December 18. Here are 20 things from more than 60 years of comics worth knowing before Avengers: Doomsday.
The Riverbottom Nightmare Band Was Always the Best Part of Emmet Otter
Jim Henson's 1977 special has a heartbreaking plot, great Paul Williams songs, and the best villains in holiday TV.
Friendship, Explained: Tim Robinson's Cringe Comedy Masterpiece
The Tim Robinson movie behind the line, why critics split on it, and where the new Marvel that's supposed to be nuts comes from.
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