For over 25 years, Ryan Murphy has created a hugely influential body of work on television, exploring everything from horror and musicals to true crime and short-form series. His shows have won awards, become popular online trends, and started important conversations, constantly breaking new ground in terms of diversity and visual style – evolving from beloved niche favorites into worldwide hits that have changed the landscape of television.
The season kicks off with the episode “Do or Die,” immediately following the last season’s cliffhanger. Tommy discovers his enemy, Miguel, has kidnapped his girlfriend, Mireya, who is also Miguel’s sister. Tommy prepares for a fight, but Mireya manages to escape before he arrives. This leads to a fragile truce, which is broken when Miguel’s attempt to kill Tommy fails. The episode ends with Tommy surprisingly choosing a more strategic approach instead of violence. He stops Vic, a former associate now working as an FBI informant, as Vic leaves town, and recruits him to be a mole within the FBI.
In the new HBO show, Kyle Hutcherson plays the boyfriend of the lead character, Maia, portrayed by Rachel Sennott, who also created and stars in the series. Sennott previously starred in the 2023 film Bottoms. Here’s what Hutcherson had to say when Bustle asked him if he was prepared to be known as the internet’s boyfriend again.
Amy Sherman-Palladino’s unique writing style became the most recognizable – and controversial – part of Gilmore Girls. The show’s rapid-fire dialogue perfectly captured the hopeful spirit of the early 2000s, when being witty and talkative was something to admire. However, today, with popular shows like The Bear and Normal People favoring more subtle and realistic conversations, Gilmore Girls‘ constant chatter can feel surprisingly out of place.
At over four and a half hours long (281 minutes, including a 15-minute break), Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair is a real time commitment. While fans have hoped for a Kill Bill 3 starring Uma Thurman and her daughter Maya Hawke, director Quentin Tarantino is being very deliberate about what will be his final movie, especially after plans for The Film Critic fell through. For now, you can revisit the action with Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair, which returns to theaters on December 5th.
Jennifer Lawrence and Robert Pattinson lead the cast of Die My Love, playing a couple, Grace and Jackson, who relocate from New York City to the countryside of Montana and start a family. The trailer suggests a dark and unsettling story, as Grace battles feelings of isolation and postpartum depression. In a review for RogerEbert.com, Sheila O’Malley describes the film as a powerfully immersive and disturbing experience, calling it an “unrelenting fever dream” that captures Grace’s internal struggles. She gives the movie a rating of 3.5 out of 4 stars.
Now in its 28th season, South Park is a long-running comedy that actually premiered before Family Guy and even had a movie – South Park: Bigger, Longer, and Uncut – before The Simpsons did. However, South Park’s history has been far more chaotic and often sparked controversy, unlike the generally wholesome run of The Simpsons.
The 2004 USA Network miniseries Spartacus is a largely overlooked but worthwhile watch. Inspired by Howard Fast’s 1951 novel of the same name, it shares a similar visual style with both Stanley Kubrick’s film and the later Spartacus series on Starz. This version of Spartacus tells the story of the gladiator’s life and his fight to start a slave rebellion. While it was well-received by viewers at the time, it’s now hard to find – it’s not on any streaming services and can only be watched by purchasing physical copies.
As a film and TV obsessive, I’ve always felt that The Prisoner really broke the mold. It wasn’t just a clever mystery; the way it built its world and told the story – starting with the result and then showing how it happened – was totally unique. It wasn’t afraid to get weird, too, with those surreal, dreamlike sequences. Honestly, I think it laid the groundwork for a lot of the mind-bending, puzzle-box dramas we see on prestige TV today. Everyone talks about Twin Peaks as being influential, and it absolutely is, but I’d argue that The Prisoner was the first to really do a lot of these things – it’s the original, and so much of what followed wouldn’t exist without it.
Wow, everyone was trying to watch the new show Pluribus as soon as it dropped! It was crazy – it actually seemed to overload Apple TV, with thousands of people reporting issues. Seriously, it felt like we were all thinking the same thing – we had to watch it right away! And the response has been amazing – everyone’s loving it!