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43+ min ago (185+ words) After watching "Ella McCay," you have to wonder whether he felt that way about writing the screenplay, as well. Brooks, whose storied career includes insightful gems such as "Terms of Endearment" and "Broadcast News," turns in a halfhearted mess of a movie that spends its entire two-hour running time trying to figure out what it wants to be. If you do decide to watch "Ella McCay" " and I won't completely advise you against it, as I need to process this with others " it's best to try to stay in that wistful dreamland. Because once you start to contemplate whether Ella was even smart and accomplished enough to have been lieutenant governor in the first place, it all falls apart. Brooks may want us to believe Ella has a strong sense of purpose and direction, but he can't fool us into…...

52+ min ago (408+ words) Director James L. Brooks said the pose is a "metaphor" As the Ella McCay Challenge sweeps the nation " or maybe just niche corners of social media " you might find yourself with questions about the origin of the mysterious trend, or even experiencing a curious and undeniable urge to attempt the bewildering pose yourself. Here"s everything we know about the viral challenge. The "challenge" was born by X user Michael Roberts the night before Thanksgiving. Roberts told Vulture that while he was in the movie theater, he saw the poster showing the film"s titular character balancing on one foot to fix her left shoe as she wears it, and simply "felt the need" to take a picture recreating the pose in front of the display. "There"s just an inexplicable tone to the whole thing," Roberts told the outlet. "I…...

1+ hour, 23+ min ago (104+ words) Breaking news and analysis on politics, business, world, national news, entertainment and more. In-depth DC, Virginia, Maryland news coverage including traffic, weather, crime, education, restaurant reviews and more. During a recent Reddit AMA (Ask Me Anything) promoting James L. Brooks's comedic drama "Ella McCay," someone asked the celebrated filmmaker how confusing it was for the lead actress of his film, Emma Mackey, to bear such a similar name to the character she plays. "I really should have done something about that," Brooks responded, "but I had lived with the film title for so long I dewcided [sic] to slog along with it."...

1+ hour, 55+ min ago (96+ words) Holly Patrick | Friday 12 December 2025 09:27 GMT Paul Merton has let Have I Got News For You fans know what he really thinks of his fellow team captain Ian Hislop. The pair have gone head-to-head on the BBC's weekly news quiz show since its first broadcast in 1990; their jokes and jibes at one another became a firm favourite with viewers. Speaking to Saga's Experience is Everything podcast, Merton gave an insight into what his relationship with Hislop is really like. "He's an essential part of the show," Merton concluded....

2+ hour, 2+ min ago (437+ words) This time next year, we might not be millionaires, but Only Fools And Horses fans could be in for a real treat. Sir David Jason, who played Derek "Del Boy" Trotter in the beloved sitcom, is reportedly set to front a two-part reunion for the legendary show"s 45th anniversary in 2026. The programmes will seemingly feature never before seen footage, and there"s even a hope Nicholas Lyndhurst (Rodney Trotter) could take part. A source told The Sun: "David is well aware of Only Fools" huge fanbase, so appreciates how much these documentaries will be lapped up. "He"s looking forward to reminiscing about old times, as well as giving away secrets about the show." The insider admitted getting Nicholas to sign on "would be a major coup", if he was "up for taking part" in the specials. He hasn"t…...

2+ hour, 45+ min ago (477+ words) For the Aussies gathering at a 1999 New Year's Y2K party in the comedic fantasy "One More Shot," this will truly be a night unlike any other " even if they won't remember it. For the shots that Emily Browning's Minnie swigs from a Mexican "Time Traveling Tequila" are indeed magical: Each shot takes her back to the start of the night! She realizes this gives her a bottle's worth of shots " to reset the course of her life. Minnie's odyssey might initially seem silly, a wild if weird kick. But starting over is always challenging and multiple starts can be funny one minute and serious the next. "Obviously it's very fun. But," Browning, 37, noted in a virtual interview, "I was nervous about how we were going to shoot it. Because it takes real skill (for Nicholas Clifford) as a director to juggle…...

3+ hour, 17+ min ago (654+ words) It never feels like Brooks has a grasp on the material here, which careens aimlessly through Ella's harried day-to-day, in a handsomely bland, serviceable style. Film fans like to lament, "they don't make them like they used to," specifically about the kinds of wry, life-affirming dramedies that director James L. Brooks perfected back in the 1980s and "90s, like "Terms of Endearment," "As Good as It Gets" and "Broadcast News." Films of that tone and character are rarer and rarer these days, so it's worth noting when a new one comes along. But as it turns out with Brooks' latest, the deeply strange "Ella McCay," he doesn't make them like he used to either. "Ella McCay" is a portrait of a lady on fire " from stress. The quirky, twitchy Ella (Emma Mackey, horrifically bewigged) is the youngest lieutenant governor in her state, an…...

3+ hour, 47+ min ago (412+ words) The team behind Invincible VS, the upcoming fighting game based on the comics and show, opened up to us about their thoughts on another popular superhero game: Dispatch. AdHoc, made up of former TellTale alumni, proved that their storytelling skills have only leveled up since "The Wolf Among Us," weaving a gripping tale about a superhero down on his luck and thrust into a found family of reformed villains. The game"s realistic depiction of what superheroes and villains would be like in modern society has been an especially popular talking point among players, and even other developers in the superhero gaming space. We got the chance to sit down with the team behind Invincible VS, a 3v3 tag fighting game from Quarter Up, who have similar experiences handling superheroes in a more realistic setting than traditional comics and films. Invincible,…...

4+ hour, 17+ min ago (2055+ words) Read the full transcript of comedian and podcaster Adam Carolla's interview on TRIGGERnometry Podcast, December 8, 2025. ADAM CAROLLA: Thanks for having me. KONSTANTIN KISIN: It's great to have you on. Last time we were here was a year ago, right around the time of the election. KONSTANTIN KISIN: You were happy. It was the first time we'd seen you happy. ADAM CAROLLA: Well, the bloom is off the rose, fellas, again. KONSTANTIN KISIN: What happened? They burned your house down. ADAM CAROLLA: I just settled into my homeostasis of unhappy. Yeah, well, I'm not an unhappy person. I find fault in a lot of things, and then I get agitated and then I want to fix them. But no one else" It's really my agitation is people not finding fault in the things I find fault in. I can't" If I…...

4+ hour, 23+ min ago (758+ words) Fackham Hall is as unsubtle and unserious as its title suggests, two qualities essential for any spoof movie to be even halfway good. Following hot on the heels of The Naked Gun and attempting to profit shamelessly from Downton Abbey's popularity, is this comedy genre making a comeback? Perhaps, although Fackham Hall's hits and misses prove that parodying well requires a delicate balance. Its Monty Python inspirations are obvious, as is its five-person writing team, led by brothers Patrick and Jimmy Carr and their "original' idea. Fackham Hall has everything, comedy-wise " silliness, sight gags, slapstick, play on words and shock tactics " but is at its best when it's darkest or most truthful. "But we're the aristocracy, surely laws don't apply to us?' sniffs one character of the murder investigation at the heart of the film. That hits as hard as…...