HBO HBO Asked Fans for Their Top 3 Characters of All Time. Twitter Went Nuts.Esquire - By Justin KirklandYou would think HBO knew what it was getting itself into last week, given the rapid fandoms attached to so many of its original programming. HBO's Twitter account has been especially playful in the past
Peter Jackson Amazon's Lord of the Rings Series Already Sounds Like it Could Rival Peter Jackson's MoviesEsquire - By Adrienne WestenfeldIn 2017, Amazon Originals splashed into the news when it purchased the global rights to a television adaptation of The Lord of the Rings for a cool $250 million. The modern Lord of the Rings films, directed
Luke Skywalker A New Star Wars Leak Says Rise of Skywalker May Have Another Awkward Love TriangleEsquire - By Dom NeroOne of the most memorable details of the first Star Wars trilogy is the love triangle between Han, Luke, and Leia. Cringey and incestuous as it may seem in hindsight, the horny energy between the three
NBC NBC Announced Its Streaming Service, 'Peacock,' and Of Course, Twitter's Got JokesEsquire - By Justin KirklandAmid the onslaught of new streaming services coming out in the next year, NBC has announced the official name of its upcoming platform. Launching in April of 2020, Peacock will be the home of NBC favorites
Long-form Journalism Here's What Happened to the Two Unbelievable Detectives Who Botched Marie's CaseEsquire - By Justin KirklandThe opening episode of Netflix's new series Unbelievable is difficult to watch. It follows the initial investigation into a the assault of a young woman named Marie. At first, the detectives are attempting
Play buttonSean Spicer Sean Spicer is Almost as Horrible of a Dancer as He is a HumanEsquire - By Justin KirklandOn the season premiere of Dancing with the Stars, Sean Spicer debuted his first dance—a salsa—to the Spice Girls' "Spice Up Your Life" where he received a 12 (out of 30) from the judges. Yes, it's a reality
Play buttonRob Zombie Rob Zombie's Movies Are Legitimately Fucking Vile. That's What Makes Him Such a Genius.Esquire - By Nick SchagerRob Zombie’s cinematic world is one of corruption. Whether in suburban communities or backwater enclaves accessible only by dusty dirt roads, evil is everywhere, and contact with it only spawns more of
Merritt Wever This Real Life Detective Inspired Merritt Wever's Unbelievable CharacterEsquire - By Gabrielle BruneyNetflix’s Unbelievable adapts a Pulitzer Prize-winning article from journalists T. Christian Miller and Ken Armstrong to tell the true story of Marie, an 18-year-old who survived being brutally raped her
Jerry Seinfeld Serenity Now! Netflix Is Replacing Friends With All 180 Seinfeld Episodes.Esquire - By Justin KirklandThe show about nothing is about to land directly in your Netflix queue. Seinfeld, the iconic sitcom from the 90s, will be available on the streaming giant starting in 2021 when its current lease with comes
Play buttonStar Wars A New Star Wars Theory Makes a Strong Case For Why Samuel L. Jackson Will Return As Mace Windu in Rise of SkywalkerEsquire - By Dom NeroOkay, say what you will about the prequel trilogy: it's long, it's self-indulgent, it's a baroque mess of green screen madness and confusing political mumbo jumbo. But for all its faults, George Lucas
Play buttonNetflix Netflix's Unbelievable is Based on a Horrifying True StoryEsquire - By Gabrielle BruneyNetflix’s Unbelievable tells the story of a horrifying crime and stunning miscarriage of justice. In 2008, 18-year-old Lynnwood, Washington woman Marie is attacked in her apartment by a man who ties her
Jennifer Lopez Hustlers Has the Best Final Line of a Movie All YearEsquire - By Justin KirklandIn the pantheon of iconic final film lines, the comedy genre isn't always known for its gut punch finishers. But then again, Hustlers isn't exactly a comedy. It's not a drama either, though. From the it's
Play buttonPatrick Swayze Patrick Swayze Was the First Man I Ever Loved. 10 Years After His Death I'm Still Grieving.Esquire - By Danielle SepulveresThe first heated discussion I ever overheard between my parents was about whether or not I had noticed Patrick Swayze’s ass in Dirty Dancing. My father was all worked up, saying that, at 7 years old, wasn't
The Avengers Avengers: Endgame Producers Cast a Real, Professional Rat for That Pivotal SceneEsquire - By Dom NeroAvengers: Endgame is full of some of the most insane visual effects we have ever seen. Between the entirely-computer-generated planets, the talking raccoon, the big mean purple guy, and Mark Ruffalo looking
John Mulaney John Mulaney Says Adapting is Part of Becoming 'A Better Comedian'Esquire - By Justin KirklandIn recent years, the world of comedy has entered a transition period, where stand-ups have been forced to think harder about what they say, why they say it, and what they're equipped to joke about. In
John Mulaney John Mulaney Is a Big Bernie Sanders Supporter—But There's a Reason You Won't Hear About Politics In His ActEsquire - By Brady LangmannYou wouldn’t call John Mulaney political by any stretch of the imagination. Yeah, there’s the Kid Gorgeous DJT-horse bit—where he compares Donald Trump’s presidency to a horse running wild in a hospital—but
John Mulaney John Mulaney Can Summarize Any Film InstantlyEsquire - By Dom NeroJohn Mulaney is more than just a stand up comedian. He's a writer. An actor. An aspiring Broadway singer. Oh, and he's on the cover of our October issue. And, in our new video, the multi-talented comedy
Play buttonPete Davidson John Mulaney and Pete Davidson Once Watched Eighth Grade With Ariana GrandeEsquire - By Adrienne WestenfeldOver the course of the past year, Pete Davidson has been through the wringer. He’s been through a whirlwind engagement, a very public break-up, a series of other highly-scrutinized relationships, and number
Play buttonComedy Ramy Youssef Explains Why the Difference Between News and Comedy Is ImportantEsquire - By Eric SullivanThis Q&A originally ran in Esquire's Guide to Funny 2019. You can read the full package here, as well as in our October 2019 issue. This was a big year for 28-year-old Ramy Youseff, with the premiere Ramy
Play buttonComedy Pen15's Maya Erskine and Anna Konkle Describe What Makes Puberty So Damn FunnyEsquire - By Eric SullivanThis Q&A originally ran in Esquire's Guide to Funny,2019. You can read the full package here, as well as in our October 2019 issue. If you don't recognize Maya Erskine and Anna Konkle from the photo atop
Play buttonComedy Hannah Gadsby Explains Why Jerry Seinfeld Is Wrong About PC CultureEsquire - By Eric SullivanThis Q&A originally ran in Esquire's Guide to Funny 2019. You can read the full package here, as well as in our October 2019 issue. Tasmanian funny person Hannah Gadsby made waves with her 2018 Netflix
Whitney Cummings Whitney Cummings Is Esquire's Retroactive OmbudsmanEsquire - As told to Eric Sullivan This originally ran in Esquire's Guide to Funny 2019. You can read the full package here, as well as in our October 2019 issue.
Play buttonPuberty Nick Kroll Never Thought He'd Actually Hit Puberty—Let Alone Make a Hit Show About ItEsquire - By Eric SullivanThis Q&A originally ran in Esquire's Guide to Funny 2019. You can read the full package here, as well as in our October 2019 issue. Nick Kroll is the co-creator of Big Mouth (Netflix), an animated series
Comedy Julio Torres Says Comedy’s Increasing Diversity Is a Direct Response to Donald TrumpEsquire - By Eric SullivanThis Q&A originally ran in Esquire's Guide to Funny 2019. You can read the full package here, as well as in our October 2019 issue. Julio Torres—a writer for Saturday Night Live and the star of the mostly
Play buttonComedy Bill Hader Says He Would Rethink Some of Those Stefon Sketches TodayEsquire - By Eric SullivanThis Q&A originally ran in Esquire's Guide to Funny 2019. You can read the full package here, as well as in our October 2019 issue. Bill Hader has had one hell of a year, not least because he landed a
Mindhunter Mindhunter Fans Have a Compelling Theory For What the Stain on Holden's Sleeve Means in the Season Two FinaleEsquire - By Matt MillerIn the final scene of Mindhunter Season Two, Jonathan Groff's Holden Ford is sitting at home alone eating a plate of spaghetti when he notices a red stain on his sleeve. He walks to the sink, and begins
Play buttonGreta Gerwig The Best Movies of 2019 (So Far)Esquire - By Nick SchagerWe’re through the blockbuster-laden heart of the summer, which means that awards season is fast approaching. Fortunately for moviegoers, however, 2019 has already gifted us with a bounty of stellar offerings
Play buttonMillie Bobby Brown Millie Bobby Brown Applies Nothing to Her Face in a New Florence by Mills Video, Baffling the InternetEsquire - By Adrienne WestenfeldChances are, when you were fifteen years old, you were making questionable choices about skincare. Ladies, this was likely the peak of your St. Ives Apricot Scrub phase, which means you may have exfoliated
Play buttonBatman The Best Joker Actors Ranked From Worst to BestEsquire - By Dom NeroTodd Phillips’ Joker movie won’t be hitting theaters until October 4. But it’s been provoking both heated outrage and acclaim from the internet filmgoing community already. Some have said Joaquin Phoenix's
