Arnold Schwarzenegger A ‘Crazed Fan’ Drop-Kicked Arnold SchwarzeneggerEsquire - By Gabrielle BruneyWhile attending an event in South Africa Saturday, action star Arnold Schwarzenegger was drop-kicked in the back by a man described by event organizers as a “crazed fan.” The former California Governor
Play buttonBill Hader The Rock Tossed Bill Hader Through a Set Window on Saturday Night LiveEsquire - By Gabrielle BruneyBut the 'Barry' star doesn’t hold any hard feelings about it. Dwayne "The Rock” Johnson is many things—one of Hollywood’s highest-paid actors, a committed charity worker, a turtleneck icon—but he’s not
Play buttonPhilip Pullman HBO Dropped A Teaser Trailer for His Dark MaterialsEsquire - By Gabrielle BruneyThe TV adaptation of Philip Pullman's classic fantasy novels will be released later this year. This weekend is a tough one for fans of high fantasy television, as we bid farewell to one of the most popular
Play buttonGame of Thrones Game of Thrones Season Eight Has Been a Disaster. Here's How It Can Redeem Itself in the Finale.Esquire - By Sarah RenseFrom plot holes to poor character development, the final five episodes have been a mess. But there's still hope. Game of Thrones blew it. The final season has been a mess, full of botched character development
Jonathan Van Ness When Game of Thrones Ends it Takes an Entire Industry With ItEsquire - By Gabrielle BruneyWe talk with the minds behind Gay of Thrones and writers at EW and AV Club about the vast culture of Thrones. Game of Thrones will end this Sunday. But it’s not the only thing that will pass into pop history
Arya Stark Arya Stark Will Complete Her Hero's Journey in the Game of Thrones FinaleEsquire - By Kate StoreyHer story doesn't end riding off on a white horse. From the beginning, the great mystery of Game of Thrones has been who will win the Iron Throne. But, going into the series finale, we already know who
Robert Pattinson Robert Pattinson Is the Top Choice to Play Batman, and the Manbabies Are Mad AlreadyEsquire - By Dom NeroTwilight jokes aside, the pasty heartthrob is not a bad choice at all to play the Dark Knight. Even though he hasn't officially been cast, and even though he's a pretty damn good choice for the role, fanboys
TV Series Game of Thrones Fans Noticed Another Lazy Continuity Error in Season EightEsquire - By Matt MillerSeems like someone forgot about a major Euron plot point. Season Eight of Game of Thrones has had its fair share of issues—important details overlooked by the showrunners in favor of big cool fight scenes.
Play buttonChristina Applegate The Dead to Me Ending Twist Isn't What It Seems. Here's Every Explanation For What Really Happened.Esquire - By Justin KirklandIt seems like someone did something bad, but can you be sure who did it? Nothing makes for a good finale like an asshole ex-husband floating dead in a pool. But before getting into that, Dead to Me unpacks
Play buttonJon Snow In the Game of Thrones Finale Justice Will Come For DaenerysEsquire - By Sarah RenseDaenerys Targaryen is the Mad Queen now. She’s primed to take the Iron Throne, having defeated the White Walkers, Cersei, Euron’s Iron Fleet, and the Golden Company. But she abandoned her humanity to her
Joseph Heller Catch-22 Was Called Impossible to Adapt For the Screen. George Clooney Pulled it Off.Esquire - By Madison VainThe actor-director's willingness to manipulate his source material yields the work's greatest tribute yet. As source material, Joseph Heller’s 1961 novel Catch-22 is a beast of very rare burden. Maddeningly
Play buttonJohn Wick I Couldn't Bring Myself to Enjoy John Wick: Chapter 3Esquire - By Matt MillerKeanu Reeves stars in another brilliantly choreographed action film. But it was hard to stomach days after another school shooting in my hometown. As I rewatched John Wick and John Wick: Chapter 2 before
Common Sense This Game of Thrones Theory That Bran Is Evil Is Actually HilariousEsquire - By Matt MillerSunday can't come soon enough. Not because I'm over eager to see however lazy way these writers choose to wrap up the most popular fantasy series in recent history, but because it will put an end to the
Daenerys Targaryen This Game of Thrones Fan Proved That Daenerys' 'Targaryen Madness' Is All a LieEsquire - By Matt MillerIn A Storm of Swords, Ser Barristan is having a conversation with Daenerys Targaryen during which he tells her that he hesitated before pledging himself to her as his queen. He wanted to watch her for
Netflix Dead to Me Could Return to Netflix for a Season Two—But Should It?Esquire - By Justin KirklandCreator Liz Feldman thinks a role reversal could work, but what if we stuck with the cliffhanger? Rigor mortis has yet to set in for Netflix’s new series, Dead to Me. The longer the show, which recently
Jon Snow The 15 Best Game of Thrones Season Eight Finale TheoriesEsquire - By The Esquire EditorsThere's one episode left. Here's how it could all end. The popular R + L = J theory (which correctly posited that Rhaegar Targaryen and Lyanna Stark were Jon Snow's real parents) can be traced all the
Jaime Lannister Game of Thrones Fans Think Jaime Lannister Will Return in the Series Finale. He Shouldn't.Esquire - By Matt MillerThe Kingslayer's character arc has come to an end. Leave it that way. In the penultimate episode of Game of Thrones Jaime Lannister died with his twin sister/lover in his arms as the Red Keep collapsed
Daenerys Targaryen The Game of Thrones Season Eight Finale Photos Show the Rise of a New Mad QueenEsquire - By Matt MillerThroughout the series, HBO has always teased the forthcoming episode with a collection of photos on the Wednesday before each one airs. There's usually something like a half dozen to a dozen (last week
Miley Cyrus Black Mirror Is at its Most Ambitious—and Terrifying—in the Season Five TrailerEsquire - By Justin KirklandMiley Cyrus and a creepy robot doll are pretty damn unsettling. Looks like it’s time to crack a couple screens again. Netflix just released the new trailer for Black Mirror Season Five, and the technology-centric
Acting This Game of Thrones Fan Theory Says Bran Gave Tyrion Key Information About DaenerysEsquire - By Matt MillerIt wouldn't be the first time something like this has happened. Tyrion has not done a great job so far in acting as Daenerys' Hand on Game of Thrones. He's advised her into quite a few bad scenarios, although
Sansa Stark Sansa Stark Is Game of Thrones' Greatest SurvivorEsquire - By Kate StoreyShe won't only make it through Sunday's finale. She could win it all. Season Eight of Game of Thrones has rightly been criticized for rushing to the finish line at the expense of character development.
Play buttonLinda Cardellini Dead to Me Is the Best Netflix Show You're Not Watching YetEsquire - By Justin KirklandThe dark comedy about grief hinges on the performance of its two main stars. There is a narrative device called "Chekhov's Gun." It comes from Russian playwright Anton Chekhov who suggested that if there
The Simpsons The Simpsons Predicted the Game of Thrones Daenerys Twist Along With Everyone ElseEsquire - By Matt MillerDoes Jon Snow also start a plow company in the series finale? You can actually trace the first theory about Jon Snow being a Targaryen to an old forum in the mid-90s. Truly dedicated Game of Thrones fans
Star Wars Everything We Know About the Next Star Wars Movie From the Game of Thrones CreatorsEsquire - By Dom NeroDavid Benioff and D.B. Weiss are in charge of the next era of the most popular sci-fi franchise. With The Rise of Skywalker closing out the decades-long Skywalker saga in December 2019, Star Wars obsessives
Daniel Craig Daniel Craig Does His Own James Bond Stunts. Here's Every Time He's Been Injured.Esquire - By Esquire EditorsHe's lost teeth and the tip of his finger, but most recently hurt his ankle filming Bond 25. James Bond movies are known for their boundary-pushing stunts and special effects, but the actors who play have
Play buttonRobert DeNiro Robert De Niro's British Bagel Commercial Is Actually Pretty Damn GoodEsquire - By Justin KirklandThe line once clearly drawn between television and film has been blurred. Diane Keaton was in The Young Pope. Nicole Kidman won an Emmy for Big Little Lies. George Clooney is about to be in a Hulu show!
Game of Thrones Fans Figured Out the Real Meaning of Arya's White Horse in Episode FiveEsquire - By Matt MillerAfter an excruciating 80 minutes of television, the fifth episode of Game of Thrones Season Eight ends with a random white horse approaching Arya in the ruins of King's Landing. Somehow only these two
Disney World Why Disney Has Stayed Silent About Georgia's Anti-Abortion BillEsquire - By Gabrielle BruneySome of Disney’s biggest hits were filmed in the Peach State, and in 2016 the company spoke up about an anti-LGBTQ bill in Georgia. So why hasn't it said anything about the stringent new anti-abortion
Monsters Karen Russell Wants to Understand the Monsters Around UsEsquire - By Adrienne WestenfeldThe acclaimed author of Orange World talks climate change, monsters, and the book that left her lying on the floor. Few writers excel at the literary balancing act quite like Karen Russell. In fact, Russell
