Tina Kakadelis
Movie and pop culture writer. Seen a lot of movies, got a lot of opinions. Let's get Amy Adams her Oscar.
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in InterviewsJoe Wright Talks Blending ’90s Rave Culture with Rise of Fascism in Mussolini: Son of the Century
Joe Wright is known for making things beautiful. He’s the director’s eye behind the 2005 Pride & Prejudice, Atonement, and the wildly underrated Anna Karenina. All these films are adaptations and period pieces with beautiful people in beautiful costumes. There’s an aching longing in Wright’s work that has made him a staple in the genre, […] More
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Stunt Coordinator Cory DeMeyers Brings Dysfunctional Fun in The Righteous Gemstones
The family at the center of The Righteous Gemstones is, without a doubt, dysfunctional. The series follows the Gemstone family of televangelists and their increasingly unhinged hijinks in the name of God, money, and fame. Behind every one of the Gemstones’ increasingly dangerous stunts in Seasons 3 and 4 is Stunt Coordinator Cory DeMeyers. Before […] More
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Stunt Coordinator Freddie Poole Doesn’t Pull Punches in Tulsa King
No one takes a punch as well as Sylvester Stallone. Well, almost no one, but Freddie Poole is one of those people. For fifteen years, Poole has been collaborating with Stallone on all of his projects. Stallone has spent the past few years working on Tulsa King and so has Poole. For every episode of […] More
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Moira Frazier Talks the Simplicity Changing a Hair Part in Abbott Elementary
One of the most memorable lines from Fleabag is a simple one. “Hair is everything,” Phoebe Waller-Bridge’s character emphatically says to her sister. It’s true, hair is everything. Perhaps no one recognizes that more than Moira Frazier, the department head of hair for Abbott Elementary. The charming sitcom follows a group of teachers at a […] More
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Ann Foley Breaks Down Difficult Simplicity of The Last of Us Season 2 Costumes
When it comes to the end of the world, clothes likely aren’t the first thing that comes to mind. Yet the right clothes are as essential as any weapon when you’re outrunning hordes of infected in Season 2 of HBO’s The Last of Us. Just ask costume designer Ann Foley. Based on the wildly popular […] More
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Black Mirror S7E2 Recap: “Bête Noire” Is Aptly Named
The following recap contains spoilers for Black Mirror S7E2, “Bête Noire” (written by Charlie Brooker and directed by Toby Haynes) High school is a terrible time for most people. There are the popular kids, and there are also the ones who spend their time in the shadows, hoping they can evade the teasing and bullying […] More
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Gavin Booth Lays Out Clues for $100K Reward Tied to Dreamcrusher Series
We’ve all sat on our couches and thought, given the chance, that we could figure out the mystery of the television show or movie we’re watching. Dreamcrusher, the first installment of the Reward Anthology series, gives the viewer the chance to become the at-home detective they’ve always dreamed of being. The series is centered on […] More
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Nesrin Ismail Talks Bollywood & ’80s-Inspired Looks of Deli Boys
On March 6, 2025 the full first season of Deli Boys premiered on Hulu. The series centers on two brothers, Mir (Asif Ali) and Raj (Saagar Shaikh), in the immediate aftermath of the death of their father. Mir and Raj’s mourning is cut short when they learn the true extent of their father’s business and […] More
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Anna Waronker & Craig Wedren Get Wild in Yellowjackets Season 3 Score
Yellowjackets has turned TV Obsessive into a community of Citizen Detectives. Every piece of the show could be the key that unlocks the secrets of the wilderness. From the episodes themselves to the imagery of the opening theme and now, to the score by Anna Waronker and Craig Wedren, Yellowjackets finds a way to reinvent […] More
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Helen Magelaki Talks Creating the Hair & Makeup Looks of Apple Cider Vinegar
When it comes to hair and makeup, there are few as obsessed with curating an image than the Instagram Influencer. Netflix’s Apple Cider Vinegar takes its audience back to a simpler time; the 2010s. Also known as the dawn of the Instagram Influencer. One influencer rose above the rest, Belle Gibson (Kaitlyn Dever), but her rise […] More
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FM Le Sieur Composes Folky Score for The Sticky
Is there anything more Canadian than stealing barrels of maple syrup? It’s an idea that sounds too farfetched to be real, but it is. The Great Canadian Maple Syrup Heist is the (loose) inspiration behind Prime Video’s The Sticky. Ruth (Margo Martindale) is a maple syrup farmer who turns to crime when bureaucratic red tape […] More
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TIFF24: First Look at Joe Wright’s M – Son of the Century
Before the world premiere screening at the 2024 Toronto International Film Festival began, director Joe Wright and lead actor Luca Marinelli took the stage to introduce their series: M – Son of the Century. It’s an eight-episode series about the rise of Italian dictator Benito Mussolini (Marinelli). To wrap up the introduction, Marinelli exclaimed, “Long […] More
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