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The question in the headline of this post is subjective. I have seen a fair mix of reactions online after Grotesquerie episode 7. Some viewers love the twist and can’t wait to see what happens next and what this means for Lois (Niecy Nash-Betts). Others, myself included, feel like this twist is rather underwhelming. I was already over the story and wanted it to end – now you’re telling me none of it was real and the mystery is starting from scratch? Fantastic.

I was a fan of Grotesquerie when it first premiered. I enjoyed the performances and how the story was more focused than some American Horror Story installments have been. But it lost me by the fourth episode. Where was this going? Why are we getting all of these bonus characters who appear to have nothing to do with the plot? There was also a theory of Lois...

In 1986, Tom Cruise was on top of the world. Top Gun had come out and become the biggest movie of the year, minting him as a bonafide superstar. However, Cruise had bigger ambitions beyond being an action hero or heartthrob. He wanted to be a legitimate, respected actor; so before Top Gun ever hit theaters, he had already wrapped a role where he’d play opposite one of the biggest movies stars of all time – Paul Newman – whose career Cruise would likely want to emulate as the older actor was able to find the perfect balance between art and commerce, while never sacrificing his brand as a star. Their movie together – The Color of Money – would go on to be a highlight of both’s filmographies, and a notable gritty effort that paired them both, for the only time, with the great Martin Scorsese.

Flashback to 1961. Paul Newman was one...

The Hustler is a movie made in 1961 directed by Robert Rossen and starring Paul Newman, Jackie Gleason and Piper Laurie.

The Hustler is a legendary movie about pool with the marvelous atmosphere and rhythms of the movies of the Sixties, when films were beginning to change. Curiously, this film was done in black and white, which underscores its tone which was rather melancholic and it is an older world in which the characters seem to live in a past that is about to crumble.

It all starts with a match between Fast Eddie (Newman) and Minnesota Fats (Gleason). By the way, the real name of Minnesota Fats was George Hegerman, and the character is based on a real person who looked very much like Gleason. Newman loses and meets a girl in a bus station who is a bit of a drunkard, and since there is a “moral”, this doesn...

From sewage-diving to corn-sledding, the late star's antics were sure to make viewers laugh and gasp.

By Gil Kaufman

Ryan Dunn in "Fisherman's Wharf" on "Jackass"

Photo: MTV

He was one of the less outspoken members of the "Jackass" crew, but late, bearded prankster Ryan Dunn made up in destruction and indelible stunts what he lacked in loudmouth bravado. The 34-year-old skateboarder, who died in an early morning car crash on Monday in Pennsylvania, stood his ground alongside such fellow daredevils as Johnny Knoxville, Bam Margera and Steve-o in the "Jackass" TV show and movies, as well as on his 2005 MTV anti-home-improvement show "Homewreckers," the Margera-led spin-offs "Viva La Bam" and "Bam's Unholy Union," and his recently launched G4 show, "Proving Ground."

While some of the "Jackass" crew were known for placing themselves in front of paintball firing squads, walking on giant stilts off diving platforms or staging elaborate pranks on passersby,...

One of the more interesting highlights of the MTV Vma's last night was getting to see the Jackass guys present an award. I'll forgive the disappearance of Brandon Dicamillo, I suppose. I for one welcome back another Jackass movie. There's nights when it's 2Am and I'm flipping channels just looking for mindless pranks. Luckily, that shit still comes on MTV2 for a four hour marathon, but I wouldn't mind some fresh material. Do I need it in 3D? Not really. I'll deter my bitching and take what...