From Suburban Melancholy to Musical Fever Dream: Jesse Eisenberg’s ‘The Debut’ Stuns Telluride
While Jesse Eisenberg was navigating the emotional terrain of A Real Pain—a deeply personal family drama that earned him an Original Screenplay nomination and propelled Kieran Culkin to a well-deserved Supporting Actor win—the writer-director found his…
The Quiet Subversion of the American Dream: Why ‘Your Friends & Neighbors’ Earned Its Emmy Nod
When Emmy presenters Liza Colón-Zayas and Jeff Hiller announced that Apple TV+’s Your Friends & Neighbors had secured a nomination for Outstanding Drama Series, the reaction in the Variety newsroom was visceral. A collective gasp echoed through the…
The Persistence of the Propane Dream: Why ‘King of the Hill’ Survives the Revival Era
Early in Season 15 of King of the Hill—or, for those keeping a meticulous tally of the streaming age, the second installment of Hulu’s ambitious revival—Hank Hill finds himself engaged in a battle as ancient as his love for Arlen, Texas. Hank ventures to…
