Michael Showalter
'The Idea of You' Elevates the May–December Romance
Directed by Michael Showalter
PUBLISHED May 1, 2024
Great rom-coms are few and far between these days — but director and co-writer Michael Showalter's recent entry, 'The Idea of You,' based...
Here's 10 Rom-Coms Couples Who Would've Broken Up (and 7 Who Would Stay Together)
PUBLISHED Sep 6, 2023
The final scene of a rom-com, almost without exception, shows the couple finally getting together and sharing a kiss. The audience is meant...
'Spoiler Alert' Compassionately Gives Away Its Heartbreaking Ending
Directed by Michael Showalter
PUBLISHED Dec 5, 2022
It's a sweet mercy that Spoiler Alert begins at the end, at the weeping-heart-and-tear-soaked-pillow-case stage. At the final gasp, before...
'Search Party' Season 5 Totally Loses the Plot, in a Good Way
Created by Sarah-Violet Bliss, Charles Rogers and Michael Showalter
PUBLISHED Jan 31, 2022
Search Party has travelled a hell of a lot of ground in five seasons, beginning as a mystery before turning into a crime drama and then a s...
Andrew Garfield and Jessica Chastain Become the Bakkers in 'The Eyes of Tammy Faye' Trailer
PUBLISHED Jun 9, 2021
Andrew Garfield and Jessica Chastain are about to get Biblical. Today the pair have transformed into the infamous televangelists Jim and Ta...
Sparks Fly in 'The Lovebirds' Thanks to Comedy Magic from Kumail Nanjiani and Issa Rae
Directed by Michael Showalter
PUBLISHED Jun 3, 2020
The Lovebirds belongs to a micro-genre of comedies in which a romance spirals into an action-mystery over a case of mistaken identity. And,...
Will Ferrell and Paul Rudd Are Joining Forces for a New TV Series
PUBLISHED Feb 19, 2020
Following a less-than successful attempt at adapting a foreign film with Downhill, Will Ferrell's next move will be a remake of a podcast....
Zoe Kazan Describes Disgusting Sexual Harassment from Movie Producers
PUBLISHED Jul 10, 2017
Hollywood's ongoing mistreatment of women is unfortunately a tale as old as time, and it doesn't seem to be getting much better. The latest...
