The Real-Life ‘No Good Deed’: Agents Reveal the Craziest Tactics Homebuyers Have Used To Win Their Dream House
Netflix Actress Lisa Kudrow‘s new Netflix hit “No Good Deed” has quickly become one of the streaming site’s most talked-about shows, captivating audiences with its all-star cast, witty one-liners—and hilarious portrayal of the home buying process. The eight-episode series, which premiered Dec. 12, centers on the sale of a 1920s Spanish-style villa in Los Angeles. This…
BABYGIRL Review, QUEER Review — 2 Big Stars Take Huge Risks
Lisa Johnson Mandell’s Babygirl review and Queer review says that even A-list stars like Nicole Kidman and Daniel Craig can’t guarantee a film’s appeal. Babygirl Review Powerful CEO risks career and family by having a torrid affair with a much younger intern. It’s not the most original of concepts. Nor is starting out a film…
New York Mom of Five Sparks Outrage After Revealing She Pays $18,000 a Month in Rent for Two Apartments—So She Can Use One for ‘Storage’
Instagram/kristiipartyof6 An influencer mom of five has sparked furious controversy after revealing she leased a second luxury apartment in Manhattan to the tune of $6,000 a month—simply so her family could use it for “storage.” TikTok star Kristi, who is originally from Salt Lake City, UT, and is known online as @kristiipartyof6, was met with…
Inside Famed ‘Friends’ Theme Creator Allee Willis’ Wacky Pink Palace as It Becomes the Star of a New Documentary
Magnolia Pictures, “The World According to Allee Willis” A kaleidoscopic house was the home of composer and songwriter Allee Willis—the woman responsible for megahits like Earth, Wind & Fire’s “Boogie Nights” and the Friends theme tune, “I’ll Be There For You.” Willis’ life is laid bare in “The World According to Allee Willis.” In her…
Andy Cohen Spills the Tea on Why He’s Leaving His Fabulous NYC Apartment
Getty Images/YouTube Bravolebrity Andy Cohen, producer of “The Real Housewives” franchise” and host of the popular talk show “Watch What Happens Live,” spent more than two decades and millions of dollars carefully assembling, designing, and decorating his incredible New York City apartment. So when he revealed in September that he was moving out of…
GLADIATOR II Review — Sacrifices Soul to Spectacle
Lisa Johnson Mandell’s Gladiator II review says there are plenty of alt-Rome sword and sandals thrills, but few emotional chills in Ridley Scott’s intended epic. Gladiator II picks up some 20 years after the original, the Academy Award winning Gladiator, left off. The celebrated warrior Maximus (Russell Crowe) is long gone but not forgotten, and…
WICKED Review — Can It Really Defy Gravity?
Lisa Johnson Mandell’s Wicked review addresses the question of whether or not the film lives up to the insane hype. Wicked could well be the most heavily promoted and anticipated film of 2024. Who doesn’t know that Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo play Glinda and Elphaba, that Jeff Goldbloom is the Wizard, and that Jonathan…
NICKEL BOYS Review, A REAL PAIN Review — Could They Be Contenders?
In Lisa Johnson Mandell’s Nickel Boys review and A Real Pain review, two radically different Oscar hopefuls are explored and explained. Nickel Boys Review Nickel Boys is the gut wrenching story of the intellectually gifted Ellwood Curtis and his journey to adulthood via the brutal Florida reform “school” known as the Nickel Academy. The film…
The Dark Side of ‘Extreme Makeover: Home Edition’: Former Stars Reveal Nightmares They Faced After Cameras Stopped Rolling
Vice TV “Move that bus!” To the uninitiated, those words might have little meaning; but to longtime fans of reality TV show “Extreme Makeover: Home Edition,” that phrase holds a magical significance. When those three words rang out on camera, they signaled the reveal of a surprise home renovation for one of the “lucky” families…
RED ONE Review — Totally Sleighs the Christmas Genre
How can you not like a film that stars JK Simmons as a totally buff Santa and Dwayne Johnson as his E.L.F. bodyguard? The casting is just too delicious, right? Throw in liberal doses of Chris Evans as the world’s greatest cyber bounty hunter, Lucy Liu as the head of MORA, the Mythological Oversight…
