Eric Deggans

The best Super Bowl ads of 2023 seem to combine celebrity nostalgia and a bit of comedy. We run down the most effective commercials from the big game and the halftime show, featuring Rihanna.

Advertisers spent up to $7 million for every 30 seconds of airtime during Super Bowl LVII. Here's a sampling of what worked – and didn't – in the most expensive ad showcase on American television.

Zombie plot lines have been around for decades. So how do you make a dystopian T.V. show sound new? Here's how "The Last Of Us" pulled it off.

Andrea Riseborough surprised many by landing her first nomination. But the academy is reviewing the procedures around the high profile campaigns for nominees to ensure no guidelines were violated.

Kimmel says he thought he was going to stop; then he didn't.

HBO Max's new animated series Velma is drawing wide criticism, prompting one newspaper to call the show, based on characters from the Scooby Doo universe, "the most hated series on TV."

Last of Us, about two people trying to survive in a post apocalyptic world ravaged by a killer fungus, may sound derivative. But the show subverts all we have seen before in disaster movies and shows.

After years of scandal, these awards were about survival not simply ceremony. But the so-called "party of the year" was stunted by a hodgepodge of honors and a host whose caustic comedy didn't fit.

Prince Harry is having an eventful week with a book coming out and multiple TV interviews.

The best thing about the start of a new year, especially in media, is the excitement of fresh possibilities. TV critic Eric Deggans says some big stars are in exciting projects this spring.

Elon Musk caused Twitter chaos, the streaming industry hit adolescence, late night TV lost its footing, there were lots of layoffs and some dispiriting indications of compassion fatigue.

Whether you plan to head out to the theater, or binge from the couch, our critics have gathered together their favorite films and TV shows of the year. Happy watching!

The newly merged Warner Bros. Discovery revealed this week that well-known titles like Westworld and The Time Traveler's Wife would be removed from HBO Max.

Avatar: The Way of Water is poised to become one of the year's biggest film releases. It's the sequel to the 2009 blockbuster Avatar, which is the highest grossing Hollywood film in history.

The first part of the long-awaited series shows the couple navigating their early relationship. Critic Eric Deggans says it avoids offending specific royals, but offers a critique of British society.

Celebrities seem to work their way back into the spotlight after scandals, including Will Smith after slapping Chris Rock at the Academy Awards earlier in 2022.

A teary Will Smith gave his first major interview since he slapped Chris Rock at the Oscars to Trevor Noah of the Daily Show. Smith described how he lost it over Rock's joke about his wife's hair.

After my commentary about Dave Chappelle's turn on Saturday Night Live, a flood of hateful and personal invective erupted. But what do they think the job of a critic is?

Chappelle's monologue seemed filled with justification and minimization.

FX's comedy-drama series "Atlanta" is ending Thursday after four seasons. The show is centered on the lives of a group of Black millennials living in Atlanta.