Dan Dean's Solo Album: ‘More'
Just a few of their popular singles include 'Mercy Came Running,' 'Your Grace Still Amazes Me,' and 'Let My Words Be Few,' all featured on their
'Greatest Hits album.'
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Tom's Guide
a day ago
- Tom's Guide
This new dark comedy with Tim Robinson and Paul Rudd is so funny it almost got me kicked out of my local movie theater — you have to stream it now
Tim Robinson, I owe you an apology. I wasn't really familiar with your game. Before watching 'Friendship' in my local movie theater this week (the U.K. release was delayed, whereas it landed in the U.S. in May), I wasn't aware of Robinson's brand of off-beat, usually cringeworthy humor. But it turns out his comedic stylings fit my sense of humor to a tee. I should probably also take this chance to apologize to my fellow audience members at my screening. I was laughing so loudly and so often that I started getting annoyed glances in my direction. I was half expecting an employee to quietly tell me to settle down or they'd kick me out for being a disturbance. Now, the good news is that 'Friendship' is already available to stream via premium video-on-demand platforms like Prime Video and Apple TV, so you can watch from home, if you'd like to avoid the embarrassment of uncontrollably laughing in public. Seriously, it's more than worth the rental fee. If you're looking for a bitingly sharp comedy that even mixes in some psychological drama elements to keep things interesting, then you need to get acquainted with 'Friendship.' Just be warned, it'll have you practically clawing at your face in sheer awkwardness extremely often. Craig Waterman (Tim Robinson) is a socially clueless marketing executive without a friend to his name. At the suggestion of his wife, Tami (Kate Mara), he attempts to make pals with the brand new neighbor, Austin (Paul Rudd). After hanging out a few times, Craig becomes obsessed with Austin, who works as a weatherman for the local news, plays in a punk band and his a sweet mustache. But after a highly awkward evening spent with Austin and his other pals, Craig is ostracized from the group, and Austin ends the friendship. Increasingly desperate to earn back Austin's approval, Craig's self-destructive personality goes into overdrive, and eventually, the increasingly intense situation might just ruin both of their lives. In my opinion, the sign of a good comedy is its quotability. When you spend hours after watching trying to pick out your favorite line or gag, then you know you've seen something pretty special. With 'Friendship,' I could fill a whole article with its funniest quotes, and I still can't pick my very favorite line. Even writing this article, a couple of days after watching, just reflecting on some of the ludicrous things Robinson says throughout is forcing me to pause typing because I'm laughing too much. 'Friendship' is one of the smartest written comedies of this, or any, year, and if pushed to pick a favorite moment, I'll go with the Subway scene — once you've seen the movie, you'll understand why. Of course, the whole reason that 'Friendship' works so well is down to the brilliance of Robinson. He's a comedic force from the drop, and even just a sight of his face, often screwed up into a bizarre expression, is enough to have you chuckling. The character of Craig isn't especially likable, and is in major self-sabotage mode across the 100-minute runtime, but I still found myself oddly rooting for him, just because he's so socially clueless you can't help but pity him. Backing up Robinson is Paul Rudd, no stranger to the 'bromance' genre, having also featured in 2009's 'I Love You, Man.' Rudd's Austin is presented as seriously slick, but as his layers are peeled back, we see he's just as insecure and prone to self-destruction as Craig, which adds extra depth to his character. Together, the Robinson and Rudd pairing proves to be an unstoppable double act, and the chemistry between them could not be richer. And it's not like Robinson and Rudd are forced to carry the whole weight of the movie either. Kate Mara plays the straight character, but is fantastic throughout, and Connor O'Malley shows up for a brief part, but in just a few minutes of screentime delivers multiple lines that had me in stitches. 'Friendship' takes things up a notch by layering in elements of psychological drama; the tone is often unsettling, like something bad is going to happen. In some ways, this heightens the comedy, but it also gives the movie a fantastic sense of escalation. Things build and build, and while you want Craig to just stop making things worse, you know he won't, and seemingly can't. As much as I love 'Friendship,' I can acknowledge that it won't be for everybody. It's a movie that reveals uncomfortable situations, with Craig constantly making a complete fool of himself, even though it's pretty much always his own fault that life is beating him up. And to some viewers, this large emphasis on cringeworthy humor will be hard to watch. It's certainly not an easy-going comedy full of broad gags that the whole family will enjoy. However, if you have the stomach for comedy that jumps between hilarious and slightly horrible, to the point you'll want to cover your eyes from second-hand embarrassment, then 'Friendship' is a movie you can't afford to miss. I'm certainly not 'Friendship's' only fan either. The movie currently holds an impressive 88% score on Rotten Tomatoes, which is enough to earn it a Certified Fresh seal of approval. And even the audience score is a solid 73% — which is higher than I expected, considering I could see this movie being very divisive due to its off-beat nature and its darker tone. 'Tim Robinson expands his exquisitely painful cringe comedy style to feature length with seamless results in Friendship, a toxic bromance that'll make audiences laugh and wince in equal measure,' reads RT's 'Critics Consensus,' and I couldn't echo that write-up more. 'Friendship' is a movie I can't wait to rewatch on streaming because I have no doubt there were genius jokes I missed. After all, the laughter tears in my eyes were obscuring my vision half the time I was watching. And you better believe I'm starting Robinson's Netflix show 'I Think You Should Leave' this weekend. I hear 'Friendship' is like a feature-length episode. Consider me sold. In "Friendship," Tim Robinson and writer/director Andrew DeYoung have crafted a comedy movie that I'm going to be quoting for years to come. So I suppose I should dish out a third (and hopefully final) apology to my friend and family. Prepare for me to not shut up about this one for a very long time. Stream "Friendship" with purchase on Prime Video and Apple TV
Forbes
2 days ago
- Forbes
Neil Young's Album Hits A New Peak Thanks To One Big Performance
Neil Young's Greatest Hits returns to the Official Album Downloads chart at a new peak at No. 27, ... More following his Glastonbury set with the Chrome Hearts. GLASTONBURY, ENGLAND - JUNE 28: Neil Young during day four of Glastonbury festival 2025 at Worthy Farm, Pilton on June 28, 2025 in Glastonbury, England. Established by Michael Eavis in 1970, Glastonbury has grown into the UK's largest music festival, drawing over 200,000 fans to enjoy performances across more than 100 stages. In 2026, the festival will take a fallow year, a planned pause to allow the Worthy Farm site time to rest and recover. (Photo by Samir Hussein/WireImage) Neil Young, along with his new band the Chrome Hearts, helped headline the Glastonbury Festival this year, which took place in the final days of June in Glastonbury, England. Young stands out from many of the other headliners, as he's neither nearly as young nor as trendy – and yet he still managed to draw a massive crowd. The legendary rocker and his backing group performed on the Pyramid Stage on Saturday night on the same day as powerhouses like Lewis Capaldi, The 1975, Noah Kahan, and Olivia Rodrigo. Thanks to his coveted slot, Young bounds up the charts in the United Kingdom, as such a coveted slot can lead to a huge uptick in consumption. Neil Young's Greatest Hits Makes a Chart Comeback Young's compilation Greatest Hits is back and bigger than ever as fans across the U.K. are reminded of how much they love his many timeless tunes. The singles-packed project reappears on the Official Album Downloads chart this week at No. 27. The fact that it lands on that specific ranking speaks to the fact that Glastonbury attendees — and those following along online — rushed to platforms like iTunes to revisit his catalog around the time of his performance. A New Peak for a Familiar Favorite As Greatest Hits finds its way back to the Official Album Downloads chart, it reaches a never-before-seen high point. This turn marks its first inside the top 40 on the tally, as it previously peaked at No. 42. The compilation hasn't appeared on the list since February 2022, and it originally debuted just below the top 40 region in the summer of 2009. 'Harvest Moon' Returns to the Singles Ranking As Young returns to the album downloads chart, he also scores a win once more on the Official Singles Downloads list. On that ranking, 'Harvest Moon' appears for only the second time ever, as it breaks back in at No. 96. Focus Shifts From New Album to Nostalgic Favorites Shortly before heading to Glastonbury, Young released Talking to the Trees, his first full-length collection with the Chrome Hearts. Now, three weeks into its run on the U.K. rankings, the set slips more than 10 spaces on both the Official Albums Sales and Official Physical Albums charts, as it seems fans are currently more focused on revisiting Greatest Hits than diving into brand new material.
USA Today
2 days ago
- USA Today
How real is Dexter Morgan's 'Resurrection'? Why the killer is 'compromised'
The world's most beloved serial killer, Dexter Morgan (Michael C. Hall), is alive and risen on Showtime's 'Dexter: Resurrection' (first two episodes on Paramount+ Premium on July 11), providing further Hollywood proof of Sean Connery's famed declaration about retiring and returning as James Bond. Never say never, again. Because Dexter was most definitely dead three years ago in the 'Dexter: New Blood" finale. In January 2022, executive producer Clyde Phillips even put the nail in the coffin by telling USA TODAY three simple words: 'Dexter is dead." "Yes, I remember that conversation specifically. I got killed on Reddit for saying those words," Phillips says. But Dexter's shotgun death took a turn for the better with renewed interest in reviving the antihero behind Showtime's record-breaking franchise, and Hall was game to play the role that made the "Six Feet Under" actor a household name. "Michael came to me and said, 'Can you unkill me?'" But just how real is the rebirth of the onetime Miami Metro Police blood-spatter analyst who moonlit as a vigilante serial killer for eight "Dexter" seasons from 2006-13? As "Resurrection" rises, we break down Dexter's death, new life, and the malevolent forces that seek to kill him all over again. Dexter's 'New Blood' death in the snow helped his rebirth To recap the "New Blood" finale crime scene: Dexter takes a close-range rifle shot to the chest from his son, Harrison (Jack Alcott). As he lies in the blood-stained snow in upstate New York, scenes of his troubled life pass before his closed eyes. "We thought that was it," Hall says. "But Dexter's inherent resilience and that cold forest floor had other plans. We understood it was an unlikely possibility, but very much a possibility, that someone could survive something like that." Phillips stresses that the cold weather loomed large with the medical experts on the payroll. "If Dexter had been shot in Miami, he'd still be dead. But he was shot in zero-degree weather, which slowed his heart and blood pumping," says Phillips, who dares: "Prove me wrong and we'll have no show." USA TODAY asked unaffiliated medical experts to assess the "New Blood" shooting. The verdict left the possibility of survival. "More than half of all patients with a single gunshot wound to the heart who are quickly brought to the hospital survive," forensic pathologist Michael Baden, host of HBO's "Autopsy," emailed after reviewing the TV evidence. "The bullet would need to miraculously miss his heart and great vessels (in the left chest), and only hit his left lung, then exit out his back," wrote Judy Melinek, the bestselling author, forensic pathologist and ballistics expert. "In the cold and falling on snow, (Dexter) became hypothermic, slowing down the metabolic processes and preventing brain injury caused by lack of oxygen from blood loss." Dexter was rushed to the hospital in 'Original Sin' "Dexter: Original Sin," the prequel series narrated by Hall, began laying the groundwork for the original Dexter's rebirth. The December 2024 "Original Sin" premiere showed the adult serial killer being rushed to an upstate medical clinic in a police SUV – no time for an ambulance. In "Resurrection," Dexter's post-coma recovery is painstakingly slow. The vigilante killer meets ghosts of his past during the slow rehab – like Arthur Mitchell, aka the "Trinity Killer" (John Lithgow), Miguel Prado (Jimmy Smits) and his deceased father, Harry Morgan (James Remar). In New York City, Dexter is so weak that he keels over while giving chase on a subway platform. "We wanted to honor what happened, that it wasn't just a dream," Hall says. "He suffered a potentially fatal wound. We show him compromised." 'Resurrection' enemies include Uma Thurman, Neil Patrick Harris He'll need his strength in New York as he follows his fleeing son to make amends and give protection. Harrison, who is unaware of his dad's recovery, has demonstrated the family's dark proclivity for killing evildoers. There's plenty of action and danger in the Big Apple "that only that city can provide," Hall says. Dexter unknowingly steps into a Gotham-like serial-killer universe led by twisted billionaire venture capitalist Leon Prater (Peter Dinklage) and his chief of security, Charley (Uma Thurman). The duo oversees a serial killer all-star cabal with tabloid names including the "The Tattoo Collector" (Neil Patrick Harris), the hair-obsessed "Rapunzel" ("Modern Family" star Eric Stonestreet), "Lady Vengeance" ("Jessica Jones" star Krysten Ritter) and "The Gemini Killer." (David Dastmalchian, fittingly a veteran of "The Suicide Squad.") "In Episode 4, when these characters are introduced, it feels like Dexter has been transported to some villainous superhero universe," says Hall. "It's really wild." While he starts physically weakened, Dexter has purged the profound serial killer guilt he dealt with in "New Blood." Getting shot by your son will do that to you. "His past does not burden him in the same way," Hall says. "In having a second chance at life, he's getting in touch with who he really is." That promises a future filled with faceoffs and some gleeful killings of new foes. "One of these characters will end up being what we call 'The Big Baddie,' and they will be taken care of this season," Phillips says. The rest will wait their turn for a lethal confrontation, which could take "however many years we're going to be on. And really, that's up to Michael." Hall won't say how long that is. But he's loving Dexter's "new lease on life," adding that the 10-episode season ends with "multiple doors kicked wide open." "There's a lot of fertile ground to cover," Hall says. "And I've learned a lesson. Never says 'never' when it comes to Dexter Morgan." How to watch 'Dexter: Resurrection' "Dexter: Resurrection" streams its first two episodes on Paramount+ Premium (formerly Paramount+ with SHOWTIME) on July 11, followed by weekly Friday episodes. The first two episodes air on July 13 on Paramount+ with Showtime (8 ET/PT).
