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Coleman Spilde is a Brooklyn-based entertainment critic for The Daily Beast covering pop culture high and low, from celebrity news to the latest in film, television, and music. He studied Media with a concentration in Analysis and Criticism at Hunter College where he learned to dissect subjects to the minutiae while finding the humor in everything. His work has appeared in Taste, WhatCulture, and his newsletter Top Shelf, Low Brow, among others.

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Emma Stone Just Made the Best ‘Real Housewives’ Parody Ever

GENIUS

“Real Housewives” is deceptively difficult to satirize well. Leave it the bonkers genius of Julio Torres’ “Fantasmas” to cast Emma Stone and Rosie Perez in the best one yet.

Coleman Spilde | Published Jul 12, 2024

‘MaXXXine’ Is a Bloody, Brilliant End to Iconic A24 Trilogy

FINAL GIRL

After the one-two punch of “X” and “Pearl,” “MaXXXine” is a thrilling conclusion to an outstanding slasher trilogy.

Coleman Spilde | Published Jul 04, 2024

Nicole Kidman and Zac Efron Are Absurdly Sexy Together

BEAUTIFULLY BIZARRE

This movie may sound a little too much like “The Idea of You,” but trust us—it’s so much more fun.

Coleman Spilde | Published Jun 27, 2024

Can the Moviegoing Masses Handle ‘Kinds of Kindness’?

SEE//SKIP

A guide to the week’s best and worst TV shows and movies from The Daily Beast’s Obsessed critics.

Coleman Spilde | Published Jun 25, 2024

With Her New Indigenous Drama, Lily Gladstone Is Unstoppable

ON BEAT

Gladstone gives a second masterful turn in as many months in this quietly beautiful family story.

Coleman Spilde | Published Jun 20, 2024

When the Vampire Who Can’t Kill Met a Suicidal Human Teen

TWIST OF FATE

The new movie “Humanist Vampire Seeking Consenting Suicidal Person” is one of the most original takes on the vampire subgenre. (The film’s title alone!)

Coleman Spilde | Published Jun 20, 2024

Bethenny Frankel Deserves to Be the New Lifetime Movie Queen

GO CRY ABOUT IT

Frankel’s foray into television movies, “Danger in the Dorm,” is about as good as you’d expect it to be. But the reality TV alum holds it together with plenty of maternal heart.

Coleman Spilde | Published Jun 19, 2024

Maya Hawke’s ‘Inside Out 2’ Character Is All Too Relatable

SEE/SKIP

A guide to the week’s best and worst TV shows and movies from The Daily Beast’s Obsessed critics.

Coleman Spilde | Published Jun 18, 2024

‘Jackie’s Back’: The Best Mockumentary You’ve Never Seen

YIELD

Dolly Parton, Liza Minnelli, and Bette Midler all know Jackie is a star. So where have you been?

Coleman Spilde | Published Jun 15, 2024

A Giant Talking Bird Is No Match for Julia Louis-Dreyfus

FLIGHTY

Death takes the form of a mutant macaw in this uneven film, co-starring a stellar Louis-Dreyfus.

Coleman Spilde | Published Jun 13, 2024

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