Spotlight REVIEW Streaming review: 'Landman' gives Billy Bob Thornton a real gusher of a series BRUCE R. MILLER Nov 23, 2024 Nov 23, 2024 Updated Jan 17, 2025 0 1 of 2 Billy Bob Thornton and Ali Larter star in "Landman," streaming on Paramount+. Landman streaming on Paramount+. James Minchin/Paramount+ Billy Bob Thornton plays an oil man in "Landman, a new Paramount+ series. Emerson Miller/Paramount+ Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save BRUCE R. MILLER There are lines in “Landman” that will make you forget “Yellowstone.”kAmu@4FD:?8 9:D 2EE6?E:@? @? E96 @:= 3FD:?6DD :? 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Now streaming and on DVD: 'Speak No Evil' scares the trip out of you “Speak No Evil” isn’t tricky or even well-plotted. It’s simply a horror film with clunky “opportunities” that add up to nothing.
'Landman' may be the next big show from Taylor Sheridan | Streamed & Screened Taylor Sheridan, the creator of "Yellowstone" and its various spinoffs, has yet another new project potentially worth your time.
Landman star Billy Bob Thornton talks changes in Texas, finding project in his voice Entertainment Editor Bruce Miller hears from Billy Bob Thornton, the star of the new Taylor Sheridan show Landman, about how Texas has changed…
Streaming review: 'St. Denis Medical' treats more than the funny bone Set in a central Oregon hospital (whose administrator longs to make it a medical destination), the series is staffed by caring folks who know …
Streaming review: 'Beyond Waverly' has same charms as original 'Place' Produced by David Henrie and Selena Gomez (among others), the new series has enough hallmarks of the old to please O.G. viewers and snag new ones.
Streaming review: Limited series delves into the whys of Aaron Hernandez's life Many stories try to explain why Aaron Hernandez, an NFL superstar, would dabble in the darker side of life when he had so much in his favor.
'Yellowstone' returns for its final stretch. Hear from the stars! | Streamed & Screened podcast Bruce Miller talks with "Yellowstone" stars Wes Bentley, Luke Grimes and Kelsey Asbille on the latest episode of Streamed & Screened.
'Sunshine and rainbows' could follow brutal 'Yellowstone' opener, actors say Because of breaks for various reasons, “Yellowstone” has been in production for some eight years. That has created tight bonds.
Album helps actor Aaron Lazar approach another 'Impossible Dream' “Impossible Dream" features a who’s who of Broadway singing a host of inspirational songs with colleague Aaron Lazar. A portion of the proceed…
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