Walton Goggins Was Raised By A Village

Walton Goggins talks with Tonya Mosley about growing up poor in the Deep South, the travel that changed him, and collaborating with his wife. He says his unconventional childhood shaped his approach to acting, from Justified to The White Lotus and The Righteous Gemstones.

David Bianculli reviews a new two-part HBO documentary about Paul Reubens, who played Pee-Wee Herman.

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