What a weird Oscars: Review

It was clear right away that nobody knew where to look. The 93rd Academy Awards worked around the global pandemic by shooting inside Union Station on a multi-level auditorium. Guests sat four to a table, looking like awkward blind dates on a sunset cruise. Regina King.Credit: Todd Wawrychuk/A.M.P.A.S. via Getty Images A presenter appeared in the audience, and then a winner walked onstage, and then hey, presto! The same presenter appeared across the room, freshly teleported!...

May 1, 2025 · 2 min · 380 words · Jackson Carson

What Elon Musk's $44 billion Twitter buy could mean for the platform

A look at the potential changes to the social media platform. In the past, his own tweets have garnered criticism and caused chaos. So what can we expect from the social media platform once it is under Musk’s control? Elon Musk.Patrick T. Fallon/Bloomberg via Getty Images Musk, including in his statement regarding the Twitter purchase, has been vocal about advocating for free speech. But how free speech plays out in society continues to be a tricky space to navigate....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 213 words · Beth Alexander

What even isThe Matrix? Lana Wachowski and her stars address decades of theories

There are as many interpretations as there are clones of Smith. Here are just a few. “I think the studio wasn’t ready for that version.” Carrie-Anne Moss as Trinity in ‘The Matrix Resurrections’.Warner Bros. Pictures Meanwhile, conservatives co-opted the iconic red-pill-vs.-blue-pill scene as a metaphor for political truth. Still others dove into the film as an existential treatise on selfhood and over-reliance on technology. “I tried to make light of these experiences in an early sequence in [Resurrections]....

May 1, 2025 · 2 min · 216 words · Ashley Morris

What happenedLast Night in Soho? First trailer for Edgar Wright thriller teases a wild ride

Jojo Rabbit’s Thomasin McKenzie and The Queen’s Gambit star Anya Taylor-Joy highlight an impressive cast. Time travel, however, always comes with consequences. She doesn’t just meet her idol, but she seems to be a passenger in Sandy’s body. Thomasin McKenzie as Eloise in ‘Last Night in Soho’.Everett Collection Actors Rita Tushingham, Michael Ajao, and Synnve Karlsen also feature in the movie. “It will feel very different to my other films,” Wright toldEmpirein an interview published last year....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 97 words · Savannah Watson

What happens in Vegas doesn't stay in Vegas in psychological thrillerFatale

“This goes much deeper and much darker.” “Dude goes to Vegas and Vegas comes home with him,” Taylor tells EW with a laugh. “What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas, but what if it doesn’t? Scott Everett White/Liongate We really haven’t seen this, it’s a twist on a twist of classic thrillers. This goes much deeper and much darker.” “This is the flip side of that, the real world side.”...

May 1, 2025 · 2 min · 242 words · Cory Watson

What I'd like to see on TV in 2010: A critic's New Year wish-list

And in no particular order, heres what Id love to see on TV this year. Replacement named for Simon Cowell after the next run ofAmerican Idol: Ben Folds. Capricaproves to be as engrossing asBattlestar Galactica. HBO commits to its adaptation of George R.R. The other 10% they can waste on some smiley, feel-good, sign-off feature. A SaveBetter Off Ted campaign. In fact, Ill start one myself. (Thanks for this idea, Michael Slezak!...

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 195 words · Pamela Randolph

What If?author and XKCD creator Randall Munroe previews his next book

2 will hit shelves Sept. 13. 2 and EW has the exclusive first details, starting with the cover reveal above. What is the first thing ever that you remember writing? ‘What If? 2,’ by Randall Munroe.Credit: Riverhead Books A champion thoroughbred can run a mile a minute." Which book is at the top of your current to-read list? Where do you write? Which book made you a forever reader? I’ll always have a soft spot forA Wrinkle in Time, by Madeleine L’Engle....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 187 words · Tammy Burch

What is the future of the Peneloise friendship after THATBridgertonfinale scene?

Warning: This article contains spoilers aboutBridgertonseason 2. Peneloise Bridgertonviewers' favorite platonic portmanteau is seemingly no more. We’re both very nerdy about our jobs in that way. Nicola Coughlan and Claudia Jessie on season 2 of ‘Bridgerton’.LIAM DANIEL/NETFLIX So, those were real tears in that scene. We were really caught up and hurt by it." “But it was bound to happen,” adds Coughlan. We knew the fallout was going to be bad, but it was very bad....

May 1, 2025 · 2 min · 399 words · Andrea Arnold

What it took for LeVar Burton to land hisJeopardyhosting gig

He became a beloved mainstay on our TV screens throughJeopardy, helping to shape and inform his viewership. “I would totally watch this,” one Twitter user replied. “I’m so voting for you,” another added. LeVar Burton will serve as a guest host on ‘Jeopardy’ July 26 through July 30.Jeopardy! Productions The tweet garnered more and more responses like this, embedding the idea in our collective consciousness. The host had been suffering from pancreatic cancer, but he was determined to fight through it....

May 1, 2025 · 2 min · 276 words · Brett Fowler

What it would take forHauntingcreator Mike Flanagan to make another season afterBly Manor

Here’s why we won’t be getting a third season of the Haunting anthology anytime soon. However, he also explained what it would take for the producing partners to return to that anthology. Another through line ofHaunting, according to Macy, is the question, “What is a ghost?” Victoria Pedretti in ‘The Haunting of Hill House’ and ‘The Haunting of Bly Manor.'.Tina Rowden/Netflix; EIKE SCHROTER/NETFLIX In bothHill HouseandBly Manor, Flanagan and his writer’s room explored the idea of memories as ghosts....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 101 words · Patricia Baker

What it's like to watchYellowstonefor the first time

Rip is the best. Warning: This post contains spoilers from the first four seasons ofYellowstone. There was a moment when I knew I was a goner. Cole Hauser, Luke Grimes, and Kevin Costner on ‘Yellowstone’. (Sorry, Jacob.) And that’s when I accepted my fate: I was hooked onYellowstone. If I’m being honest, I really didn’t want to likeYellowstone. Cole Hauser and Kevin Costner on ‘Yellowstone’.Emerson Miller/Paramount/Kobal/Shutterstock I remember, years ago, hearing about a scripted western on Paramount connection and having absolutely no interest....

May 1, 2025 · 3 min · 503 words · Matthew Mckee

What J. Ryan Stradal learned about beer while writingThe Lager Queen of Minnesota

He also drew from his own roots. All the characters have, to varying degrees, aspects of my mom in them, he says. She passed away 14 years ago and is the reason Im a writer. Credit: Bobby Bank/WireImage; Pamela Dorman Books Even after all that, he admits hes notquitethe beer aficionado one might expect (he prefers wine). If I had my druthers Id probably have a Citra IPA, says Stradal....

May 1, 2025 · 2 min · 356 words · William Bailey

What kind of cheese is Paris Hilton? Netflix'sCooking With Parisstar answers EW's culinary questions

for Netflix’sCooking With Parispromises to make the culinary experience hot(ter than ever). ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: Pick your desert-island food. you could make a lot of things out of it. Paris Hilton on ‘Cooking With Paris’.Credit: Kit Karzen/Netflix I’m obsessed with McDonald’s french fries, so I’d try and copy those. What three fictional guests would you invite to a dinner party? Barbie, Tinker Bell fromPeter Pan, and Ariel fromThe Little Mermaid. Tinkerbell.Everett Collection...

May 1, 2025 · 2 min · 255 words · Beth Johnson