The Loneliest Timereview: Carly Rae Jepsen's sixth album is a lovesick study of what makes humans tick

Lead single “Western Wind” was indicative of that stretching. I wanna do a bad thing twice"). Who wouldn’t appreciate this kind of honesty? Carly Rae Jepsen.Meredith Jenks Her voice is framed simply yet not starkly; mournful strings rise as she sits inside her feelings. Jepsen hasn’t been this songwriter-ly or seemed so tormented in a minute. The Loneliest Timeconcludes with the title track, a duet between Jepsen and modern troubadour Rufus Wainwright....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 103 words · Brian Meza

The Lonely Island emailed wrong person asking forSNLhorse head — and got an amazing response

Jorma Taccone learned a great life lesson during the production of the “Virgania Horsen’s” digital shorts. Many of us spend our days dreading that we might accidentally email the wrong person about something. Or at least, they thought that’s who they were emailing. Kristen Wiig in the digital short ‘Virgania Horsen’s Pony Express’ on ‘Saturday Night Live’.NBC “Akiva sent an email to theSNLprops department when we were making ‘Virgania Horsen’s.’...

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 116 words · Sally Young

The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power recap: Not all who wander are lost

We finally get a song! Another mysterious stranger shows up, and Gil-galad tells a weird story. Thankfully, they have someone very tall to help them along. The Harfoots travel on ‘The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power.'.Ben Rothstein/Prime Video He still does have that power, though. Is the Stranger Gandalf? The evidence is certainly piling up as is the evidence for his presence in Middle-earth. The Stranger may not have a staff yet, but someone else does....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 193 words · Wendy Green

The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power recap: Omens of doom

Multiple characters are faced with omens of doom and confront their relationships with their fathers in the latest episode. This episode, “The Great Wave,” had my favorite structure of all the episodes so far. I loved the way each storyline was resonating and echoing the others. Galadriel (Morfydd Clark) and Elendil (Lloyd Owen) in ‘The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power.'.amazon studios So let’s get into it! Yes, one day it’s going to be consumed by great waves!...

May 1, 2025 · 2 min · 303 words · Nancy Burch

The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power recap: Welcome back to Middle-earth

Here’s what Elrond and Galadriel were up to in the Second Age. Welcome back to Middle-earth! Tolkien’s mythology that we’ve never seen on screen before. Morfydd Clark as Galadriel in ‘The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power’.Matt Grace/Prime Video To my delight, the premiere episode begins with scenes straight out ofThe Silmarillion. Those who haven’t readThe Silmarillionshouldn’t worry too much, though, because this opening sequence is brief. But we do get to meetseveral new characters, too!...

May 1, 2025 · 2 min · 311 words · Mary King

The making of aBarbieballad: Billie Eilish and Finneas on 'What Was I Made For?'

The singer also shares her handwritten lyrics for Barbie’s “heart song.” The end result the stirring ballad What Was I Made For? surprised even Eilish, who unexpectedly produced her most personal song yet. Finneas and Billie Eilish at the Los Angeles premiere of ‘Barbie’.Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic EW caught up with the dynamic duo to discuss the song. Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: How does it feel to be in the Oscar conversation a second time?...

May 1, 2025 · 3 min · 511 words · Debra Bird

The Mandaloriansets season 3 premiere date

Everyone’s favorite father-son duo will be soaring onto screens early next year. Break out the frogs,Star Warsfans! Baby Yoda andThe Mandalorianare headed back to a screen near you. The studio also shared a photo of Mando (Pedro Pascal) and his sweet son Grogu (a.k.a. Baby Yoda) peeking up from some punch in of newfangled galactic machinery. As for where they’re headed? (Can we get a"hey hey" for that?) Who else will join Mando and Grogu on their journey?...

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 114 words · Brenda Lowe

The Marvelous Mrs. Maiselactor Reid Scott breaks down Gordon's pursuit of Midge

Did Ford really hire Midge for her comedic abilities? Or was it always about using it to parlay his way into dating her? “I’d say it was probably 60, 40,” Scott tells EW with a laugh. Rachel Brosnahan and Reid Scott on ‘The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel’.Philippe Antonello/Prime “60 percent political, 40 percent attraction. And then that balance certainly tips as they go on their journey.” “He picks that up from her instantly....

May 1, 2025 · 4 min · 711 words · Ryan Johnson

The Marvels review: One of these stars shines brighter than the others

Marvel (Iman Vellani) is the best hope for the future of this increasingly troubled superhero franchise. A dying sun that’s the very first image to appear on screen duringThe Marvels. (A recent report fromVarietydigs into all those nitty-gritties.) Iman Vellani, Brie Larson, and Teyonah Parris in ‘The Marvels.'.Laura Radford/Marvel Studios The goal ofThe Marvels, therefore, is to reignite this supernova. Whether the movie succeeds or fails in this mission will depend on how audiences respond....

May 1, 2025 · 2 min · 240 words · James Russo

The Marvelsgoes lower, nearer, and slower with MCU's worst box office opening ever

Brie Larson returned as Captain Marvel but couldn’t defeat superhero ennui. The Marvel Cinematic Universe just got the snap kicked out of it. Ms. Marvel andTeyonah Parris' Monica Rambeau. Brie Larson in ‘The Marvels’.Laura Radford/Marvel Studios Want more movie news? Iman Vellani, Brie Larson, and Teyonah Parris in ‘The Marvels’.Laura Radford/Marvel Studios ‘Five Nights at Freddy’s’.Patti Perret/Universal Pictures

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 58 words · Michael Williams

The Marvelsproducer on cats, musical numbers, and that major mid-credits scene

Warning: This story contains major spoilers forThe Marvels. The Marvelsintroduces a few new faces to the Marvel Cinematic Universe as well as resurrecting a few familiar ones. ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: First things first, let’s talk cats. Little kittens, erm, flerkens cause chaos in space in ‘The Marvels’.Marvel Studios Tell me everything about filming the scene where a horde of flerkens eat the S.A.B.E.R. space crew, set to “Memory” from theCatsmusical. MARY LIVANOS:The flerken scene was amazing....

May 1, 2025 · 3 min · 598 words · Christopher Collins

The Masked Singer's Miss Cleocatra was 'still on a little morphine' amid accident recovery while performing

This one’s for the girls the girl groups, that is. Naturally, the contestants all had to sing songs made famous by girl groups. (Other guesses included Roberta Flack and Loretta Devine.) Miss Cleocatra on ‘The Masked Singer’ season 11.Michael Becker / FOX Michael Becker / FOX ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: Were you familiar withThe Masked Singerbefore signing on to do it? JENIFER LEWIS:Absolutely not. I never watch television. Jenifer Lewis.Cindy Ord/Getty I’m busy writing books....

May 1, 2025 · 4 min · 824 words · Lindsey Ross

The Masked Singer's Montell Jordan wants everyone to know he's more than his biggest hit

The Grammy-nominated singer and minister says he became a new person after competing as Panther on the show. Warning: This article contains spoilers from Wednesday’s episode ofThe Masked Singer. It was viva Las Vegas on this week’s episode ofThe Masked Singer. Panther on ‘The Masked Singer’ season 8.Michael Becker / FOX The panelists had a tough time with Panther and got caught up on his height. Ultimately no one guessed that he was minister and Grammy-nominated singerMontell Jordan....

May 1, 2025 · 3 min · 431 words · Alex Johnson