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Review by Brian Lowry, CNN Of all Disney’s teen-musical franchises (see “High School Musical” and “Descendants”), “Zombies” overcame its strained cuddly-zombie premise to become the most unexpectedly pleasing, augmenting its themes of bigotry and acceptance with best-in-class songs. Given that, there’s little pleasure in reporting that “Zombies 3” is creatively dead on arrival, reviving the

By Chloe Melas, CNN LeAnn Rimes and Mickey Guyton have released a powerful new anthem, right on time. The song, titled “the wild,” debuted on Friday from Rimes’ upcoming album, “god’s work.” Rimes and Guyton start the song with a mournful chant, joined by Sheila E. on drums with her distinct percussion work. In an

Review by Brian Lowry, CNN “The Gray Man’s” biggest muscle flex doesn’t come from Ryan Gosling or Chris Evans (not that they’re slackers), but rather the overall casting, throwing in Ana de Armas after her butt-kicking Bond role as well as Regé-Jean Page post-“Bridgerton,” Jessica Henwick (“The Matrix”) and Indian star Dhanush. The script, alas,

By Sandra Gonzalez, CNN The House of Jonas has another addition. “Game of Thrones” actress Sophie Turner and husband Joe Jonas, of the Jonas Brothers, have welcomed a second child, their representative confirmed to CNN. The pair are already parents to one daughter, Willa, who was born in July 2020. The couple have been married

By Sandra Gonzalez, CNN This is not a drill. The woman who innovates at every turn has joined the platform known for its innovative creators, and we are beyond ready for all the content to come. Beyoncé posted her first-ever TikTok on Thursday and used the moment to highlight some of the creators and fans

By Leah Asmelash, CNN Fans of hit show “Abbott Elementary” will have the chance to walk the halls of the eponymous school — when the series makes its debut at San Diego Comic-Con this summer. On July 21, Hulu is launching an immersive experience where visitors can feel like a part of the school through

By Scottie Andrew, CNN After a nearly three-year break from social media, actress Constance Wu returned to her online platforms on Thursday to share that she attempted suicide in 2019 after a series of poorly received tweets. The “Hustlers” and “Crazy Rich Asians” actress, whose memoir will be released this fall, wrote that while she

Review by Brian Lowry, CNN “Victoria’s Secret: Angels and Demons” is a fitting name for a docuseries that at times seems to be at war with itself — part business examination of the brand’s rise and fall, part expose of former CEO Les Wexner’s ties to the late Jeffrey Epstein. Yet those threads come together

By Marianne Garvey “Bridgerton” star Regé-Jean Page says if production wants to recast his role, he’s fine with that. “They’re free to do as they like,” Page told Variety. “Shonda [Rhimes, executive producer on ‘Bridgerton,’] and I had a wonderful conversation at the end of Season 1. We were quite happy with how we stuck

Review by Brian Lowry, CNN After a popular game and seven live-action movies (including a reboot last year), “Resident Evil” makes the seemingly inevitable migration to Netflix as a very bleak series. Unfolding in the present and future, it’s not particularly engaging in either time frame, feeling less like an evolution than an uninspired variant

By Scottie Andrew, CNN The original “Lord of the Rings” trilogy was primarily led by male characters. A few women, including the powerful elves Arwen and Galadriel, appeared in supporting roles but mostly existed to serve the stories of Frodo Baggins and his all-male crew. But in the highly anticipated Amazon series, “The Lord of

By Chloe Melas, CNN Nick Cannon has nothing but love for his ex-wife Mariah Carey. In a new interview, Cannon describes their marriage as a “fairytale.” “I guess because I’m a true romantic, I’m a true believer in love and I allow the capsules of love to be where they lie. I’m not a timeline

By Scottie Andrew, CNN Before we all fawned over the impossibly cute Grogu/Baby Yoda in the first episode of “The Mandalorian,” another big-eared, sweet-natured creature had already weaseled his way into our hearts. Gizmo the Mogwai, the fuzzy, wide-eyed puppet, is undoubtedly the star of 1984’s horror-comedy “Gremlins” and its sequel. And more than 30

By Scottie Andrew, CNN Chris Hemsworth is every bit as super offscreen as the Marvel hero he plays, according to his fellow actors — even ditching his daily dose of meat before shooting a scene in which he kissed his vegan costar in “Thor: Love and Thunder,” Natalie Portman. The actress, who reprised her role