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Review by Brian Lowry, CNN “The Protégé” brings a few novel little touches to what’s otherwise a generic action vehicle for Maggie Q, in part by flanking her with Michael Keaton and Samuel L. Jackson. The result is a sporadically stylish, mildly unpredictable and thoroughly violent thriller where the principals seemingly endure at least as

By Toyin Owoseje, CNN Ed Sheeran has announced his fourth studio album, saying it is the “best bit of work that I’ve done.” The British singer-songwriter confirmed on Thursday that “=” (pronounced “equals”) will be unveiled on October 29 — four years after he began recording it. Sharing the cover art on Instagram, Sheeran told

Review by Brian Lowry, CNN “Gossip” is about a lot more than just juicy tidbits and the columnists that peddle them, presenting a multifaceted look at gossip’s role in the newspaper/media ecosystem and at Rupert Murdoch’s enterprises in particular. It also reminds us that what happened in those columns didn’t stay there, with examples ranging

By Marianne Garvey, CNN Sean Penn directs his own daughter Dyan Penn in his latest film, “Flag Day,” but the joint effort didn’t come without a little family tension. The Oscar-winner stars as con artist John Vogel, who is estranged from his children, played by Dylan Penn and Hopper Penn, whom Penn shares with actress

By Lisa Respers France, CNN K-Pop’s biggest group won’t be touring after all. BTS‘s “Map of the Soul Tour” has been canceled for now, it’s record label Big Hit Music announced in a statement posted on the fan platform Weverse and verified by multiple outlets. “Our company has worked hard to resume preparations for the

By Lisa Respers France, CNN Former “Grace Under Fire” star Brett Butler has fallen on hard times. She was recently the subject of a GoFundMe fundraiser started by a friend — despite having made $250,000 an episode for her 1990s hit ABC comedy series. Butler told The Hollywood Reporter she was six months behind on

By Lisa Respers France, CNN Aaliyah’s music is back. Friday marked the re-release of five time Grammy-nominated superstar’s studio album, “One In A Million,” which hit streaming services. The singer, who was born Aaliyah Dana Haughton, died August 25, 2001, at the age of 22 in a plane crash that also took the lives of

By Sarah Moon and Chloe Melas, CNN Britney Spears has been accused of battery by an employee following a dispute in the singer’s California home on Monday, a spokesman for the Ventura County Sheriff’s Department told CNN. The staff member alleges they were struck by Spears, according to investigators who are still looking into the

By Marianne Garvey, CNN Mike Richards, the new host of “Jeopardy!,” has issued an apology after a number of derogatory remarks about little people, Jews, people receiving unemployment benefits and sexist comments he made about women resurfaced. Richards, who executive produced the game show before being named the full-time replacement for the late Alex Trebek,

By Scottie Andrew, CNN Shin’ichi “Sonny” Chiba’s fighting style was less balletic than it was breathtakingly brutal. Chiba, a star of martial arts cinema in his native Japan, made his name by landing heart-stopping punches and stabbing fictional foes in the throats with only his fingers. His relentlessness onscreen inspired action auteurs like director Quentin

Review by Brian Lowry, CNN “The Chair” lays out an interesting exercise by examining generational divides through the prism of a college English department and the first woman of color leading it, played by Sandra Oh. Yet an exceptional cast mostly outshines the material, leaving what amounts to a mildly diverting binge with one inordinately

Review by Brian Lowry, CNN “Reminiscence” evokes memories of several other movies — “Blade Runner” and 1940s film noir foremost among them — only pretty much all of them are significantly better than this. Hugh Jackman plays the lovestruck protagonist in a dystopian future, but too many of the points the story earns for ambition

By Lisa Respers France, CNN Daniel Craig may be sitting on big money. According to a report from Variety, the James Bond franchise star “is walking off with north of $100 million thanks to the eye-popping sale of two sequels to Rian Johnson’s ‘Knives Out.’ “ We are both shaken and stirred by that reported

By Chloe Melas, CNN Exes Miranda Kerr and Orlando Bloom get along swimmingly, according to the supermodel. “He’s, like, to me right now, a brother. And most of the time, an annoying brother,” she said Tuesday on the “Moments with Candace Parker” podcast. As for Bloom’s fiancée Katy Perry, she said, “I’m so grateful that

By Marianne Garvey, CNN Marvel Studios has released a new trailer for “Eternals,” directed by Oscar winner Chloé Zhao. The latest teaser follows the first “Eternals” trailer released in May. The film features Angelina Jolie, Gemma Chan, Kumail Nanjiani, Kit Harington, Richard Madden, Lauren Ridloff, Brian Tyree Henry, Salma Hayek, Lia McHugh, Don Lee and