Entertainment

By Lisa Respers France, CNN Wynonna Judd has addressed speculation that she and her sister Ashley Judd are locked in a battle over their late mother Naomi Judd’s will. The Judd matriarch died by suicide in April at the age of 76, and Wynonna Judd told People magazine she was at Ashley’s home when someone

By Brian Lowry, CNN Joe Berlinger maintains he didn’t set out to become the official chronicler of notorious serial killers, but the producer finds himself capping off a “trilogy” of real-life horror via Netflix’s “Conversations With a Killer” series, which — after multipart documentaries devoted to Ted Bundy and John Wayne Gacy — shifts to

Review by Brian Lowry, CNN If all shows were animated like “The Simpsons,” networks wouldn’t need to strain to keep them alive. Yet live-action dramas come with shelf lives, which explains the CW’s twin attempts to extend two of its franchises with prequels: “Walker Independence,” a back-to-the-Old-West adjunct to its Texas Ranger reboot; and “The

Review by Brian Lowry, CNN Although the new “Hellraiser” is billed as “reimagining” Clive Barker’s 1987 horror film, it’s not like the title ever went away, raising six direct-to-video productions (the last one in 2018) after the four theatrical movies. If you somehow skipped, ballpark, nine of those, this direct-to-Hulu version offers a credibly creepy

By Sonia Moghe, CNN Kevin Spacey will return to another courtroom on Thursday, as jury selection begins in a civil suit filed by actor Anthony Rapp. Rapp, best known for his role in “Star Trek: Discovery,” sued Spacey in 2020 for assault, battery and intentionally inflicting emotional distress. In 2017, Rapp alleged publicly for the

Review by Brian Lowry, CNN Add “Mr. Harrigan’s Phone” to the relatively short list of really good Stephen King adaptations, garnishing a coming-of-age story with understated hints of the supernatural and thoughtful rumination about cellphones that finds true horror in their ubiquity. Amid a month of Halloween-tinged offerings, it might be one of the few

By Chloe Melas, CNN After three decades entertaining audiences, Adam Sandler somehow still seems ageless. But, now, age 56, the actor and comedian says he’s begun to reflect on his life and career. “I like my age, and it’s fun to play my age,” Sandler says in the latest issue of AARP. “It’s freeing. I

By Lisa Respers France, CNN A serious illness has caused Coldplay to pause their tour. The band announced on their verified Instagram account Tuesday that they would be postponing planned concerts in Brazil after frontman Chris Martin fell ill. “With deep regret, we’ve been forced to postpone our upcoming shows in Rio de Janeiro and

By Lisa Respers France, CNN It appears Velma wants a same-sex boo in the an upcoming HBO Max Scooby Doo Halloween movie. Clips from the animated special “Trick or Treat Scooby-Doo!” have been making the rounds on social media, with folks using them to proclaim that the character is finally being shown as gay. “OMG

By Marianne Garvey, CNN Nia Long is sharing some advice on setting boundaries. The actress took to Instagram on Tuesday, writing, “A tip for mental health. Learn to distinguish who deserves an explanation, who deserves one answer, and who deserves absolutely nothing.” Her post comes nearly two weeks after her fiancé Ime Udoka was suspended

By Marianne Garvey, CNN For anyone who watches “The Kardashians,” sisters Kourtney Kardashian and Khloé Kardashian have always been tight. But now, Kourtney says, the two are in different places. “I think just life isn’t the same. I think I’m in a different place,” she said on the “Not Skinny But Not Fat” podcast. Kourtney