Entertainment

Review by Brian Lowry, CNN “Halloween Kills” is a strange name for a 43-year-old franchise that positively refuses to die. Then again, this 12th film in the series — a direct sequel to the 2018 reset “Halloween” — is odd on various levels, starting with the wholly misguided attempt to weave a half-baked message into

Review by Brian Lowry, CNN “The Last Duel” of the title doesn’t disappoint in director Ridley Scott’s latest period epic, but the protracted buildup to it somewhat does. A “Rashomon”-like tale that tells its story from different perspectives, this fact-based adaptation of Eric Jager’s book is muddy, bloody and grim but too drawn out in

By Lisa Respers France, CNN Howie Mandel took to Twitter Wednesday to update his followers after a health scare. The “America’s Got Talent” judge reportedly collapsed Wednesday morning at a Starbucks in Los Angeles and was taken to a nearby hospital. Hours later, he tweeted “I am home and doing better.” “I was dehydrated and

By Lisa Respers France, CNN The daughter of the late actor and comedian Robin Williams is aware of the viral video of an impersonation of her father and doesn’t want to see it anymore. On Tuesday, actor Jamie Costa posted a five-minute video on his YouTube channel in which he acts out a scene of

By Toyin Owoseje, CNN Oscar-nominated actor Jonah Hill wants the world to know that his body is not an appropriate talking point. The 37-year-old star, best known for his comedic performances in movies including “The Wolf of Wall Street,” “21 Jump Street” and “Superbad,” took to his verified Instagram page on Wednesday to inform fans

By Leah Asmelash, CNN The Rolling Stones have retired their classic song “Brown Sugar,” which begins with a slave narrative and sexualizes young Black women. Mick Jagger told the Los Angeles Times that the band had phased the song out of their concert lineups. “We’ve played ‘Brown Sugar’ every night since 1970, so sometimes you

By Marianne Garvey, CNN Adele has announced a release date for her much anticipated new album. The singer took to social media Wednesday to tell fans that the new album, “30,” will be out on November 19. “I was certainly nowhere near where I’d hoped to be when I first started it nearly 3 years

By Marianne Garvey, CNN “Dancing with the Stars” had a double elimination on Tuesday night. Brian Austin Green and Matt James were sent home during the Disney-themed week, with Green and his pro partner Sharna Burgess coming in last place for their routines on “Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs” and “Pirates of the Caribbean.”

By Jack Guy, CNN in the latest installment of a friendly rivalry between two of the world’s biggest music groups, Beatles legend Paul McCartney has dubbed the Rolling Stones “a blues cover band.” McCartney, who is currently promoting a new book, made the comment in an interview with The New Yorker’s David Remnick, published Monday.

Review by Brian Lowry, CNN Another salvage project by Netflix, “You” went from a Lifetime also-ran to a social-media sensation, with its twisted lead becoming a sort of latter-day “Dexter,” heavily narrating his bizarre story. The third season continues to balance that delicate juggling act, with a wife, baby and life in suburbia merely adding

By Lisa Respers France, CNN Dean Cain, one of the actors who has portrayed Superman, has spoken out about the latest DC comic book character version being bisexual. Cain, who played the superhero in the 1990s TV series “Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman,” appeared on “Fox & Friends First” Tuesday and talked