She’s only 20 years old, but shes delivered plenty of memorable performances. She taps into something genuine and believable, and her chemistry with Garner is the movie’s best attribute. Ortega’s character inKiller Queenis the proto-final girl role. Jenna Ortega, H.E.R., Jennifer Garner in ‘Yes Day’.JOHN P. JOHNSON/NETFLIX Her performance is relatively strong, particularly when you consider the sheer amount of stunts and pyrotechnics on display. (It is, after all, a film byMcG....

Here at EW, we believe in celebrating LGBTQ+ love all year round. Here are our 10 favorite LGBTQ romances of the last five years. Boyfriend Material by Alexis Hall Just about no one does it better right now thanAlexis Hall. Sourcebooks Casablanca His witty, dreamy, deeply felt romances are never anything but absolutely intoxicating. But we’ll always have a fondness for 2020’sBoyfriend Material,his first huge traditional publishing hit. And we can’t wait to spend time with Oliver and Luc again in this summer’sHusband Material....

Let there be Mavericks, Bollywood magic, and a Cate Blanchett maestro on the loose. Don’t call it a comeback, unless maybe you’reTom Cruise. (And really, did he ever go away?) Credit: Focus Features / Everett / A24 / /Searchlight Pictures The year’s best films 10. High melodrama, surreal Bollywood spectacle, epic bromance: It’s all here, and it is glorious. (Full review) 7. N. T. Rama Rao Jr. and furry friend in ‘RRR’....

Sixty years is a long time to do anything, let alone be in a band. Their Satanic Majesties Request (1967) This is a contentious record with Stones fans. These are the basic emotions associated with the teenage rebellion that is rock & roll. Decca Records/London Recordings Get Yer Ya-Ya’s Out! A live rock & roll record should feel, well, live! “Sympathy for the Devil” is still a bewildering and amazing piece of art referencing John Milton’sParadise Lost....

Nowhere is that more feasible than in the pages of romance novels. Here are our top 10 romance novels of 2021 (in no particular order). Hockman gives readers a literary vacation of the highest order with all the oomph of her emotionally affective storytelling. Grand Central Publishing The behind-the-scenes story of the making of a biopic about (fictional) forgotten jazz singer Dessi Blue. But it’s her incisive portrayal of chronic illness Neevah has lupus that makesReelso heartrending....

Welcome to the Murphy-verse. Ryan Murphyis a complex creature. He’s also the guy who gave usMatthew Morrisonperforming “Toxic” with a bunch of teens onGlee. Patti LuPone in ‘Hollywood’.SAEED ADYANI/NETFLIX His shows often give us the best and the worst of his brand, sometimes in the same season. Sometimes, you don’t know what you’re gonna get. 10.Hollywood(Netflix) Okay, full disclosure:Hollywoodis not a great show. Jennifer Coolidge, Naomi Watts, and Bobby Cannavale in ‘The Watcher’....

Plus, our list only includes live-action performances. (Our apologies toThe Great Mouse DetectiveandSherlock Gnomes.) ButHenry Cavillputs his own spin on the sleuth, taking a smaller but no less important part as Sherlock. Netflix Here’s hoping we haven’t seen the last of Cavill’s crime-solver. Nicholas Rowe inYoung Sherlock Holmes At some point, every iconic character gets an origin story. Together, the two teens embark on a twisty investigation of mysterious murders and hallucinatory drugs....

Liam Payne: “Strip That Down” feat. By shifting his sound and lyrics, Payne was able to reach a more mature and growing audience. “Strip That Down” ended up hitting No. Credit: Kevin Mazur/WireImage With “Falling,” he offers up the prettiest track ever written about self-loathing. Harry Styles: “Kiwi” Unlike the message of thisenduring meme, Stylesdoeshave the range. This track about Styles' dalliance with an unnamed girl was equal parts sexy and tongue-in-cheek....

Maureen Lee Lenker 9.On the Come Upby Angie Thomas:How do you follow up (spoiler alert!) This is one of those books where the elements tell you everything you should probably know. as they face new challenges. While if at first the novel lacks the radical energy of its predecessor,it builds beautifully. Its epilogue ranks among the best endings I’ve read in a YA novel ever. Specific in nature, the novel soars in its universality....

You turn Dick on to help you through the night." After watching the candies bicker, Clark declines, saying, “I don’t think so, guys. I was the host of the first millennium. ABC/Getty Images Thanks anyway, uh…candies.” Beautiful night here in Times Square. We eventually saw Paul in Times Square, on hand to film the proceedings for the Explorer Channel. NBC Just after, it’s (falsely) revealed that Lucy (Sandra Bullock) is pregnant....

EW ranks the docuseries' most compelling revelations about internet con artists and influencer culture. Here are 10 major takeaways fromThe Age of Influence. says journalist Zach Crenshaw inThe Age of Influence. HULU “Because we don’t know how many Machelle Hobsons are out there.” Hobson, however, never made it to trial.She died while in custodyat Honorhealth Shea Medical Center in Arizona. Hobson’s foster children were all sadly relocated to separate homes....

The best horror movies and other highlights from the Canadian filmmaker’s body of work. David Cronenberg’s just-released filmCrimes of the Futureis the Canadian auteur’s first movie in almost a decade. But which are the ten essential entries in Cronenberg’s body of often wonderfully horrific work? David Cronenberg.Vianney Le Caer/Invision/AP/Shutterstock You’ll find our picks below. While indebted to George Romero’sNight of the Living Dead,Shiverssucceeds in being even more unsparing and grotesque....

All hail Bran the Broken! Game of Thronesbegan with Bran, both inGeorge R.R. Martin’s original book and the TV adaptation. Credit: Helen Sloan/HBO Allow us to help with that! Here’s our list of 10 essential Bran episodes. He is our first window into the world of Westeros after a prologue beyond the Wall. It all begins here. “The Children” (Season 4, Episode 10) Easy come, easy go. Jojen shows Bran the path to power, but he isn’t able to get there with him....