These searing new memoirs sharply explore toxic, intimate relationships

EW reviews two of this fall’s buzziest memoirs Wild Game, by Adrienne Brodeur Adrienne Brodeur can construct a scene with the best of them. Her debut memoir, a smart if unsubtle chronicle of devastating family secrets, opens on Adrienne at 14, summering at her familys cozy Cape Cod beach house. Over the course of a bougie dinner party, she feasts on squab, endures an unsettling first sexual encounter, and takes on an enormous emotional burden: Her mother tells her shes embarking on an affair with her husbands best friend....

May 1, 2025 · 2 min · 231 words · Bradley Miller

TheShamelessshameless rankings: Fiona finally catches a break

Max, for the win! I respect the move, but, as the oldest of six, I also dont respect it! The torch is being passed. Credit: Chuck Hodes/SHOWTIME And she knows hes still sensitive down there. Even worse, Kev seems to like how he looks in the Jesus wig. Frank Its probably not a good sign when youre on a first name basis with the paramedics. Initially declining to call an ambulance because of the drugs, a....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 211 words · Diane Johnson

TheShamelessshameless rankings: Frank is ready to have another Gallagher kid

Fiona is continuing to spiral downwards, and the always scheming Frank is ready to be a father again. Or make that a grandfather. Admittedly, I was surprised at Franks reaction when Ingrid sprung her frozen eggs on him. Credit: Paul Sarkis/Showtime But he was all in, despite the lack of suitable materials at the doctors office. It was actually one, so take that Frank! Well, Frank does take that right back to the doctor....

May 1, 2025 · 2 min · 284 words · Joy Brown

TheSign o' the Timesbox set is a Prince completist's dream

This falls temptation: three versions of his magnificent 1987 double albumSign o the Times. (LP and digital versions are also available.) For rabid fans, its time to grab the piggy bank or start the holiday wish list. Credit: Jeff Katz/The Prince Estate Not everyone might be interested in, say, five versions of Hot Thing. (Dig also a trumpet-tastic take of Housequake, with the endearing parenthetical suffix 7 Minutes MoQuake.) For the completists, youll want this set forever in your life....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 82 words · Gary Mcintosh

TheSpy Kidsare all grown up and just reunited on Instagram Live

For so many kids growing up in the 2000s,Spy Kidswasthemovie event of their childhood. Fans of theRobert Rodriguez-directed film rejoiced on Tuesday when the now grown-up actors reunited via Instagram Live. It was a blast from the past we all needed. Credit: Everett Collection “I’m like, ‘Whoa, I used to fit in that!'” Sabara remarked, given thatSpy Kidscame out 19 years ago. He nailed it, reciting “Juni Rocket Racer Rebel Cortez” impressively fast....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 127 words · James Carlson

TheSurvivor: Winners at Warfinal 5 speak!

Sarah, Tony, Michele, Ben, and Denise discuss their first 34 days on the island. But enjoy thefor nowfinal five as they discuss their first 34 days on the island. SARAH LACINA What is the move you were most proud of in the first 34 days? Robert Voets/CBS The move I was most proud of in the first 34 days was voting out Rob. After the swap, Sophie and I were in the minority on Yara with Ben, Adam and Rob....

May 1, 2025 · 4 min · 849 words · Michelle Hernandez

TheSurvivorcontroversy exemplifies how the show reflects society — for better or worse: Opinion

Jodi Walker is a frequent EW contributor. That is…not what happened onSurvivorWednesday night. This season ofSurvivorhas put a big emphasis on how the series is a microcosm of the real world. Credit: Robert Voets/CBS This season, theres been open-minded discussions about culture, race, and gender. But on Wednesday night, that progressive growth hit a wall. I realized with dawning horror that no meaningful reflection of Kellee and Janets awful experience was to come....

May 1, 2025 · 2 min · 264 words · Frederick Clark

They almost wrote Jennifer Aniston off the show?! An exclusive look at the making ofFriends

(Get those in while it’s possible for you to. In the U.S., the show will depart the streaming service for HBO Max in 2020.) In fact, the sitcom was dangerously close to going in several different directions. Credit: Paul Drinkwater/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images The producers expressed a desire to be open about race and ethnicity as well. [Ellie] Kanner’s initial lists included numerous African-American and Asian-American performers. As later critics would note, comedy was a less integrated genre than drama....

May 1, 2025 · 2 min · 290 words · Stephen Nguyen

They Wish They Were Usauthor Jessica Goodman on female friendships and psychotic cliques

ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: Im guessing these werent the circumstances under which youd expected to release a novel! How has that been? What was the initial inspiration for the novel? Twitter; Penguin Random House Always such a rich topic! What did you want to explore there? I think that theres something so potent about the way that young women interact with each other. Its kind of this strange push-and-pull. It also becomes evident that the Players initiation is worse for the girls than it is for the boys....

May 1, 2025 · 2 min · 228 words · David Harvey

They've Gotta Have Ustrailer celebrates 3 generations of black excellence in film

A renaissance in black cinema. Of all the interviews Frederick did, he singled out whatthe late Diahann Carrollshares about her relationship with Poitier. Debbie Allen’s 18-year journey to getAmistadmade. Simon Frederick (4) Oh, the stories. Watch the trailer above.They’ve Gotta Have Uspremieres Feb. 5 on Netflix. Simon Frederick Netflix

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 49 words · Shirley Burton

Thinking of going to a movie theater soon? Here's what you need to know

What films will be available to watch? How will the experience be different from going to the movies pre-outbreak? And, most importantly, how safe (or risky) will it be to attend indoor movie screenings? Credit: Everett Collection Not all theaters will be opening at once. Mark Zoradi is CEO of Cinemark, which owns around 350 theaters in the U.S. He explains that the chain will start screening films in stages....

May 1, 2025 · 2 min · 346 words · Felicia Morales

This artist makes incredible celebrity portraits out of pure trash

Watch the trailer for his stunning new book ‘Pop Trash’ You never know where youll find great art. Sometimes, its lurking in the garbage can outside your house. At least, thats the ethos that Jason Mecier has followed. Chronicle Books Meciers work has made its way into TV shows, music videos, and galleries around the world. Now, a collection of his art has arrived:Pop Trash. Mecier also offers fun, fascinating behind-the-scenes shots for readers to take a look at his methods....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 99 words · Kathleen Pineda

This debut novelist explains what it's really like to write for the most popular TV shows

The heroine of my debut novel,The Spinster Diaries,is an anxious, perennially single TV writer. Any resemblance to me is… completely and totally one-hundred-percent intentional. But, frankly, I was way too lazy to do all that research. Credit: Prospect Park Books Do you have a supercool, truly amazing job? Yes, you do. Youre a writer on a TV show, for heavens sake. You make your living doing something you love. Free food is rampant....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 207 words · Andrea Jackson