EW's Friday Five: Katy Perry, the endless (Hot Girl) Summer, and the best songs of the week

Hot Girl Summer Megan Thee Stallion feat. Nicki Minaj Megan Thee Stallion wasnt going to let the summer squander without a proper finale. At midnight, the Houston MC finallydroppedthe long-awaited single to accompany her viral (and possiblysoon-to-be trademarked) catchphrase. Credit: Erika Goldring/Getty Images; Johnny Nunez/WireImage; Gus Stewart/Redferns Sometimes, smaller (talk) is better.M.S. Vernon feels like hes on the precipice of a major revelation. Its up to us to decide what that could be....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 85 words · Shawn Johnson

EW's Friday Five: Sturgill Simpson rocks, the Jonas Brothers (sorta) go country, and more best songs of the week

Every Friday, EW runs down the five best songs of the week. comes for the crown. The 41-year-old country rocker has always balked at the outlaw label. Credit: Roger Kisby/Getty Images; Rich Fury/Getty Images; Scott Dudelson/Getty Images; Jeff Hahne/Getty Images; Josh Brasted/WireImage This time, he’s shaking it off for good. Here, she switches it up by teaming with dance maestroZeddfor the subtle flex of “Good Thing.” But it isn’t all braggadocio....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 133 words · Russell Craig

EW's guide to 15 brilliant, essential Toni Morrison books

The Greatest On Tuesday, America’s greatest living novelist, Toni Morrison,died at 88. This delightfully silly and warm installment centers on three kids and their relationship with their Nan. (Slade died at age 45, of pancreatic cancer. Todd Plitt/Getty Images )DC Home(2012) This slim novel packs quite a punch. Released back in February,The Source of Self-Regardfeatures essays, speeches, and various musings by the author. Vintage Vintage Vintage Vintage Vintage Vintage Vintage...

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 81 words · Tamara Nichols

EW's New Music Roundup: Antony and the Johnsons, Pete Seeger, and more

Welcome to this weeks edition ofEWs New Music Roundup,aregular post highlighting the Download This track recommendationsfrom the latest crop of music reviews found inEntertainment Weekly.All songs are from albums that are in stores now, and most are readilyavailable via iTunes, eMusic, or similar services. Enjoy and be sureto share with your fellow readers if youve got opinions on any of thefollowing albums or singles… Antony and the Johnsons (pictured, left),The Crying LightGenre: RockEW Grade:ADownload This:Another World(Check out Antony and the Johnsons online)...

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 131 words · Garrett Dixon

EW's New Music Roundup: Pink, John Legend, MTV Music, and more

Welcome to this weeks edition ofEWs New Music Roundup,aregular post highlighting the Download This track recommendationsfrom the latest crop of music reviews found in Entertainment Weekly.All songs are from albums that are in stores now, and most are readilyavailable via iTunes, eMusic, or similar services. Enjoy and be sureto share with your fellow readers if youve got opinions on any of thefollowing albums or singles… Pink,FunhouseGenre: PopEW Grade:B+Download This:Sober(Check out Pink online)...

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 194 words · Eric Conner

EW's reviews of the Oscar nominees

So, if youre trying to get caught up with the biggies, let us help. Yet hes a dynamo of an actor. Im afraid, though, that he doesnt quite do it. Credit: Ray: Nicola Goode His antimonopoly stance is unassailable, yet the fight comes off as a generic anti-corporate crusade. It doesnt work as a consummation of Hughes majestic vision. More crucially,The Aviatorfails to present Howard Hughes as an entirely coherent human being....

May 1, 2025 · 7 min · 1446 words · Jeremy Kirk

EW's Sundance Diary: The biggest films from weekend 1

HappySundance, indie lovers! She succeeded: EWdeemed itthe stripper tweet-storm movie youve been waiting for. As something Norman Lear once said, Celebrity is something you spend. Credit: Netflix; Sundance Institute; Liam Daniel And, so, I thought, Well, I need to spend this on something of worth. And this seems quite worthwhile. Baldwin, who produced Sundance filmBeast Beast,reflected onhow the modern coming-of-age-film depicts a new era. Kevin Mazur/Getty Images This is the story of a very average hero,Cumberbatch told EWof the film....

May 1, 2025 · 2 min · 220 words · Daniel Guerrero

EW's Sundance Guide: 13 Must-See Movies

You know the one. Sitting there was a kind of banishment. Its not the back seat. Lewis Jacobs/NBC Its the way,wayback seat. The two shared the Best Adapted Screenplay Oscar last year forThe Descendants, and this is their directorial debut. In my adult life, Ive climbed a bit I hope. Lewis Jacobs/NBC Maybe Im a 4 or a 5 now. (His Twitter handle, by the way, is @RashIsTVUgly.) But at least he didnt become a serial killer....

May 1, 2025 · 5 min · 938 words · Daniel Wolfe

EW's Sundance preview: 12 must-see movies for 2012

The one thing youre most reluctant to tell, thats where the comedy is. Only a comedy lover would compare those two things, Birbiglia laughs. Thats an absurd compliment, thank you. Adam Beckman We decided, whynottry to make this as a film? And its funny, especially when the main character is not. NEXT:Robot and Frank more than meets the eye For more Sundance news, follow@Breznicanon Twitter. Adam Beckman How about if the caretaker they find to look after him is a robot?...

May 1, 2025 · 4 min · 721 words · James Johnson

EW's winter thriller preview: Your complete guide to the season's best page-turners

‘Tis the season to trade heartwarming holiday reads for something twistier. Check out our complete guide below. The Must-Read:Long Bright Riverby Liz Moore Long Bright Riverbegins with a litany of names. Boyfriends, teachers, nieces; a Robby, a Ricky, a Mikey; four Meghans. And all lost, one by one, to addiction. But like a cheap VOD movie that twists and turns, it casts its own schlocky spell. A thinly realized historical backdrop doesn’t get in the way of a juicy plot....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 200 words · Melissa Reeves

EW'sBest of Showspodcast: What do Desus and Mero's beards have to do withGame of Thrones?

“It’s fluid, and it can just change,” says Desus. We don’t have to go through a million meetings to do it." But the biggest change to date on Showtime’sDesus & Merowas literally cosmetic. Credit: Greg Endries/SHOWTIME “Our beards changed dramatically from the first episode,” notes Mero with a belly laugh. “We just looked absolutely ridiculous.” When pressed for more details about #beardgate, Desus and Mero do what they do best: Riff....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 118 words · Jacob Wolfe

EW'sBest of Showspodcast:Better Thingscreator Pamela Adlon on 'adding to the #MeToo' conversation

Is there a harder show to describe thanBetter Things? “I don’t fing know how you would describe my show,” she said with a laugh. “I always said my show is likeThe Incredible Feelings Show. Credit: Suzanne Tenner/FX I don’t like nihilism without heart. I like passionate feelings, I like things to be funny, I like things to be dirty.” “I thought, ‘Where can I put her?’ “I’ve been working for so many years and I’ve seen so many things....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 96 words · Jason Cox

Ewan McGregor says he'll voice Jiminy Cricket in Guillermo del Toro'sPinocchio

“There may or may not be a song that needs to be recorded,” the actor teased. This wasn’t a case of misquoting or lack of context, either. “That I had started working on before I left for New York. So some of that is recorded. But my first part of that, which is recording his dialogue, is sort of done. There may or may not be a song that needs to be recorded....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 153 words · Noah Ward