Vikings: Valhalla review: Netflix drops a violent, same-y sequel series

Canute and Harald stand on a hill in Vikings: Valhalla

Shared from www.polygon.com Sequels, reboots, and the sometimes unholy union of the two (“Requels”) are everywhere these days — notably on Netflix, where what is dead may never die and the streaming service has resuscitated […]

Review: ‘Welcome to Mama’s,’ starring Lorraine Bracco, is a captivating Hallmark film

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Shared from www.digitaljournal.com Lorraine Bracco in ‘Welcome to Mama’s.’ Photo Courtesy of Crown Media “Welcome to Mama’s,” starring Academy Award nominee Lorraine Bracco (“Goodfellas”), is a captivating new original Hallmark film. It premiered on Saturday, […]

Ye: Donda 2 review – desultory soundtrack for a social media circus | Kanye West

Ye and Kim Kardashian West in 2020.

Shared from www.theguardian.com There was something curious but telling about the reports of the Miami launch event for Donda 2 this week. They relayed a lot about its visual extravagance, a lot about the technical […]

‘Cyrano’ review: Peter Dinklage stars in a musical film that doesn’t hit enough of the right notes

Shared from www.cnn.com Dinklage trades in the customary prosthetic nose for his stature, which provides the impediment here to expressing his love for his cousin Roxanne (Haley Bennett), whose fondness for him is strictly platonic. […]

Brown Girls by Daphne Palasi Andreades review – raised by Queens | Fiction

Brown Girls by Daphne Palasi Andreades

Shared from www.theguardian.com Very early on, in a chapter titled “Musical Chairs”, we’re told that teachers at a New York City school can’t tell brown girls apart. They call upon Nadira but stare at Anjali; […]

‘The Endgame’ review: Morena Baccarin stars in NBC’s latest ‘The Blacklist’-like drama

'The Endgame' review: Morena Baccarin stars in NBC's latest 'The Blacklist'-like drama

Shared from www.cnn.com Like “The Blacklist” (which has lingered past its expiration date), the series opens with Baccarin’s Elena Federova, an international arms trafficker with just a tuch of a Natasha Fatale accent and plenty […]

Hybrid Humans by Harry Parker review – man and machine in harmony | Health, mind and body books – Culture | The Guardian

Harry Parker.

Shared from www.theguardian.com It is now 13 years since Harry Parker stepped on an improvised explosive device in Afghanistan, creating a blast that would result in the loss of both legs. Alongside the physical pain […]

‘Marry Me’ review: Jennifer Lopez finds a rom-com love match – Movies

'Marry Me' review: Jennifer Lopez finds a rom-com love match

Shared from www.latimes.com In the past, rom-coms starring Jennifer Lopez often saddled her with professions that are just too unbelievable. “Maid in Manhattan”? “The Wedding Planner”? Not our Jenny from the Block. So it’s refreshing […]

‘Marry Me’ review: Jennifer Lopez and Owen Wilson star in a ‘meet dumb’ rom-com – CNN.com – RSS Channel – Entertainment

Jennifer Lopez and Owen Wilson in 'Marry Me.'

Shared from www.cnn.com CNN —   Designed to showcase Jennifer Lopez playing a character that could hardly be called a reach, “Marry Me” trades in the “meet cute” rom-com formula for “meet dumb.” Lopez still […]