A Crystal of Time: Preview the latest in Soman Chainani's School for Good and Evil series

Read on below, and pre-order the bookhere. But Agatha had no plan. She had no allies. Credit: HarperCollins She had no place to hide. She couldnt think about a plan or shelter. She couldnt think about the present at all. HarperCollins Wasnt Gillikin the kingdom with the pink fog? Hadnt Yuba the Gnome taught them that at school? But shed left Gillikin hours ago. How could she be thereagain? Somehow shed ended up in the Stymph Forest, with no trace of a path....

May 1, 2025 · 9 min · 1730 words · Kimberly Thompson

A daring Israeli military rescue fuels true-life thriller7 Days in Entebbe: EW review

If youve ever gone through security at Ben Gurion Airport, you know just how seriously Israel takes terrorism. That last one may be slightly less familiar to some. But its not for a lack of representation on screens both big and small over the years. Credit: Liam Daniel/Focus Features The hijackers eventually redirected the flight to Entebbe, Uganda. There, they were greeted like long-lost comrades by the African dictator Idi Amin....

May 1, 2025 · 2 min · 230 words · David Proctor

A definitive ranking of all the love stories inLove Actually

From the worst to the best, actually Do you feel it in your fingers? Do you feel it in your toes? As you may or may not have noticed, Christmas is all around us. Credit: Peter Mountain/Universal Studios But which of the films nine narrative threads reigns supreme? Check out our ranking, actually, below! You know whats not cool? Every single thing about their storyline, especially those unforgivablycreepycue cards. The whole thing leaves a worse taste in my mouth than Juliets terrible taste in pie....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 197 words · Allison Adams

A delightful, experimentalX-Filespits Mulder and Scully against modern technology (and modern life)

In a nutshell, its Mulder and Scully vs. Modern Technology. Little sound effectsblorpoff smartphones. Pushy Push Notifications demand feedback. Credit: Shane Harvey/FOX INCORRECT USERNAME OR PASSWORD declares one screen, and then theres a TEXT MESSAGE ERROR. But I was enraptured by the long sequence that began the episode proper. Mulder (David Duchovny) and Scully (Gillian Anderson) sit alone in a restaurant. No servers, no other patrons. They order sushi on a tablet-ish screen....

May 1, 2025 · 3 min · 504 words · Kelly Curtis

A devastating 'Versace' portrays the horrific end of a marriage

In the first season ofAmerican Crime Story,Cuba Gooding Jrs O.J. Simpson was like snowball rolling down a mountain. His trial gathered together every wild idea about America, race, gender, class, celebrity. Credit: Matt Dinerstein/FX The Assassination of Gianni Versacemoves in different directions, backwards, and inwards. Wednesdays third episode tracks Andrew Cunanan (Darren Criss) further back in time from the titular murder. But this episode also feels more intimate, miles away from the media circus ofthe bloodsoaked premiere....

May 1, 2025 · 3 min · 566 words · Jeremy Sampson

A Discovery of Witcheswill air on AMC and BBC America

A Discovery of Witcheshas truly cast a spell over American audiences. Beginning Sunday, April 7 at 9 p.m., the series will be simulcast on AMC and BBC America. It has nabbed a plum spot after the 8 p.m. simulcast of internet darlingKilling Evessecond season. Credit: Sky One Theres a little bit of extra magic dust on this series,Palmer previously told EW. The series already debuted in the UK last fall andhas been picked up for two more seasons....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 86 words · Tanya Holmes

A dog puppet and a wounded caveman helped Lucasfilm find the new Han Solo and Chewbacca

A search for blue-eyed basketball players. A lonely roller coaster ride. These are the elements of the broad search for a new Han Solo and Chewbacca. Jonathan Olley/© 2018 Lucasfilm Ltd. How many tests were there?EHRENREICH:I did six auditions. So they had a dog puppet and a button that made a dog sound. And then I would talk to that. And I just couldnt figure out what they were trying to simulate there....

May 1, 2025 · 3 min · 487 words · Rachel White

A Dog's Way Homeis just good enough to get you choked up: EW review

Is there any subgenre thats more designed to put a lump in your throat than the dog-trying-to-find-their-way-home movie? If there is, I havent met it yet. But beyond that Pavlovian response, the question remains: Is it any good? Credit: James Dittiger/Columbia Pictures Well, yes and no. So just when Lucas and Bella become inseparable, theyre torn apart. Bella is sent off to live with a friends relatives in New Mexico....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 89 words · Christopher Newman

A facehugger lies in wait on poster for newAliendocumentaryMemory

This is actually a very different film [from78/52], Philippe tells EW. Its an exploration of the power of cinema, the power of myths. Its a very unique look at the originalAlienfilm. Credit: Everett Collection Giger [the artist who designed the look of the titular creature]. That includes the original version of the script, that is actually calledMemory, that dates back to 1971. Then we worked very closely with the estate of H....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 143 words · Laurie Terry

A Fantastic Womanstar Daniela Vega is a guiding light through dark times

A version of this story appears in EWs Oscar guide. Pick up the new issue of Entertainment Weekly on stands now, orbuy it here. The script began absorbing things from Daniela, and I realized she was the one. Sony Pictures Classics Art is key to unlocking those doors of [understanding.] I also experienced violence against me, she says, noting her truth informed Marinas. Theres diversity in terms of skin color, and the same is true when it comes to experiences....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 131 words · Paula Rodgers

A few questions about the beautiful, ridiculousMurder on the Orient Express

Let’s get this out of the way first: yes,this contains spoilers. Let’s figure this thing out together, shall we? Everyone got a stab. The widow was actually Daisy’s grandmother. The countess was her aunt. The doctor worked with her father. The car salesman was the family chauffeur. Poirot is usually so rigid in everything he does! In truth, this movie is less about murder and more about famous people chewing (beautiful) scenery....

May 1, 2025 · 4 min · 705 words · Kimberly Lewis

A few questions aboutJigsaw, the best comedy of the year

One of them shouts, “It’s grain!” You see, I have never seen aSawmovie before this. This movie is an art installation. Credit: Lionsgate It is meant to be experienced outside the normal bounds of chronology. It is, in short, a gift. The Saw machine splits open Hallorans head like its slices of pie and Logan walks away. Jigsawis like Shakespeares best plays it contains a textual richness that exists beyond the work itself....

May 1, 2025 · 3 min · 607 words · Ashley Pierce

A fierce lead performance anchors Oscar-nominatedA Fantastic Woman: EW review

A handsome older man trim, silver-haired, respectably bourgeois watches his young lover sing in a nightclub. And then in the middle of the night, he wakes up disoriented and collapses to the floor. At the hospital, the questions start: Who is she to this to man, Orlando? Credit: Courtesy of TIFF What does she know about the bruises on his body? Is she a she at all? Saying goodbye to a loved one is a basic human right isnt it?...

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 98 words · Daniel Gonzales