WithIn Fabric, Peter Strickland made a movie about the terror of department stores

WhileIn Fabricbeen characterized as an homage to 70s Italian horror films, Strickland didnt write it with that intent. This has come up! he tells EW of the film, one of the selections at this yearsAFI Fest in Hollywood. Credit: A24; Inset: Stuart C. Wilson/Getty Images He did very uncanny mannequin sculptures. And I think the Herk Harvey filmCarnival of Souls; there was a department store scene in that film. I love Italian horror well, from the 70s, not beyond that, really....

May 1, 2025 · 2 min · 269 words · Suzanne Burns

WithSekiro: Shadows Die Twice, FromSoftware redefines action game combat again: EW review

Update (3/25):This review has now been completed with late-game impressions and a final score. This is a review in progress, based on 25-plus hours of gameplay on PS4. Check back for a graded review in the coming days. Credit: Activision The temptation exists for any critic reviewing any action game to compare that game toDark Souls. Fortunately,Sekirois far more than a Japan-set Soulsborne offshoot. UnlikeDark Souls III’s Ashen One orBloodborne’s Hunter, Sekiro is a pre-set, fully voice-acted character....

May 1, 2025 · 2 min · 267 words · Teresa Rose

WithSugar Run, Mesha Maren crafts a gritty noir novel like you've never read

Its among the first batch ofgreat 2019 reads. Read on below.Sugar RunpublishesJan. 8and isavailable for pre-order. Credit: Jesus Perez; Algonquin Books ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: This took you several years to write. In about 2010, she took up residence in my brain. I dont have a sense of where she came from or what specific person or experience. But I started thinking about her, and became infatuated with her. I started daydreaming about her all of the time, working on the book then, on and off....

May 1, 2025 · 2 min · 409 words · Mr. Jose Price

WithThe Kominsky Method, Chuck Lorre writes his most personal show yet

Chuck Lorre is breaking new ground for himself withThe Kominsky Method. The Kominsky Methodpremieres Saturday atAFI Fest in Los Angelesat 7:30 p.m. Read on for more.The Kominsky Methodhits Netflix on Nov. 16. Theres so much that goes on as you watch your body decay. Credit: Mike Yarish/Netflix. Inset: Jason Kempin/Getty Images So that was the impetus. Well, youre obviously finding the humor in that process here.I hope I did! But its interesting the way you speak about it, since the series is still comic in many ways....

May 1, 2025 · 2 min · 404 words · Nicholas Daniels

WithThose Who Knew, Idra Novey has written the definitive #MeToo novel

It was excruciating to watch, the author admits. Novey conceivedThose Who Knewbefore the dawn of the Trump Era or the #MeToo movement. Now it reads too presciently to believe. Credit: Sylvie Rosokoff; Viking We spoke to the author about how the book reads now, what she hopes readers take away. Read on below.Those Who Knewpublishesthis Tuesdayand isavailable for pre-order. Who gets to leverage that shame? How it impacted her marriage and her life....

May 1, 2025 · 2 min · 220 words · Lori Phillips

WithYou Know You Want This, Kristen Roupenian proves she's much more than a 'Cat Person'

Kristen Roupenian describes her writing process like the hunt for an invisible bug bite. That sense of raw, ugly, funny truth spelled out, plainly and brutally. On Twitter, readers screenshotted excerpts of Cat Person and captioned them with their own romantic mishaps. Credit: Elisa Roupenian They debated its quality. The very idea of Cat Person its premise, its resonance, its message was rooted in its virality. The story went viral over the weekend, and it was exciting but also scary, Roupenian says....

May 1, 2025 · 2 min · 309 words · Michael Bautista

Woman Walks Aheadstar Michael Greyeyes talks Native representation in Hollywood

The Canadian Plains Cree actor is no stranger to embodying indigenous icons. As an indigenous person, of course, I was hugely honored to get the chance to play him. I didnt have to work as hard with this project, because I had allies. Credit: Richard Foreman/TIFF [Director] Susanna [White] was a tremendous ally. Jessica, of course, was a huge ally to me. Since the films release, have you had conversations specifically aboutWoman Walks Aheads representation?...

May 1, 2025 · 2 min · 416 words · Angela Carter

Women of the Galaxyexplores 75 inspiring (and villainous) femaleStar Warscharacters

The Future is Female. But in a galaxy far, far away, so is a A Long Time Ago. There are a lot of ways you could chronicle the adventures of the women ofStar Wars. Chronicle Books (2) Its more … inspirational. Even for the bad guys why theyre cool.Exactly. Sometimes you could find at traits you like. Chronicle Books Phasma is pretty terrible, but she was really ambitious, really persistent....

May 1, 2025 · 3 min · 556 words · Mary Lloyd

Wonder Parkproducer explains how they designed the movie's wonderful rides

ButWonder Parkisnt just any old talking-animals movie. There are many imaginative rides to be found in Wonderland. The Grand Wonder is a massive roller coaster with a detachable Ferris wheel built into it. Paramount Animation and Nickelodeon Movies Theres a line in the movie: Is it just any old Ferris wheel or any old carousel? It became a guiding principle for us and what the ideas would look like. Part of it was we didnt have to live by the real laws of physics....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 204 words · Noah Mitchell

Wonder Wheelactor David Krumholtz 'deeply' regrets working with Woody Allen

“I deeply regret working with Woody Allen on Wonder Wheel,” Krumholtz wrote on Friday. “It’s one of my most heartbreaking mistakes. We can no longer let these men represent us in entertainment, politics, or any other realm. Credit: Jim Spellman/WireImage; Vera Anderson/WireImage They are beneath real men.” “He was a hero,” Krumholtz tweeted of Allen. “So i was fascinated and i didn’t want to believe it. I’m sorry, Bob. But I’ve chosen to prioritize Dylan’s account over all others....

May 1, 2025 · 2 min · 311 words · Corey Morrow

Wonder Womansequel pushed back to 2020

Wonder Womanfans are going to have to wait seven more months to see1984. The eagerly anticipated follow-up has been pushed back to June 5, 2020. The sequel to DCs 2017 hit was originally scheduled to be released Nov. 1, 2019. Warner Bros. Star Gal Gadot and studio Warner Bros. spun the move as a positive thing. This move lands the film exactly where it belongs. June 5, 2020. Be there or be square!...

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 112 words · Stacey Montgomery

Wonderis a tear-jerker that earns your tears: EW review

Theres no movie genre more fraught with mixed emotions than the humble tear-jerker. On the flip side, for those of us in the audience, we demand more than simple manipulation. We want subtlety in exchange for our precious sniffles. Stephen Chboskys new three-hankie drama,Wonder, isnota subtle movie. Lets be absolutely clear about that. Hell, an adorable dog dies in the middle act for no essential reason to the plot. So its a minor miracle that the film works as well as it does....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 168 words · Christian Foster

Woody Allen calls Weinstein scandal 'sad,' discourages 'witch hunt atmosphere'

Woody Allen has spoken out on the Harvey Weinstein scandal, saying its very sad for everybody involved. The allegation has followed Allen since, meeting renewed scrutiny over the past week amid Weinsteins fall from grace. Allen has long denied the allegations against him (and he was never criminally charged). Epsilon/Getty Images Weinstein has denied allegations of non-consensual sex while acknowledging that his behavior has caused a lot of pain. Thats not right either....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 73 words · Dwayne Zamora