Category Archives: Variety

‘Luz’ Review: Isabelle Huppert Leads Alluring, if Cold Chinese Diptych About Virtual Reality and Real-Life Woes
Unbothered, Isabelle Huppert vapes while wearing a chic dress after a night out in Paris. The actress' requisite ferocious grace this time is lent to Sabine, an ailing French artist who refuses to was...
J. Kim Murphy Jan 31, 2025

TikTok Star Khaby Lame Appointed UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador
Khaby Lame, the most-followed creator on TikTok, has been named UNICEF's newest Goodwill Ambassador. In his role as a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador, Lame will use his global platforms to help raise aware...
Todd Spangler Jan 31, 2025

Rebecca Yarros Talks ‘Onyx Storm’ Cliffhanger Ending, Book 4 Release and Amazon’s ‘Fourth Wing’ TV Series Adaptation
SPOILER ALERT: This article contains major spoilers from Rebecca Yarros’ “Onyx Storm,” the third book in her “The Empyrean” book series. Rebecca Yarros published No. 3 ou...
Jennifer Maas Jan 31, 2025

‘Where the Wind Comes From’ Review: A Modest but Carefully Calibrated Road Trip Movie Set in Modern Tunisia
Alyssa (Eya Bellagha), a high schooler in Tunis, has as many familial responsibilities as she has dreams to escape to Europe. Her older neighbor Mehdi (Slim Baccar) is a talented painter looking for a...
Peter Debruge Jan 31, 2025

‘The Night Agent’ Season 3 Ups Fola Evans-Akingbola, Ward Horton and Albert Jones to Series Regular
“The Night Agent” has upped cast members Fola Evans-Akingbola, Ward Horton and Albert Jones to series regulars for its third season. The news comes just after the Jan. 23 release of Season...
Selome Hailu Jan 31, 2025

Jacob Collier, the Grammys’ Surprise Album of the Year Nominee (Again), on Learning From Quincy Jones and Where He Landed With ‘Djesse Vol. 4’
As he was with the 2021 Grammys and "Djesse Vol. 3," Jacob Collier is, again, up for album of the year, this time courtesy of his spiky, soul-filled "Djesse Vol. 4." While his first AOTY nom found the...
Chris Willman Jan 31, 2025

Will Ferrell Says Fans ‘Were Not Too Happy’ About Buddy the Elf Smoking and Thought: ‘Please Be True to the Character. That Was Not Cool’
Will Ferrell recently told People magazine that some of his fans were not too thrilled with his decision to revive Buddy the Elf as a grizzled drinker and smoker. The comedian went viral on social med...
Zack Sharf Jan 31, 2025

Allyce Ozarski, Emmy-Nominated ‘I Love You, America’ Producer, Dies at 41
Allyce Ozarski, a television producer who worked on shows like “The L Word: Generation Q” and “I Love You, America With Sarah Silverman,” died Jan. 24 in Los Angeles. She was 4...
Abigail Lee Jan 31, 2025

Zoe Saldaña Does Not Support ‘Emilia Pérez’ Co-Star Karla Sofía Gascon’s Tweets: ‘It Makes Me Sad’ and ‘I Don’t Have Tolerance for Negative Rhetoric’
Zoe Saldaa has spoken out for the first time since racist tweets by her “Emilia Prez” co-star Karla Sofa Gascn resurfaced this week. "I'm still processing everything that has transpired in...
Katcy Stephan Jan 31, 2025

‘Severance’ Star Zach Cherry Explains That Awkward Visitation, Playing Outie Dylan and His Door Factory Doppelgänger
SPOILER ALERT: This story contains spoilers for Season 2, Episode 3 of "Severance," streaming now on Apple TV+. We found love in a hopeless place? In Season 2, Episode 3 of "Severance," the innies are...
Ethan Shanfeld Jan 31, 2025