Jessica Simpson is taking a walk down memory lane… and there seems to be lots of shade on the trail!
22.06.2023 - 19:55 / variety.com
Dennis Harvey Film Critic Adapted from the author’s 1999 debut novel, “God Is A Bullet” is the first screen translation of a work by one Boston Teran, a prolific but pseudononymous scribe of popular page-turners. Those tomes have been well-received by thriller fans, though others have speculated they might be a genre put-on penned by possibly more than one well-known literary figure. Nick Cassavetes’ slick adaptation certainly maintains the book’s mix of lurid incident and pontificating pretentiousness — albeit without the kind of intensity that might have made this far-fetched story credible, or the atmospheric style that might’ve pulled it off as a fevered nightmare à la David Lynch instead.
These 156 minutes, with cop Nicolaj Coster-Waldau and escaped captive Maika Monroe pursuing the cult of devil-worshipping scumbags who’ve kidnapped his daughter, are not exactly dull. But they are rather ludicrous, without being much fun. It’s hard not to imagine this overlong, often cartoonish bloodbath making more sense as a 1970s drive-in flick, or a direct-to-video potboiler from the ’80s era of “Satanic panic” — either way, at greatly reduced length. Cassavetes and company may be reaching for some kind of Grand Guignolepic here, but the trashy material stubbornly refuses to expand accordingly.
After an opening sequence in which a tweenage girl is abducted by heavily tattooed bad hombres in broad daylight outside a New Mexico supermarket, we meet police detective Bob Hightower (Coster-Waldau), who is not on the case — as his superior (Paul Johansson) reminds him, he is a mere “desk cowboy.” But Bob begins investigating these disappearances anyway when his own 14-year-old daughter Gabi (Chloe Guy) becomes another victim,
Jessica Simpson is taking a walk down memory lane… and there seems to be lots of shade on the trail!
Jessica Simpson and Nick Lachey broke up nearly 20 years ago, but their marriage lives on in old episodes of Newlyweds, which is newly popular again thanks to TikTok.
Jessica Simpson is getting real about her ex. In an interview with , the 42-year-old singer discusses , the early aughts reality show she starred on with her first husband, Nick Lachey.The show, which cast Simpson as a ditsy blonde housewife, has made a resurgence as of late, becoming popular among the TikTok crowd.While Lachey, whom Simpson was married to from 2002 to 2006, was seen as the ideal husband when the show originally aired, some of his behavior is now being viewed as villain-like.The outlet notes that Simpson offered «a better-late-than-never shrug» in reaction to the public's changed perception of her ex, adding of Lachey's initial popularity, «It's amazing what publicity can do.»As for how she was portrayed on , Simpson says «that's me.»«My power is in my vulnerability… I’m still that person,» she says, before adding of her current husband, Eric Johnson, «Honestly, if Eric told me I had to do all the laundry, I would still throw it over the banister and throw a hissy fit.»People may get a chance to see Simpson on reality TV again.
Jessica Simpson is sitting down for a tell-all and she does not disappoint with her answers!
Amanda Kloots is honoring her late husband, Nick Cordero, three years after his death. Kloots took to Instagram on Wednesday to share what she loved and admired most about the Broadway star and highlight the impact his life made on those that knew him best. «Three years ago today Nick passed away. Though he’s not with us anymore I feel, and I know other people that knew him feel, that his spirit lives on in the biggest way.
Nick Cave has recalled being “high” while taking to the stage with Kylie Minogue on Top Of The Pops.The Bad Seeds frontman was speaking as part of The Louis Theroux Podcast recently when he discussed the making of his 1995 track ‘Where The Wild Roses Grow’ — which saw him join forces with the Australian pop star.Describing the message behind the song, he said: “It was a murder ballad that ends with the character killing his beloved… It was quite something at the time for Kylie to take on.”“I certainly wasn’t in showroom condition,” he continued. “Her management were like ‘This is a bad idea’ because we were a bunch of dark drug-addicted monstrosities… but she was determined to do that.”The 65-year-old songwriter then told the host that he struggles to “remember much” about his time performing the song with Minogue on Top Of The Pops, although the two did remain close after the appearance.“We have stayed very good friends,” he explained.
Nick Cannon is a proud dad.
Nick Cave and Blondie‘s Debbie Harry have teamed up to cover The Gun Club’s Jeffrey Lee Pierce’s ‘On The Other Side’. Listen to it below.The cover is the first single from the fourth and final volume in the Jeffrey Lee Pierce Sessions Project series titled ‘The Task Has Overwhelmed Us’. The series is formed from new interpretations of songs by the late mind behind the Gun Club.Pierce only performed ‘On The Other Side’ live on a handful of occasions, but has now been cemented by the duo.
Bre Tiesi is opening up about possibly expanding her family.
Bre Tiesi shared some insight into her unconventional coparenting relationship with Nick Cannon.
Bre Tiesi isn't totally ruling out more children. ET's Kevin Frazier spoke to the star at her and Nick Cannon's son, Legendary Love's, first birthday party over the weekend, where Tiesi opened up about their unconventional relationship and the possibility of welcoming another child with the longtime TV personality.«So, here’s the thing that I know everyone wants to argue with me about — but he makes his own schedule. He can show up every day, when he stops from work. He can come at night.
he’d fathered 10 other children. Learning of their dad’s bustling brood of 12 came as a shock to his eldest kids, daughter Monroe and son Moroccan Cannon, 12, according to the “Wild ‘N Out” front man, who said the duo immediately questioned where they ranked in his life and heart. “They were like, ‘Oh! Well, what about me?’ ” Cannon, 42, revealed to Dr. Laura Berman on her podcast, “The Language of Love,” of the preteens’ response to his insemination spree across six baby mamas. The ever-fruitful comedian welcomed his twelfth bundle of joy, Halo Marie, with model Alyssa Scott, 29, on December 14, 2022. And while Cannon says his tweens with Carey, 54, were mildly excited about becoming a big brother and big sister to their swarm of siblings — claiming they’d let out a half-hearted “yay” upon being updated about his tribe — he admitted that the duo was more concerned about their value to him. “[Monroe] was like, ‘You love me the most, right?,’” said the “Masker Singer” host. “I was like, ‘Alright, let’s have that conversation,’” Cannon continued.
Two of the most successful specialty films of the year expand this weekend and a handful of others jump into an arthouse market that’s seen few new entrants in recent weeks as wide release piled on wide release.
Nick Cannon is opening up about how he struggles to divide his time and energy between his 11 children. «I was willing to be there physically but I don't know if I was available at the level she needed me emotionally,» the host said during a recent appearance on . Cannon, 42, was speaking about an instance when he wasn't able to show up for two of this children and their mothers at the same time. Describing the situation, Dr. Berman said, «There was something going on, you know, nothing serious.
Jessica White isn’t trying to paint a “pretty picture” of her relationship with ex Nick Cannon.
Adam B. Vary Senior Entertainment Writer Netflix unveiled its first look at the highly anticipated second season of “Heartstopper,” the swoon-worthy high school coming-of-age romance that tracks the budding relationship between Charlie Spring (Joe Locke) and Nick Nelson (Kit Connor). During the streamer’s Tudum fan event on June 17, “Heartstopper” co-stars Corinna Brown and Kizzy Edgell — who play the couple Tara and Darcy on the series — introduced the first scene of Season 2, which picks up the morning after the Season 1 finale. In that episode, Charlie and Nick officially became boyfriends, and Nick came out as bisexual to his mother, Sarah (Olivia Colman).
Nick Jonas has revealed he missed out on a role in the Wicked movie. The former Disney star said he and his older brother Joe Jonas auditioned for the part of Fiyero in the upcoming film adaptation of the hit musical – but missed out to Bridgerton actor Jonathan Bailey. Nick told Variety: "Yes, it's true.
Samuel L. Jackson is happy to be back.
Entertainer Nick Cannon says "it all makes sense" why he's a father to 12 children with six separate women. Admitting that he's had "manifestations or even these visions" from God that have indicated he would have a bountiful brood, Cannon, 42, believes he's found their meaning, as he explained in a podcast with Dr. Laura Berman.
Expect to see a different side of Samuel L. Jackson’s Nick Fury in Secret Invasion.