Richard Armitage Opens Up About Coming Out & Having a Male Partner

Owen Gleiberman Chief Film Critic In a movie career that stretches back 25 years, Jennifer Lopez has on occasion done flaked-out underworld thriller romance (“Out of Sight”), capery action (“Parker”) and revenge (“Enough”). Yet she has never placed herself at the center of such a down-and-dirty, grimly overwrought, execute-now-and-ask-questions-later B-movie as “The Mother.” I’m tempted to call the film “minimalist,” because if you consider its bare-bones screenplay (by three writers!), its convoluted utilitarian set-up, its 2D villains, and its essential formulaic momentum, it’s a prime example of action filmmaking made basic. Yet “The Mother” is a Netflix action movie, which means that it has a certain flavor of ambition mixed into its pulp stew. The movie, which should have been 90 minutes long (it’s 116), is lumpy and inflated, it’s sketchy yet a touch grandiose, and it’s full of tersely dramatized scenes that somehow feel overly broad. Lopez, as a military sniper turned broker of underground arms deals turned FBI informant turned savagely cool-headed protector of her 12-year-old daughter, is playing a badass not so far removed from those played by Jason Statham or (in his grade-B prime) Bruce Willis, and she’s up to the task. She shoots, she stabs, she chops windpipes, she motorcycles down stone stairways in one of those chase-through-an-ancient-city action scenes (this one takes place in Havana), she tortures a man by punching him with a fist wrapped in barb wire, she grimaces in muscle-torn agony but mostly looks frozen and implacable. Even more important, she puts her own spin on those familiar motions.

Disney CEO Bob Iger has changed strategic course on Hulu, revealing that “cordial” and “constructive” discussions have started with Comcast about Disney acquiring its one-third stake in the streaming service.

Robert De Niro isn’t shocked that he’s embracing fatherhood again, as he carefully planned for the new child.

The Scottish Government has said it remains committed to the roll-out of free school meals in primary and special schools in Perth and Kinross and across Scotland.

Jennifer Lopez is hard at work promoting her new Netflix movie!

Carey Hart doesn't mind his wife, Pink, using their relationship to influence her music. During an appearance on, Hart, 47, responded to Pink's recent comments on the same talk show about penning lyrics about him.«There's one on the new album that was a hard day.

Miranda Lambert got candid about standing her ground against pressure to change her appearance.

Minutes after the Writers Guild of America declared it was on strike, members lit up social media with vows to stay strong as they prepare to hit the picket lines on Tuesday.

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Busy bees. Ryan Reynolds is “not complaining” that he and wife Blake Lively’s new baby has impacted their schedules — including the 2023 Met Gala.

Emmerdale when his grief about his mum on the anniversary of her death combined with his feelings of rejection from his father Colin (Mark Noble). This led to Marshall downing the best part of a bottle of vodka in an attempt to deal with the pain and when Laurel (Charlotte Bellamy) found him he was unconscious and had to be rushed to hospital. This action finally brought his father to his bedside, but once again Colin revealed his nasty homophobic streak when he insisted that God would find a way to lead Marshall away from the ‘sin’ of being gay.

Too Hot To Handle star Chloe Veitch has come out as bisexual, revealing it has "taken the weight off" her shoulders. Chloe, 24, who shot to fame on the Netflix show in 2020, explained that after recently taking part in E4's upcoming show, The Big Celebrity Detox, the soul-searching exercises forced her to "dig deeper". "Doing breath work forced me to dig deeper," she said.

James Corden's final Carpool Karaoke had fans sobbing as he and singer Adele became emotional as they reminisced on their friendship. The pair discussed everything from life in LA to Adele's songwriting inspiration during the sing-along session, ahead of Corden’s last episode of The Late Late Show.

Netflix have today (April 24) confirmed when the new season of Heartstopper will arrive.Kit Connor and Joe Locke will return as friends turned lovers Nick and Charlie in the show’s second season, which will focus on their developing romance amid exams and plans for the end of year school prom. Two more seasons of Heartstopper had been previously confirmed by Netflix.An official synopsis about the new series read: “Nick and Charlie navigate their new relationship; Tara and Darcy face unforeseen challenges and Tao and Elle work out if they can ever be more than just friends.“With exams on the horizon, a school trip to Paris and a prom to plan, the gang has a lot to juggle as they journey through the next stages of life, love and friendship.”The new season will arrive on August 3, with actors Yasmin Finney, William Gao, Corinna Brown, Kizzy Edgel and Olivia Colman all returning.New cast members joining this season include Jack Barton, who will play Nick’s older brother David, Nima Taleghani who will play as a teacher at Nick and Charlie’s school, as well as newcomer Leila Khan playing Sahar Zahid from a local girls school and Bradley Riches, who will appear as a new character called James McEwan.You can see the date announcement of the new show above.Recently, Heartstopper star Locke spoke out about tabloid interest in the teenage cast’s sexual identities, describing the fixation as “gross and perverted”.His co-star Connor left Twitter back in September, when some fans accused him of queerbaiting after he was seen holding hands with Maia Reficco in Paris, before briefly returning to the social media platform last month (October 31) to come out publicly as bisexual.“Back for a minute.

“Curb Your Enthusiasm” star Richard Lewis is opening up about his Parkinson’s disease diagnosis.

Netflix is gearing up to release its next instalment in the Bridgerton series. The streaming giant has confirmed Queen Charlotte – a spin-off from the hit period drama – will drop later this Spring.

Nick Cannon is opening up about how his oldest children feel about their multitude of siblings.The host sat down for a chat on the  podcast, and he addressed what his 11-year-old twins, Moroccan and Monroe — whom he shares with ex-wife Mariah Carey — think about Cannon's 10 other kids, with a number of different partners.«At this point, they enjoy it,» Cannon said. «They have fun and they’re the oldest.»«But who knows where that will go when 16 hits?» he added.The twins will be turning 12 on Apr.

The Mandalorian has become the flagship Star Wars property in recent years.Created by Jon Favreau, the first live-action Star Wars series follows lone bounty hunter Mando (Pedro Pascal) in his attempts to protect force-sensitive Grogu aka Baby Yoda.The show’s third season debuted this year, which picks up after events in spin-off The Book Of Boba Fett. Compared to the prior two seasons, the third has faced some criticism over bizarre cameos and a lack of direction.Almost certainly.

Emmerdale fans think that Charity Dingle may already know about her fiance's cheating ways as they work out how Mackenzie Boyd's baby secret will come spilling out. Fans of the ITV soap are well aware that Mack is set to become a dad after a one-night stand with Chloe Harris led to her falling pregnant.

Soap beauty Georgia May Foote has shared about living with the skin condition vitiligo after developing new patches on holiday. Vitiligo is a long-term condition where pale white patches develop on the skin caused by the lack of melanin, a substance in the body that produces hair, eye and skin colouring.