Sofia Carson and Josh Groban for a memorable night of merry performances.
adaptation of Colleen Hoover’s “It Ends With Us” arrived on Netflix on Monday. Lively stars as Lily Bloom in the romantic drama, which became a minor sensation at the box office, opposite Justin Baldoni, who also directs, and Brandon Sklenar.Mark Kennedy wrote that it was “uneven” and “tries to balance the realities of domestic violence inside a rom-com and a female-empowerment movie.” Instead, he added, “it veers too close to melodrama.”
— A community grapples with the discovery of unmarked graves on the grounds of a Catholic Church run Indian residential school in Canada inan emotional and revelatory documentary from Julian Brave NoiseCat and Emily Kassie. The investigation exposes the harrowing abuses inflicted on Indigenous children at these segregated boarding schools. It streams on Hulu and Disney+.do for his 20th album but team up for a project produced entirely by
Out now, “Missionary” is“Doggystyle” — the only other full-length collaboration between the two giants of hip-hop — a NSFW meeting of minds featuring guest verses from Eminem, 50 Cent, Sting, Method Man, Jelly Roll, Tom Petty, BJ the Chicago Kid, Jhené Aiko and more. If the previously released singles, “Outta Da Blue” “Gorgeous” and “Another Part of Me” are evidence of what is to come, the holidays will have arrived early this year.
Snoop Dogg performs a DJ set as “DJ Snoopadelic” during the “Concerts In Your Car” in 2020. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)
Snoop Dogg performs a DJ set as “DJ Snoopadelic” during the “Concerts In Your Car” in 2020. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)In the end, it’s an homage, right down to the green handkerchief Nick waves as his train departs for Manhattan at novel’s end: “(Greta) realized then what it reminded her of: the Buchanans’ green beacon across the sound… It had always looked so magical, so beautiful, the otherworldly flicker of some ever-receding dream.”
Zhao Xintong of China became Asia’s first world snooker champion after beating Mark Williams 18-12 in the final on Monday, completing a remarkable career turnaround following his involvement in the sport’sZhao captured the sport’s biggest prize — as well as a winner’s check of 500,000 pounds ($670,000) — at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield just months after returning to competitive action following a 20-month ban.
The fixing scandal in 2023 involved 10 Chinese players in total and left snooker under a cloud, especially in China, the sport’s biggest market in the television landscape and a country that makes up more than 50% of snooker’s global audience.Zhao is now the pride of China, winning the world championship while playing as an amateur — he’ll return to the professional ranks next season — and having come through four rounds of qualifiers just to get to the main draw at the Crucible.