The 7 Best Backhanded Compliments From Zookeeper Reviews

“Sure, it’s silly without shame, and predictably sentimental. But Zookeeper is the most thoroughly enjoyable movie for the entire family in theaters right now. I can’t believe I just typed that about a Kevin James flick with talking animals.” Steve Persall, The St. Petersburg Times “It’s all very ho-hum, though James, who’s like Jason Alexander with a touch of Jeremy Piven, is still a schmo you can’t help rooting for.

The 8 Accusations Against Russell Simmons Detailed in On the Record

With the launch of HBO Max, the Kirby Dick and Amy Ziering documentary On the Record, which premiered at Sundance and details the sexual-assault accusations against music mogul Russell Simmons by several women, is now available for wide viewing. Similar to Leaving Neverland and Surviving R. Kelly, it paints a picture of a powerful figure who used his position to allegedly prey on multiple women for many years. But the film, originally executive produced by Oprah Winfrey until she left the project, citing various concerns, focuses more on the broader culture that allows such abuse to happen and that privileges the voices of certain survivors over others, rather than emphasizing the sordid details of the incidents themselves.

The 83 Non-M.J. Talking Heads in The Last Dance, Ranked

George Koehler, Barack Obama, and Carmen Electra in The Last Dance. ESPN’s The Last Dance is dominated by images of Michael Jordan: archival material of the young, gravity-defying Jordan; behind-the-scenes footage of Jordan at the height of his championship era; interviews with modern-day Jordan, who’s grown so bulky and temperamental in retirement he appears to have aged into an actual bull. But occasionally, other people get to tell their side of the Jordan story, too.

The 9 Saddest Eddie Van Halen Stories From Sammy Hagars Memoir

This month, Rolling Stone excerpts Sammy Hagar’s upcoming memoir, Red: My Uncensored Life in Rock, focusing on his tumultuous relationship with Eddie Van Halen. It’s really depressing! Shifting from the mid-eighties Van Halen days to the 2004 reunion, Hagar has nothing but horrible, horrible things to say, mostly about how much of an awful drunk Eddie is. Here are the nine worst parts. By the way, if anyone out there has any mean stories about Sammy Hagar, now would be the time • “Eddie and Al[ex Van Halen] were tight as nails.

The Accountant 2 Better Be Good

Reports and evidence of Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez’s marital struggles keep getting louder. According to the latest in People, Affleck already moved his things out their home (which they’re selling) a few weeks ago. Not sounding too good over there, but don’t worry — a source said he “seems okay.” That source also added that Affleck has “been at his office every day and seems focused on work.

The Affair Season Finale Recap: The Most Important Job

The Affair 310 Season 3 Episode 10 Editor’s Rating 1 stars * «Previous Next» « PreviousEpisode NextEpisode » The Affair 310 Season 3 Episode 10 Editor’s Rating 1 stars * «Previous Next» « PreviousEpisode NextEpisode » Dominic West as Noah, Irene Jacob as Juliette. This finale reveals that The Affair’s entire third season has been about rehabilitating Noah’s character.

The Afterparty Recap: One Last Score

The Afterparty Sebastian Season 2 Episode 5 Editor’s Rating 4 stars **** «Previous Next» « PreviousEpisode NextEpisode » The Afterparty Sebastian Season 2 Episode 5 Editor’s Rating 4 stars **** «Previous Next» « PreviousEpisode NextEpisode » We’re officially halfway through The Afterparty’s second season, so it tracks that things feel like they’re falling into place this week.

The AfterpartyRecap: Mad Dog

The Afterparty Danner Season 1 Episode 7 Editor’s Rating 3 stars *** «Previous Next» « PreviousEpisode NextEpisode » The Afterparty Danner Season 1 Episode 7 Editor’s Rating 3 stars *** «Previous Next» « PreviousEpisode NextEpisode » I still can’t decide whether I would’ve preferred this episode to be substantially longer or not to exist at all.

The Annoying Puzzle

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The Art Worlds Mini-Madoff and Me

Boozy nights and high-stakes art trades with Inigo Philbrick. lnigo Philbrick, left, and the writer, in St. Moritz on New Year’s Eve in 2015. Photo: Courtesy Schachter lnigo Philbrick, left, and the writer, in St. Moritz on New Year’s Eve in 2015. Photo: Courtesy Schachter lnigo Philbrick, left, and the writer, in St. Moritz on New Year’s Eve in 2015. When I first met Inigo Philbrick in 2012, he was all of 25, looked an awful lot like Justin Timberlake, and was running an art gallery called Modern Collections in London’s Mayfair district.