AnnaLynne McCord auditioning for the role of Putin’s mother. Update: Friday, February 25, at 4 p.m.: After watching AnnaLynne McCord’s impassioned poem about a utopian world where she is Putin’s mom, millions of viewers were left with one question: Why? Thanks to an interview with BuzzFeed, we are one step closer to uncovering her motivations. “I know I could easily have moved in the direction of becoming a dictator myself,” McCord told the outlet.

Annie Wersching, the actress who starred as Renee Walker on 24, died of cancer on Sunday. She was 45. Stephen Full, her husband and the father of her three sons, confirmed the news in a statement to Deadline. “There is a cavernous hole in the soul of this family today,” he said. “But she left us the tools to fill it. She found wonder in the simplest moment.

It’s a relief to report that Lesley Manville is warm, witty, and energetic in person, because her performance as the lonely alcoholic Mary in Mike Leigh’s Another Year is so indelible. Indeed, thanks to Leigh’s unusual rehearsal process that requires the actors to develop their characters from scratch over a series of months, Manville had to live with Mary for the better part of a year, but it seems to have been worth it: In a highly respected movie, she’s the most acclaimed member of the ensemble.

Archer Bel Panto: Part One Season 7 Episode 5 Editor’s Rating 4 stars **** «Previous Next» « PreviousEpisode NextEpisode » Archer Bel Panto: Part One Season 7 Episode 5 Editor’s Rating 4 stars **** «Previous Next» « PreviousEpisode NextEpisode » H. Jon Benjamin as Archer, Amber Nash as Pam, Chris Parnell as Cyril, Adam Reed as Ray.

This is not the puzzle. This post contains an insignificant Tomb Raider spoiler. For a movie called Tomb Raider, based on a franchise beloved for its gigantic interactive puzzles, the new reboot has shockingly little to offer in terms of tomb raiding or puzzles. Heck, with the exception of a brief scene in the beginning where our Lara inspects the Croft family crypt — less of a raid, more of a visit — we don’t even set foot in a tomb until the start of the third act.

Puberty, periods, and preteen angst: not exactly Hollywood’s favorite subjects, yet all three are out in full force in Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret, the new movie based on Judy Blume’s classic novel. Relative newcomer Abby Ryder Fortson stars as the titular sixth-grader, a thoughtful, good-natured 11-year-old trying to figure out who she is during a tumultuous time in her life. Margaret may not be your typical onscreen heroine; she couldn’t be easier to root for.

That one theater couple. Update July 26: TMZ has obtained the divorce papers Ethan Slater filed to divorce his high school sweetheart, Lilly Jay. They also reported a little “his source says, her source says” about the timeline between Slater, Jay, Grande, and Gomez. Some sources told TMZ that Grande and Slater had both been single when they started dating. Meanwhile, sources close to Jay said “she was heartbroken to hear about Ethan’s new relationship … and feels he abandoned his brand-new family.

You know how everyone says the Olympic Village is this big fuckfest? And there are all these stories about the allotment of condoms and cardboard beds that are designed to break if the lovemaking is too vigorous? Reportedly, BravoCon is like that — if the Olympians actually medaled in hooking up. “People always hook up at BravoCon, every year,” Ariana Madix said at a panel the ladies of SUR shared with members of the Below Deck universe.

Ariel Leaty. Ariel Leaty (@ariel_comedy) is a comedian, actress, and model from New Jersey (and she isn’t embarrassed about it). She co-produces a show with her best frenemy Gordon Baker-Bone called Culture Vultures and co-hosts a forthcoming podcast called What’s Eating You? with Bryan Yang. This week, Ariel and I discussed screaming into the Twitter void, making heavy jokes, and how she achieves those perfect curls. Can't sleep knowing we let LL Cool J get away with saying, "

Arrested Development Everyone Gets Atrophy Season 5 Episode 3 Editor’s Rating 3 stars *** «Previous Next» « PreviousEpisode NextEpisode » Arrested Development Everyone Gets Atrophy Season 5 Episode 3 Editor’s Rating 3 stars *** «Previous Next» « PreviousEpisode NextEpisode » “Is anyone else noticing that the family isn’t quite as we remember them?” Michael asks in the middle of this episode.