Animal Kingdom recap: Flesh Is Weak

Their next job is to rob some shipping containers, but Pope isnt too happy about it. He wants to go bigger and better, but he cant convince the rest of the family. For awhile, it doesnt look like Deran is coming home anytime soon. Credit: TNT With Baz unable to get the job done and bring Deran back, Pope decides to step in. He goes to Derans apartment, cleans it up a bit, and waits all night for him....

May 1, 2025 · 2 min · 341 words · Joy Johnson

Animal Kingdom recap: Goddamn Animals

Their whole dynamic involves lying to one another, lying to themselves, and lying to other people. Its what they do. Heres where the lies come in. Credit: Eddy Chen The first clues we get to Smurfs real plans involve her seeing a man from her past. he asks before asking about Craig. Does he still look like me? Smurf didnt leave town to see him. Smurf and the older salesman spend some time talking about the car and drawing up the paperwork....

May 1, 2025 · 2 min · 235 words · Matthew Harvey

Animal Kingdom recap: Judas Kiss

The money is in place, the plan looks solid, and their cover is intact. Now, all they need to do is the hard part: actually accomplish the job. He finds them on the other side, where the boys have changed into military uniforms. Credit: Mitchell Haddad So far, so good. Once the guys make it inside the lockup, they get to work. They grab the real money and swap it with the fake cash Pope ironed out....

May 1, 2025 · 2 min · 328 words · Jenny Barron

Animal Kingdom recap: Man In

Now theyre planning on stealing money from a military base thats heavily guarded by marine patrols. The biggest wild card, other than perhaps J, is Paul. Part of his hesitation is they cant figure out a way to get the money out of the base. Credit: Eddy Chen So they come up with a plan, and it involves J. Speaking of J, hes not too happy that Alexa has been spying on him....

May 1, 2025 · 2 min · 360 words · Shawna Morales

Animal Kingdom recap: Stay Close, Stick Together

Things start off with a friend of Popes trying to get him back in the robbery game. That sounds pretty ominous to me. Meanwhile, J is sleeping over at Nickys and generally kind of avoiding the family. Credit: Doug Hyun Down in Mexico things are going pretty well for Bax and Craig. Theyre having sex, cuddling, and hes even giving her kid Xbox games as a gift. How many lives are these guys leading?...

May 1, 2025 · 2 min · 310 words · Jessica Velasquez

Animal Kingdom series premiere recap: Pilot / We Don't Hurt People

There’s coke, neon lights, sunny beaches, weed, robberies, violence, and Ellen Barkin. What more could you ask for? It’s obvious he’s been here before, though this time is different. Credit: Eddy Chen The boy is Josh, a.k.a. “J,” and this time his mom, Julia, doesn’t recover. Smurf comes to pick up her grandson, and smuggles away some drugs while she’s at it. J doesn’t tell him his Mom died, but he doesn’t pay him either....

May 1, 2025 · 2 min · 357 words · Russell Lyons

Animal Kingdom: Scott Speedman talks an unpredictable season

The Cody family lives a complicated life, to say the least. And thats where the pilot ofAnimal Kingdomkicks off. How will J fit into the family? Credit: Doug Hyun/TNT And what exactly is going on in the Cody household? ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: What was it that drew you to this project and this character? SCOTT SPEEDMAN:I dont know about a lot of shows like this on television. Theres something about it that I really think audiences are going to watch....

May 1, 2025 · 2 min · 251 words · Robert Johnson

Animal Kingdom: Shawn Hatosy previews season 1 finale

The moment Smurf told Pope that information, he knew what he was expected to do. But once Catherine said, It shouldve been you, thats what sent him over the top. When she says she loves him, that was the nail in the coffin. Credit: TNT The other big question walking away from the murder: What about the fingerprints? After all, Pope just committed murder without so much as wearing gloves....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 111 words · Felicia Brown

Animal Kingdom: Shawn Hatosy talks creating Pope

It all starts with the walk. Its like a Lego, Hatosy says. Once the clothes are right, its how he looks out of his eyes. Credit: TNT Then you bring in the emotional attributes that shape Popes DNA. Thats how you get that monster. That monster is arguablyAnimal Kingdoms sketchiest character. Ben Mendelsohns portrayal of Pope was very dark, Hatosy says. The one thing about Pope is he is the emotional center of the family....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 194 words · Tyler Baker

Anita Brookner dead: Hotel du Lac author dies at 87

She was 87 years old. The former professor took to writing late in her life, beginning in her fifties. In 1984, her third novelHotel du Lacwon the Man Booker Prize for Fiction. Credit: Jonathan Player/REX/Shutterstock And in 1990, she was made a Commander of the Order of the British Empire. She earned a B.A. She thought I wouldnt get married, and that would be her disappointment, she toldThe Telegraphin 2009....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 212 words · Geoffrey Obrien

Anna Breslaw's 'Scarlett Epstein Hates it Here' excerpt

That stuff means more to me than any critics opinion. I dont want the show to overstay its welcome. Its kind of cool! Like the James Dean of shows,very muchincluding the bisexual experimentation. (Wiki it.) Its uncertain, yes, but life is uncertain. I made this show for you. Not to get sappy, but all I did was tell people how to hold the camera. Its you guys who gave it a soul....

May 1, 2025 · 16 min · 3342 words · Ryan Knight

Anna Faris to release memoir, Unqualified

Husband Chris Pratt will write the foreword Anna Faris is spinning her comedic podcast into print for her upcoming memoir,Unqualified, it was announced Thursday. Lifted from the candid advice she doles out over the airwaves onAnna Faris is Unqualified, the book will share Faris take on how to navigate the bizarre, chaotic and worthwhile adventure of finding love, according to a release. Shell trace her rise from awkward teen to Hollywood starlet, recounting both relationship misfires and her marriage to Chris Pratt, who will also write the foreword....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 175 words · Kayla Silva

Anne Hathaway, Lee Daniels, and more against Georgia discrimination bill

And studios The Weinstein Company and Time Warner have also joined the fight. Nathan Deal now has to decide before May 3 whether to sign or veto the bill. As leaders in the entertainment industry, we have deep concerns about H.B. Credit: Karwai Tang/WireImage; Jason LaVeris/FilmMagic; Kevin Mazur/Getty Images 757, which would sanction discrimination against LGBT people and others in Georgia, the letter reads. As you know, Atlanta is often referred to as the Hollywood of the South....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 138 words · Stephanie Sanchez