Netflix’s ‘The Liberator’ Puts an Artistic Spin on an Age-Old Story: TV Review

Pamela Anderson is enjoying a night out with her eldest son!

Harry Maguire blamed Manchester United's inability to keep the ball for their disastrous second-half display at the Etihad.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief‘The Battle at Lake Changjin II’ headed the mainland Chinese box office for the fifth successive weekend as cinemas await significant new content. “Changjin II” earned $7.5 million over the latest weekend, according to data from consultancy Artisan Gateway. The increment expanded the film’s aggregate to $626 million since release on Feb.

Benedict Cumberbatch is breaking his silence to defend his latest movie, The Power of the Dog.

In between a diatribe on the war in Ukraine and a detailed look into justice system, Last Week Tonight host John Oliver managed to fit in a jab at one of Hollywood’s biggest stars.

Susanna Reid, 51, has shared that her sons don’t watch her on Good Morning Britain.She also revealed her sons’ reactions to men finding her attractive.In an interview with The Sun, Susanna said the idea of men fancying her would “go over their heads”.She has decided to step back from her TV career to spend more time with her three boys: Sam, 19, Finn, 17, and Jack, 16.She said: “I’ve made the decision this year, because my boys are doing GCSE and A levels, it is really important for me that I am present.“So I’ve got Good Morning Britain, which is my full-time job, and then I’m there for the boys.“I’ve got one more documentary coming out, which has already been filmed, but I actually made a decision not to do extra work.“The boys are so close in age. I’ve just decided that they’ll be my focus this year.“I’m very lucky that I have a job that I love.“And because I work so early in the morning, I come off air at nine o’clock, have a nap, then I’m up for my boys at the end of school.“That’s an enormous privilege.”Susanna added: “[Men fancying me] that would go over their heads and certainly would not be a conversation that I would initiate with them!”“It would be really weird.

His wife Sofīa Vergara didn't join him on Sunday at the 2022 Film Independent Spirit Awards, but that didn't stop Joe Manganiello from bringing an unorthodox plus one.The 45-year-old Magic Mike star showed off his cute canine buddy Bubbles during downtime at the award ceremony in Santa Monica, which puts the spotlight on independent cinema and offbeat television series.The actor held the tiny Chihuahua/Pomeranian mix firmly while wrapping it up in a little black blanket as he took in the spectacle. Plus one: Joe Manganiello was without his wife Sofīa Vergara at the 2022 Film Independent Spirit Awards on Sunday in Santa Monica, but he made up for it by bringing his cute dog BubblesBubbles could be seen looking around the room quizzically and sported a lime green collar.Even though Joe was apparently just attending the ceremony and not making any on-stage appearances, he was still dressed to the nines in a stylish charcoal plaid three-piece suit featuring a vest with intriguing asymmetrical lapels.

Manchester United’s dreadful derby defeat to Manchester City on Sunday reportedly left his team-mates ‘surprised’.The Portuguese superstar missed the Manchester derby with a hip flexor injury, with the Red Devils going on to be smashed by their fierce rivals. It was an embarrassing performance from Ralf Rangnick’s side, with the German admitting after the game that he had no idea when Ronaldo would return from the sidelines.

Jessie Cave have revealed she has been hospitalized.

Jon Dadi Bodvarsson feels there is less pressure on Bolton compared to other sides in and around the League One play-offs but that Wanderers are close to the top six in their quest to reach them.

Bolton Wanderers are purely focusing on taking care of business themselves in their chase for the League One play-offs in a tough division as Ian Evatt is delighted with where his fairly young team is at present.

Manchester United fans were left angry and frustrated as United lost 4-1 against Manchester City on Sunday afternoon.

Tim McGraw and Faith Hill took a break from their performance on stage to share a brief kiss at The American Rodeo.The 54-year-old married country superstars were on stage at the AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas on Sunday evening.The country singers performed a compilation of their greatest hits at the event, known as the Crown Jewel of Rodeo. Kiss:Tim McGraw and Faith Hill took a break from their performance on stage to share a brief kiss at The American Rodeo.

Machine Gun Kelly accidentally referred to his fiancée Megan Fox as 'my wife' during Monday's episode of The Ellen DeGeneres Show.The 31-year-old rapper-turned-rocker's slip of the tongue came while he was recollecting his embarrassment over their massage therapist diagnosing his allegedly gassy gut during an appointment at their new LA home.'My wife is right there! No, no, no,' MGK (born Colson Baker) recalled saying to his staffer. Oops! Machine Gun Kelly accidentally referred to his fiancée Megan Fox as 'my wife' during Monday's episode of The Ellen DeGeneres Show 'My wife is right there!' The 31-year-old rapper-turned-rocker's slip of the tongue came while he was recollecting his embarrassment over their massage therapist diagnosing his allegedly gassy gut during an appointment at their new LA home (pictured February 22)The Houston-born, Cleveland-raised musician popped the question to the 35-year-old mother-of-three on January 11 - two years after meeting on the set of Randall Emmett's Midnight in the Switchgrass.During Ellen's Burning Questions segment, MGK was asked which boyband he would book to perform at their wedding.

Katie Price has said she wants to train to become a paramedic — and believes she has a 'special gift' that would help her meet the demands of the job.The former glamour model, 43, cared around the clock for her 19-year-old son Harvey before he moved out last year.He required constant attention after he was born septo-optic dysplasia, Prader-Willi syndrome, autism and a learning disabilityNow Katie has told the Radio Times that her experience looking after Harvey would prepare for life as as paramedic, as she would be able to deal with people who have special needs.Discussing how others approach people with complex issues, the mum-of-three said: "They don’t know how to act. It can be daunting.

Caroline Framke Chief TV CriticBy the time Ta-Nehisi Coates speaks in HBO’s adaptation of “Between the World and Me,” his words have already been voiced by a starry cadre of Black talent. Coates’ recollections, heartbreaks and historical conclusions become monologues performed to the camera by actors like Angela Bassett, Mahershala Ali and Oprah Winfrey herself taking on his prose like a solemn mantle.

Caroline Framke Chief TV Critic“Big Sky” works hard to convince its audience that it’s not like anything else on broadcast network television, or at the very least, not like anything that über-showrunner David E. Kelley has ever done before.

Caroline Framke Chief TV CriticAfter watching all 10 episodes of “A Teacher,” there’s no doubt where it ultimately stands. Claire (Kate Mara) might be lonely, bored and self-loathing, but as she indulges her curiosity about her charismatic student Eric (Nick Robinson) to the point of seducing him, it’s clear that she’s committed an enormous violation for which there’s no excuse.

Caroline Framke Chief TV CriticHalfway through the first episode of “The Crown”’s fourth season, Prince Charles (Josh O’Connor) goes to see his father, Prince Philip (Tobias Menzies). Both men, though generally incapable of expressing emotion in anything resembling a human way, are fiercely grieving the untimely death of Dickie Mountbatten (Charles Dance), a stable figure who meant a great deal to them both in the absence of their own fathers showing them any real affection. After three seasons of watching these dynamics calcify, the audience understands all this perfectly well.

Caroline Framke Chief TV CriticThe truest litmus test for how someone feels about the Christmas season is a simple question: is “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas” a sad song about holiday loneliness, or a sweet song about persevering to celebrate life’s everyday joys? The genius of the song is that it equally serves both the glass half full and the glass half empty perspectives, which find themselves battling it out every December for ultimate superiority.“Dash & Lily,” based on Rachel Cohn and David Levithan’s YA novel “Dash & Lily’s Book of Dares,” hinges on this exact conflict.

Caroline Framke Chief TV CriticWhen most people get too drunk, they might do an embarrassing dance or text someone they know they really shouldn’t be texting. When Gina (Annaleigh Ashford) gets too drunk, however, she becomes “Becky,” an enthusiastic hellion who ruins weddings, falls out of windows and, in a moment of enlightened benevolence, offers up her kidney to some guy she vaguely knew in high school.