Ricky Martin had the support of his 15-year-old twin sons at the premiere of his new Apple TV+ series Palm Royale!
The 52-year-old singer and actor was joined by his sons Valentino and Matteo at the premiere on Thursday (March 14) in Beverly Hills, Calif.
Ricky welcomed his twin boys into the world as a single dad with help from a surrogate back in 2008. He also shares five-year-old daughter Lucia and four-year-old son Renn with his ex-husband Jwan Yosef.
The entertainer has said that his kids are his biggest critics.
“They tell me, ‘Dad, yesterday was better than today. What’s going on with your singing?’ They are very honest, and I appreciate it,” he told Access Hollywood in November 2020. “[They say], ‘I like the dance that you did yesterday. Today was a little bit weak, Dad.’ This is what’s happening in this house.”
See photos of the rest of the cast at the premiere!
The 52-year-old singer and actor was joined by his sons Valentino and Matteo at the premiere on Thursday (March 14) in Beverly Hills, Calif.
Ricky welcomed his twin boys into the world as a single dad with help from a surrogate back in 2008. He also shares five-year-old daughter Lucia and four-year-old son Renn with his ex-husband Jwan Yosef.
The entertainer has said that his kids are his biggest critics.
“They tell me, ‘Dad, yesterday was better than today. What’s going on with your singing?’ They are very honest, and I appreciate it,” he told Access Hollywood in November 2020. “[They say], ‘I like the dance that you did yesterday. Today was a little bit weak, Dad.’ This is what’s happening in this house.”
See photos of the rest of the cast at the premiere!
- 3/15/2024
- by Just Jared
- Just Jared
Ricky Martin is sharing a glimpse of his family!
On Thursday (November 23), the 51-year-old “Livin’ La Vida Loca” singer took to Instagram to share a very rare photo with all four of his kids.
“With my platoon, “to infinity and beyond” #happyDayforPapi #ontheroadagain #thankful...
On Thursday (November 23), the 51-year-old “Livin’ La Vida Loca” singer took to Instagram to share a very rare photo with all four of his kids.
“With my platoon, “to infinity and beyond” #happyDayforPapi #ontheroadagain #thankful...
- 11/24/2023
- by Just Jared
- Just Jared
The enemy, as it seems it always has been, is within in David Cronenberg’s Videodrome, but its violence, gore, and torrential mayhem is hard to miss. Influenced by the writings of Marshall McLuhan, this 1983 vision of the intermingling ideas and functions of technology, the mind, and “the flesh” is, like a great deal of Cronenberg’s work, endlessly fascinated with decay, bodily fluids, wounds, and growths. All of which come to bear in one form or another on Max Renn (James Woods), a forager of outré entertainments at Civic-tv, a sleazy Uhf television station in Toronto that he helped to found, and whose motto, “The One You Take to Bed with You,” is more ominous than goofy.
But where softcore pornography would effectively crawl up the ass of any major network executive and start biting as if it were its last meal, Renn is bored by shots of Asian...
But where softcore pornography would effectively crawl up the ass of any major network executive and start biting as if it were its last meal, Renn is bored by shots of Asian...
- 10/9/2023
- by Chris Cabin
- Slant Magazine
Two months after filing for divorce, Ricky Martin and Jwan Yosef have reached an uncontested settlement agreement. The former couple is waiting for a judge to finalize the document.
Martin and Yosef connected on Instagram in 2015 and began dating six months after, making their romance official in 2016 and marrying in 2018. They announced their split in July through a joint statement released on social media.
“We have decided to end our marriage with love, respect and dignity for our children and honoring what we have experienced as a couple all these wonderful years,” they wrote.
“Our desire now is to continue having a healthy family dynamic and a relationship centered on peace and friendship to continue the joint upbringing of our children, preserving the respect and love we have for each other,” the ex-couple continued.
>Best Concert Tours Of 2023 – Setlists & How To Get Tickets!
Martin and Yosef share two kids: daughter Lucia,...
Martin and Yosef connected on Instagram in 2015 and began dating six months after, making their romance official in 2016 and marrying in 2018. They announced their split in July through a joint statement released on social media.
“We have decided to end our marriage with love, respect and dignity for our children and honoring what we have experienced as a couple all these wonderful years,” they wrote.
“Our desire now is to continue having a healthy family dynamic and a relationship centered on peace and friendship to continue the joint upbringing of our children, preserving the respect and love we have for each other,” the ex-couple continued.
>Best Concert Tours Of 2023 – Setlists & How To Get Tickets!
Martin and Yosef share two kids: daughter Lucia,...
- 9/5/2023
- by Ava Lombardi
- Uinterview
Los Angeles, Sept 1 (Ians) Singer Ricky Martin and Jwan Yosef have reached a settlement agreement in their divorce.
People magazine, citing legal documents, said the ‘Livin’ La Vida Loca’ singer and the painter have entered into an uncontested written agreement about their divorce.
The court documents, filed in Los Angeles Superior Court, state that the dissolution is “uncontested” and that “the parties have entered into a written agreement regarding their property and their marriage or domestic partnership rights, including support.”
Now, the Grammy-award winning singer, 51, and Yosef, 38, need a judge to sign off so it can become finalised. Last month, the two had announced they were divorcing in a joint statement.
“We have decided to end our marriage with love, respect and dignity for our children and honoring what we have experienced as a couple all these wonderful years,” the Puerto Rican superstar and the Syrian-Swedish artiste said.
“Our greatest...
People magazine, citing legal documents, said the ‘Livin’ La Vida Loca’ singer and the painter have entered into an uncontested written agreement about their divorce.
The court documents, filed in Los Angeles Superior Court, state that the dissolution is “uncontested” and that “the parties have entered into a written agreement regarding their property and their marriage or domestic partnership rights, including support.”
Now, the Grammy-award winning singer, 51, and Yosef, 38, need a judge to sign off so it can become finalised. Last month, the two had announced they were divorcing in a joint statement.
“We have decided to end our marriage with love, respect and dignity for our children and honoring what we have experienced as a couple all these wonderful years,” the Puerto Rican superstar and the Syrian-Swedish artiste said.
“Our greatest...
- 9/1/2023
- by Agency News Desk
- GlamSham
The singer and Yosef announced last month they were splitting after six years of marriage.
Ricky Martin and Jwan Yosef have reached a settlement agreement in their divorce.
According to new legal documents obtained by Et, the “Livin’ La Vida Loca” singer and Yosef signed off on their settlement agreement after coming to agreement on a number of confidential matters. The court documents, filed Wednesday in Los Angeles Superior Court, state that the dissolution is “uncontested” and that “the parties have entered into a written agreement regarding their property and their marriage or domestic partnership rights, including support.”
In other words, the divorce proceedings were clean and amicable. The judge still needs to sign off on the divorce settlement before it’s official.
The filing comes just weeks after Martin — who signed the legal documents by his given name Enrique Martin — spoke with Telemundo‘s Lourdes Collazo and confessed that...
Ricky Martin and Jwan Yosef have reached a settlement agreement in their divorce.
According to new legal documents obtained by Et, the “Livin’ La Vida Loca” singer and Yosef signed off on their settlement agreement after coming to agreement on a number of confidential matters. The court documents, filed Wednesday in Los Angeles Superior Court, state that the dissolution is “uncontested” and that “the parties have entered into a written agreement regarding their property and their marriage or domestic partnership rights, including support.”
In other words, the divorce proceedings were clean and amicable. The judge still needs to sign off on the divorce settlement before it’s official.
The filing comes just weeks after Martin — who signed the legal documents by his given name Enrique Martin — spoke with Telemundo‘s Lourdes Collazo and confessed that...
- 9/1/2023
- by Melissa Romualdi
- ET Canada
Ricky Martin and his husband, Jwan Yosef, are divorcing after six years of marriage. The couple shared the news in a joint Instagram post on July 6. "For some time, we have considered transforming our relationship, and it is after careful consideration that we have decided to end our marriage with love, respect, and dignity for our children preserving and honoring what we have experienced as a couple all of these wonderful years," they wrote.
"Our greatest desire now is to continue having a healthy family dynamic and a relationship centered on our genuine friendship as we continue the joint upbringing of our children. As always, we thank you for all the love and support we received throughout our marriage. We are united in nurturing this new chapter of our lives."
Martin posted the statement in Spanish on his account. People was the first to report the news of their split.
"Our greatest desire now is to continue having a healthy family dynamic and a relationship centered on our genuine friendship as we continue the joint upbringing of our children. As always, we thank you for all the love and support we received throughout our marriage. We are united in nurturing this new chapter of our lives."
Martin posted the statement in Spanish on his account. People was the first to report the news of their split.
- 8/4/2023
- by Victoria Edel
- Popsugar.com
Ricky Martin is opening up about his recent split from his 38-year-old husband, Jwan Yosef.
The 51-year-old singer recently spoke with Telemundo‘s Lourdes Collazo and confessed that his separation from Yosef started before the pandemic.
“When the public found out, we had already gone through a grieving process,” said Martin in the interview, which was translated by Hola!. “Jwan and I will always be family. We have two children that we are going to raise together, and this is not a recent decision. We have been planning this situation for a long time, it’s pre-pandemic.”
Last month, the couple shared on their respective Instagram accounts that they were going their separate ways after six years of marriage. Martin welcomed Matteo and Valentino with the help of a surrogate in 2008. He is also father to daughter Lucia, 4, son Renn, 3, whom he shares with Yosef.
“For some time, we have considered transforming our relationship,...
The 51-year-old singer recently spoke with Telemundo‘s Lourdes Collazo and confessed that his separation from Yosef started before the pandemic.
“When the public found out, we had already gone through a grieving process,” said Martin in the interview, which was translated by Hola!. “Jwan and I will always be family. We have two children that we are going to raise together, and this is not a recent decision. We have been planning this situation for a long time, it’s pre-pandemic.”
Last month, the couple shared on their respective Instagram accounts that they were going their separate ways after six years of marriage. Martin welcomed Matteo and Valentino with the help of a surrogate in 2008. He is also father to daughter Lucia, 4, son Renn, 3, whom he shares with Yosef.
“For some time, we have considered transforming our relationship,...
- 8/4/2023
- by Becca Longmire
- ET Canada
Image Source: Getty / Starlite / Redferns
Ricky Martin's party gene runs in the family. On July 17, the singer's twin sons, 14-year-old Matteo and Valentino, surprised their dad by joining him on stage for the first time during a concert in Switzerland. Martin, who is currently touring with Enrique Iglesias and Pitbull on The Trilogy Tour, clearly did not expect his kids to pop up during the set, and the look on his face says it all.
"What a beautiful surprise!"
"What a beautiful surprise! When my twins jumped on stage with me for the first time in Locarno, Switzerland," Martin captioned footage of the sweet moment on Instagram. Excited to be on stage with their dad, the boys immediately started jumping to the beat and hyping up the screaming crowd. Martin took a moment to laugh and compose himself before hopping back on the mic to finish his set.
In the comments section,...
Ricky Martin's party gene runs in the family. On July 17, the singer's twin sons, 14-year-old Matteo and Valentino, surprised their dad by joining him on stage for the first time during a concert in Switzerland. Martin, who is currently touring with Enrique Iglesias and Pitbull on The Trilogy Tour, clearly did not expect his kids to pop up during the set, and the look on his face says it all.
"What a beautiful surprise!"
"What a beautiful surprise! When my twins jumped on stage with me for the first time in Locarno, Switzerland," Martin captioned footage of the sweet moment on Instagram. Excited to be on stage with their dad, the boys immediately started jumping to the beat and hyping up the screaming crowd. Martin took a moment to laugh and compose himself before hopping back on the mic to finish his set.
In the comments section,...
- 7/18/2023
- by Chanel Vargas
- Popsugar.com
Ricky Martin is feeling the love! The singer welcomed some very special guests to the stage during his recent show in Switzerland.
Martin, 51, was performing on stage when he was surprised by his 14-year-old twins, Matteo and Valentino.
The “Livin’ La Vida Loca” artist was all smiles as he performed on stage with his boys, and shared a video of the fun moment to Instagram on Monday.
“What a beautiful surprise!” Martin captioned the post. “When my twins jumped on stage with me for the first time in Locarno, Switzerland.”
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The sweet moment comes amid Martin’s divorce from Jwan Yosef — with whom Martin shares a 4-year-old daughter, Lucia, and a 3-year-old son, Renn.
In a joint statement shared on their respective Instagram accounts in early July, the music superstar and the 38-year-old visual artist confirmed they...
Martin, 51, was performing on stage when he was surprised by his 14-year-old twins, Matteo and Valentino.
The “Livin’ La Vida Loca” artist was all smiles as he performed on stage with his boys, and shared a video of the fun moment to Instagram on Monday.
“What a beautiful surprise!” Martin captioned the post. “When my twins jumped on stage with me for the first time in Locarno, Switzerland.”
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The sweet moment comes amid Martin’s divorce from Jwan Yosef — with whom Martin shares a 4-year-old daughter, Lucia, and a 3-year-old son, Renn.
In a joint statement shared on their respective Instagram accounts in early July, the music superstar and the 38-year-old visual artist confirmed they...
- 7/18/2023
- by Becca Longmire
- ET Canada
Los Angeles, July 7 (Ians) Singer Ricky Martin and husband Jwan Yosef are divorcing after six years of marriage.
“We have decided to end our marriage with love, respect and dignity for our children and honouring what we have experienced as a couple all these wonderful years,” the couple told People in a joint statement.
“Our greatest desire now is to continue having a healthy family dynamic and a relationship centered on peace and friendship to continue the joint upbringing of our children, preserving the respect and love we have for each other,” Martin, 51, and Yosef, 38, added.
The ‘Livin’ La Vida Loca’ singer and the Syrian-Swedish artist share daughter Lucia, born in 2018, and son Renn, born in 2019. Martin is also a father to twin sons Matteo and Valentino, born in 2008. He plans to raise the twins as a single parent.
Martin and Yosef first connected on Instagram in 2015 and began dating six months later,...
“We have decided to end our marriage with love, respect and dignity for our children and honouring what we have experienced as a couple all these wonderful years,” the couple told People in a joint statement.
“Our greatest desire now is to continue having a healthy family dynamic and a relationship centered on peace and friendship to continue the joint upbringing of our children, preserving the respect and love we have for each other,” Martin, 51, and Yosef, 38, added.
The ‘Livin’ La Vida Loca’ singer and the Syrian-Swedish artist share daughter Lucia, born in 2018, and son Renn, born in 2019. Martin is also a father to twin sons Matteo and Valentino, born in 2008. He plans to raise the twins as a single parent.
Martin and Yosef first connected on Instagram in 2015 and began dating six months later,...
- 7/7/2023
- by Agency News Desk
- GlamSham
Ricky Martin and husband Jwan Yosef are going their separate ways.
The singer took to Instagram on Thursday to announce the news that he and artist Yosef would be divorcing after six years of marriage.
“For some time, we have considered transforming our relationship, and it is after careful consideration that we have decided to end our marriage with love, respect and dignity for our children — preserving and honoring what we have experienced as a couple all of these wonderful years,” Martin and Yosef said in a joint statement.
“Our greatest desire now is to continue having a healthy family dynamic and a relationship centered on our genuine friendship as we continue the joint upbringing of our children,” they continued. “As always, we thank you for all the love and support we received throughout our marriage. We are united in nurturing this new chapter in our lives.”
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The singer took to Instagram on Thursday to announce the news that he and artist Yosef would be divorcing after six years of marriage.
“For some time, we have considered transforming our relationship, and it is after careful consideration that we have decided to end our marriage with love, respect and dignity for our children — preserving and honoring what we have experienced as a couple all of these wonderful years,” Martin and Yosef said in a joint statement.
“Our greatest desire now is to continue having a healthy family dynamic and a relationship centered on our genuine friendship as we continue the joint upbringing of our children,” they continued. “As always, we thank you for all the love and support we received throughout our marriage. We are united in nurturing this new chapter in our lives.”
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- 7/6/2023
- by Lexy Perez
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Singer Ricky Martin and his husband, artist Jwan Yosef, have announced that they are getting divorced.
The two have come to this decision after six years of marriage and posted a joint statement on their Instagram accounts on Thursday.
“For some time, we have considered transforming our relationship, and it is after careful consideration that we have decided to end our marriage with love, respect, and dignity for our children-preserving and honoring what we have experienced as a couple all of these wonderful years.”
The couple specified that their attention will be focused on their family and children.
“Our greatest desire now is to continue having a healthy family dynamic and a relationship centered on our genuine friendship as we continue the joint upbringing of our children.”
They concluded by thanking their fans and friends for their thoughts, “As always, we thank you for all the love and support we received throughout our marriage.
The two have come to this decision after six years of marriage and posted a joint statement on their Instagram accounts on Thursday.
“For some time, we have considered transforming our relationship, and it is after careful consideration that we have decided to end our marriage with love, respect, and dignity for our children-preserving and honoring what we have experienced as a couple all of these wonderful years.”
The couple specified that their attention will be focused on their family and children.
“Our greatest desire now is to continue having a healthy family dynamic and a relationship centered on our genuine friendship as we continue the joint upbringing of our children.”
They concluded by thanking their fans and friends for their thoughts, “As always, we thank you for all the love and support we received throughout our marriage.
- 7/6/2023
- by Nina Hauswirth
- Uinterview
Ricky Martin’s marriage is ending.
On Thursday, the “Livin’ La Vida Loca” singer and his husband Jwan Yosef announced that they are getting divorced after being married for six years.
Read More: Ricky Martin Shares Candid And Heartfelt Post Celebrating Pride
“We have decided to end our marriage with love, respect and dignity for our children and honouring what we have experienced as a couple all these wonderful years,” they said in a joint statement to People.
Amid the split, the former couple said that their focus will be on making sure their family is doing well.
“Our greatest desire now is to continue having a healthy family dynamic and a relationship centred on peace and friendship to continue the joint upbringing of our children, preserving the respect and love we have for each other,” they said.
Read More: Ricky Martin Tells Ellen Why He Wants To Normalize Families...
On Thursday, the “Livin’ La Vida Loca” singer and his husband Jwan Yosef announced that they are getting divorced after being married for six years.
Read More: Ricky Martin Shares Candid And Heartfelt Post Celebrating Pride
“We have decided to end our marriage with love, respect and dignity for our children and honouring what we have experienced as a couple all these wonderful years,” they said in a joint statement to People.
Amid the split, the former couple said that their focus will be on making sure their family is doing well.
“Our greatest desire now is to continue having a healthy family dynamic and a relationship centred on peace and friendship to continue the joint upbringing of our children, preserving the respect and love we have for each other,” they said.
Read More: Ricky Martin Tells Ellen Why He Wants To Normalize Families...
- 7/6/2023
- by Corey Atad
- ET Canada
‘The Good Half’ Review: Nick Jonas Is The Only Surprise In A Formulaic Indie – Tribeca Film Festival
Sometimes it feels as though A.I. is already here, given the number of films resembling Garden State that pop up on the festival circuit every year. Robert Schwartzman’s The Good Half is only the latest, and his attempt to out-emo Zach Braff’s legacy film falls disappointingly short, given that his last Tribeca appearance was with the surreal and underrated comedy The Argument (2020), which channeled Charlie Kaufman in the story of a couple whose obsession with a petty fight spirals into absurdity. The Good Half, however, mostly serves as a decent vehicle for Nick Jonas, who seems to making a play to be the new Adam Driver, which is not as far-fetched as it might sound.
It starts with a flashback, as our hero, Renn Wheeland (Jonas), recalls the traumatic moment in his childhood when his free-spirited mother Lily (Elisabeth Shue) absent-mindedly abandoned him during a trip to the shopping mall.
It starts with a flashback, as our hero, Renn Wheeland (Jonas), recalls the traumatic moment in his childhood when his free-spirited mother Lily (Elisabeth Shue) absent-mindedly abandoned him during a trip to the shopping mall.
- 6/13/2023
- by Damon Wise
- Deadline Film + TV
There’s a scene early in Robert Schwartzman’s The Good Half that encapsulates why the film, despite its good intentions, struggles to work. Renn (Nick Jonas), a 28-year-old writer based in Los Angeles, has returned to Cleveland for his mother’s funeral. He’s standing in the kitchen of his father’s home (his parents were divorced) when his dad, Darren, (Matt Walsh) stumbles upon him looking for a drink. They pour each other some tequila and get down to the awkward business of confronting their emotions.
Darren is the kind of father who runs to the internet for answers. He’s searched the web for tips on how to console loved ones in the wake of a loss and repeats the generic lessons verbatim. “I feel like I’m failing you,” Darren says when he realizes the clichés aren’t helping his son. “I feel like I should be quoting Thoreau.
Darren is the kind of father who runs to the internet for answers. He’s searched the web for tips on how to console loved ones in the wake of a loss and repeats the generic lessons verbatim. “I feel like I’m failing you,” Darren says when he realizes the clichés aren’t helping his son. “I feel like I should be quoting Thoreau.
- 6/12/2023
- by Lovia Gyarkye
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
This article contains some spoilers
In 1995, we screamed, “Hack the planet!” Today, my mom can watch any movie on her phone. When we walk around with computers in our pockets, fantasies about jacking into cyberspace and accessing vast amounts of information seem quaint, if not outright laughable. But it’s that very mundane nature that makes cyberpunk such an important genre, even in 2023.
The cyberpunk genre began in literature, first in stories published in the UK magazine New Worlds and later in novels from writers such as William Gibson (Neuromancer), J.G. Ballard (High Rise), and Philip K. Dick. These writers took a darker look at the technology of the future, showing how new inventions did nothing to change inequality and corruption, only reinforcing the worst parts of humanity.
For most people, cinematic cyberpunk is synonymous with 1982’s Blade Runner, an adaption of the Dick book Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep.
In 1995, we screamed, “Hack the planet!” Today, my mom can watch any movie on her phone. When we walk around with computers in our pockets, fantasies about jacking into cyberspace and accessing vast amounts of information seem quaint, if not outright laughable. But it’s that very mundane nature that makes cyberpunk such an important genre, even in 2023.
The cyberpunk genre began in literature, first in stories published in the UK magazine New Worlds and later in novels from writers such as William Gibson (Neuromancer), J.G. Ballard (High Rise), and Philip K. Dick. These writers took a darker look at the technology of the future, showing how new inventions did nothing to change inequality and corruption, only reinforcing the worst parts of humanity.
For most people, cinematic cyberpunk is synonymous with 1982’s Blade Runner, an adaption of the Dick book Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep.
- 6/9/2023
- by Kirsten Howard
- Den of Geek
Nick Jonas missed out on a role in the 'Wicked' movie.The 30-year-old star has revealed that he and his older brother Joe Jonas auditioned for the part of Fiyero in the upcoming film adaptation of the hit musical but missed out to 'Bridgerton' actor Jonathan Bailey.Nick told Variety: "Yes, it's true. Joe and I both went out, and we didn't get it. But that's the life of an actor."The role was Fiyero. I think it went really well. I was very happy coming out of the room. I'm a huge fan of the show, and that's a role I always thought it would be fun to play."But I think Jonathan is going to do a great job, and I'm sure the movie is going to be great."Nick has a role in Robert Schwartzman's film 'The Good Half' as...
- 6/9/2023
- by Joe Graber
- Bang Showbiz
No, it’s not a Mad Lib generated to excite kids who grew up in the early 2000s: a Jonas brother is starring in a movie directed by Michael Moscovitz — aka Anne Hathaway’s love interest in “The Princess Diaries.”
Nick Jonas and filmmaker Robert Schwartzman have been friends since the early days of their fame. They met when Schwartzman’s band Rooney, which gained prominence after appearing on another early-aughts staple “The O.C.”, opened on tour for Jonas Brothers.
But they never officially worked together until they collaborated on the indie “The Good Half,” a comedic drama that premieres this week at Tribeca Festival. It’s the third time directing for Schwartzman, who is more often behind the camera since “The Princess Diaries” and in 2018 co-founded the distribution company Utopia.
In “The Good Half,” Jonas plays a writer named Renn, who travels home to Cleveland for his mother’s funeral.
Nick Jonas and filmmaker Robert Schwartzman have been friends since the early days of their fame. They met when Schwartzman’s band Rooney, which gained prominence after appearing on another early-aughts staple “The O.C.”, opened on tour for Jonas Brothers.
But they never officially worked together until they collaborated on the indie “The Good Half,” a comedic drama that premieres this week at Tribeca Festival. It’s the third time directing for Schwartzman, who is more often behind the camera since “The Princess Diaries” and in 2018 co-founded the distribution company Utopia.
In “The Good Half,” Jonas plays a writer named Renn, who travels home to Cleveland for his mother’s funeral.
- 6/8/2023
- by Rebecca Rubin
- Variety Film + TV
The episode of Wtf Happened to This Movie? covering Videodrome was Written by Jake Dee, Narrated by Matthew Plale, Edited by Diane Baldwin, Produced by Chris Bumbray and Ben Cantler, and Executive Produced by Berge Garabedian.
Have you ever considered how a movie becomes a bona fide cult classic? While many factors play a role, the phenomenon usually begins with a high-quality product that fails to resonate among the masses during its initial release due to ungraspable material ahead of its time, yet through its own undeniable merits, finds its passionate fanbase that grows over time and allows the film to become far more popular after the fact than it was in the present tense. In the case of David Cronenberg’s sci-fi body horror opus Videodrome, the film has overcome its notorious box-office failure to ascend as one of the most revered movies of Cronenberg’s illustrious career.
As...
Have you ever considered how a movie becomes a bona fide cult classic? While many factors play a role, the phenomenon usually begins with a high-quality product that fails to resonate among the masses during its initial release due to ungraspable material ahead of its time, yet through its own undeniable merits, finds its passionate fanbase that grows over time and allows the film to become far more popular after the fact than it was in the present tense. In the case of David Cronenberg’s sci-fi body horror opus Videodrome, the film has overcome its notorious box-office failure to ascend as one of the most revered movies of Cronenberg’s illustrious career.
As...
- 4/6/2023
- by Jake Dee
- JoBlo.com
On the first day of Christmas my true love came to me…
(1) Cactus Jack
When an amateur documentarian sets out to make a film about a man who hasn’t left his mother’s basement in six months, he discovers the recluse is in fact a vile doomsday hatemonger. The tables are turned when the maniac snaps, imprisons him, and takes control of the cameras to start a vitriolic, venomous podcast-making enemies far and wide and promising violent retribution.
https://vimeo.com/ondemand/cactusjack2
On the second day of Christmas my true love came to me…
(2) Cock & Bull
Three interlocking stories revolve around a murder in a small town in Southeast China. A local mechanic, known for his honesty, comes under suspicion from the police. A young, unemployed man has been seen with the victim’s scooter. And the boyfriend of a bar hostess has been hanging around the town.
(1) Cactus Jack
When an amateur documentarian sets out to make a film about a man who hasn’t left his mother’s basement in six months, he discovers the recluse is in fact a vile doomsday hatemonger. The tables are turned when the maniac snaps, imprisons him, and takes control of the cameras to start a vitriolic, venomous podcast-making enemies far and wide and promising violent retribution.
https://vimeo.com/ondemand/cactusjack2
On the second day of Christmas my true love came to me…
(2) Cock & Bull
Three interlocking stories revolve around a murder in a small town in Southeast China. A local mechanic, known for his honesty, comes under suspicion from the police. A young, unemployed man has been seen with the victim’s scooter. And the boyfriend of a bar hostess has been hanging around the town.
- 12/12/2022
- by Michael Joy
- Horror Asylum
Warning: The following contains spoilers for Sunday’s series finale of Animal Kingdom. If you’d prefer to watch first, read later, what are you doing here? Amscray!
Sunday’s series finale of Animal Kingdom left Jake Weary’s Deran on the lowest of low notes. Smurf’s youngest son had been double-crossed by nephew J, beloved brother Craig had been fatally shot in a convenience-store holdup, and eventually, Deran would have to find out that oldest sibling Pope had also perished. But the end of the show isn’t necessarily the end of the character’s story, EP Daniele Nathanson tells TVLine.
Sunday’s series finale of Animal Kingdom left Jake Weary’s Deran on the lowest of low notes. Smurf’s youngest son had been double-crossed by nephew J, beloved brother Craig had been fatally shot in a convenience-store holdup, and eventually, Deran would have to find out that oldest sibling Pope had also perished. But the end of the show isn’t necessarily the end of the character’s story, EP Daniele Nathanson tells TVLine.
- 8/30/2022
- by Charlie Mason
- TVLine.com
Only one Cody reigns supreme.
It's difficult even to process Animal Kingdom Season 6 Episode 13, as it marks this beloved series' conclusion, especially after those losses.
The cleverly titled "Fubar," which typically stands for "Fucked Up Beyond All Repair/Recognition," summed up the ruining of the Cody family, legacy, and kingdom.
J kept his damn promise to Smurf from Animal Kingdom Season 3 Episode 13, and he took it all.
The series finale will undoubtedly be one of those polarizing events where people either appreciate its straightforwardness or lament how things ended. I'm still working through my own feelings about it, so brace yourselves and grab a snack for a long review; you've been warned.
After months of speculation and some of the most creative, wild, outlandish, bizarre, and shocking theories by viewers, the real surprise of the actual finale is how predictable and direct it is.
Essentially, we got exactly what...
It's difficult even to process Animal Kingdom Season 6 Episode 13, as it marks this beloved series' conclusion, especially after those losses.
The cleverly titled "Fubar," which typically stands for "Fucked Up Beyond All Repair/Recognition," summed up the ruining of the Cody family, legacy, and kingdom.
J kept his damn promise to Smurf from Animal Kingdom Season 3 Episode 13, and he took it all.
The series finale will undoubtedly be one of those polarizing events where people either appreciate its straightforwardness or lament how things ended. I'm still working through my own feelings about it, so brace yourselves and grab a snack for a long review; you've been warned.
After months of speculation and some of the most creative, wild, outlandish, bizarre, and shocking theories by viewers, the real surprise of the actual finale is how predictable and direct it is.
Essentially, we got exactly what...
- 8/29/2022
- by Jasmine Blu
- TVfanatic
After six seasons, 75 episodes and countless beatdowns, Animal Kingdom comes roaring to a close with Sunday’s series finale. And although regular viewers may think that they’re prepared for the Codys’ last hurrah, executive producer Daniele Nathanson advises them to think again.
The ominously titled “Fubar,” which the showrunner also wrote, is “explosive… emotional… unpredictable,” she tells TVLine, hastening to remind us that “anything can happen in the Animal Kingdom. If you’ve watched all six seasons of the show, you know that major characters meet with major endings.” (Ellen Barkin’s Smurf and Scott Speedman’s Baz would no doubt agree.
The ominously titled “Fubar,” which the showrunner also wrote, is “explosive… emotional… unpredictable,” she tells TVLine, hastening to remind us that “anything can happen in the Animal Kingdom. If you’ve watched all six seasons of the show, you know that major characters meet with major endings.” (Ellen Barkin’s Smurf and Scott Speedman’s Baz would no doubt agree.
- 8/27/2022
- by Charlie Mason
- TVLine.com
It’s not quite a Get Out of Jail Free card. But in this sneak peek at the series finale of Animal Kingdom, J, Craig and Deran set in motion their complicated plot to spring Pope from the pokey during a prison transfer.
As you’ll see in the action-packed clip above, things start off pretty much perfectly for the rough-and-tumble Cody boys. Sure, the erstwhile Andrew gets flipped along with the prison-transfer bus. But let’s be real, he’s been through worse. And if at the end of the day, Catherine’s killer finds himself a free man,...
As you’ll see in the action-packed clip above, things start off pretty much perfectly for the rough-and-tumble Cody boys. Sure, the erstwhile Andrew gets flipped along with the prison-transfer bus. But let’s be real, he’s been through worse. And if at the end of the day, Catherine’s killer finds himself a free man,...
- 8/25/2022
- by Charlie Mason
- TVLine.com
In Sunday’s Animal Kingdom, the series’ next to last episode, the plan to break Pope out of jail was going absolutely swimmingly. Or so it at first appeared.
After Catherine’s killer earned himself a transfer to a prison that could assure his physical safety by revealing where he’d buried Colby’s body (remember him?), Pope implanted in his gut a tracker that J snuck to him during a visit. Meanwhile, Craig and Deran went on kind of a goodbye tour of Oceanside, catching a few waves and getting into one last brawl on the beach. As Deran...
After Catherine’s killer earned himself a transfer to a prison that could assure his physical safety by revealing where he’d buried Colby’s body (remember him?), Pope implanted in his gut a tracker that J snuck to him during a visit. Meanwhile, Craig and Deran went on kind of a goodbye tour of Oceanside, catching a few waves and getting into one last brawl on the beach. As Deran...
- 8/22/2022
- by Charlie Mason
- TVLine.com
Technically, we haven’t heard that the Grim Reaper will be making a guest appearance on Animal Kingdom before the end of the series’ sixth and final season. But Sunday’s “Clink” sure began to make it seem inevitable.
On one hand, we had Pope behind bars. The Codys had bought him protection on the inside from a guy on the outside named Finnegan. However, it didn’t do the prisoner a whole helluva lotta good, because he repelled help pretty much the way that Deran might a shave and a haircut. Before the hour was through, Pope had not...
On one hand, we had Pope behind bars. The Codys had bought him protection on the inside from a guy on the outside named Finnegan. However, it didn’t do the prisoner a whole helluva lotta good, because he repelled help pretty much the way that Deran might a shave and a haircut. Before the hour was through, Pope had not...
- 8/8/2022
- by Charlie Mason
- TVLine.com
Ok, now it really feels like the beginning of the end for Animal Kingdom. In Sunday’s game-changing “Gethsemane,” the Codys circled the wagons around Pope and retained a high-priced attorney to accompany him when he turned himself in for assault.
Wait, not murder? No, assault. Thompson didn’t have enough evidence to bring him in for killing Catherine, so she had an Oceanside detective put out a warrant for his arrest for assaulting Taylor. Once Pope was in the interrogation room, Thompson came in before his lawyer did and, whether Andrew liked it or not, laid out all of...
Wait, not murder? No, assault. Thompson didn’t have enough evidence to bring him in for killing Catherine, so she had an Oceanside detective put out a warrant for his arrest for assaulting Taylor. Once Pope was in the interrogation room, Thompson came in before his lawyer did and, whether Andrew liked it or not, laid out all of...
- 8/1/2022
- by Charlie Mason
- TVLine.com
Did a small job lead to something greater?
On Animal Kingdom Season 6 Episode 8, Deran and J worked together to switch things up in the game.
Meanwhile, things took a turn when Craig, Renn, and Nick spent the day together as a family.
Elsewhere, Pope sensed something was off when a surprising call triggered an unimaginable chain of events.
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On Animal Kingdom Season 6 Episode 8, Deran and J worked together to switch things up in the game.
Meanwhile, things took a turn when Craig, Renn, and Nick spent the day together as a family.
Elsewhere, Pope sensed something was off when a surprising call triggered an unimaginable chain of events.
Watch Animal Kingdom Season 6 Episode 8 Online
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- 7/25/2022
- by Paul Dailly
- TVfanatic
Welp, Pope and Thompson's faceoff went about as well as you'd expect, which is to say not good at all.
While much of Animal Kingdom Season 6 Episode 8 meandered with Deran, Tommy, and J's side quest for "booty" and the coked-up misadventures of Craig and Renn, Pope's revelation about Thompson is what served as any semblance of a plot throughline.
The Thompson news and confession about Cath certainly put a damper on the mood.
Back in 1992, Julia and Baz were going at it like the horny teenagers they were, and the only surprise was that it took Andrew so long to realize what was happening.
Did they think they were being slick and hiding? They sucked, if so.
It's hard to believe they even tried to keep their relationship under wraps when you had Baz tracing circles along her arm and constantly sending Andrew away. Julia was sticking her hand down...
While much of Animal Kingdom Season 6 Episode 8 meandered with Deran, Tommy, and J's side quest for "booty" and the coked-up misadventures of Craig and Renn, Pope's revelation about Thompson is what served as any semblance of a plot throughline.
The Thompson news and confession about Cath certainly put a damper on the mood.
Back in 1992, Julia and Baz were going at it like the horny teenagers they were, and the only surprise was that it took Andrew so long to realize what was happening.
Did they think they were being slick and hiding? They sucked, if so.
It's hard to believe they even tried to keep their relationship under wraps when you had Baz tracing circles along her arm and constantly sending Andrew away. Julia was sticking her hand down...
- 7/25/2022
- by Jasmine Blu
- TVfanatic
Ok, so things looked bad for Animal Kingdom’s Pope in Sunday’s episode. Like, real bad.
First, the telltale cereal box combined with security footage tipped him off to the fact that someone had been in the house. Then, after being punched a coupla times, Taylor folded like a house of cards and admitted that his “mom” was Detective Thompson. Finally, Pope confronted the cop and was chagrined to learn that — ruh-roh — she didn’t want a payoff, she wanted to bring Catherine’s killer to justice.
More from TVLineAnimal Kingdom Recap: 'Nicked' -- Plus, Thompson Closes In on...
First, the telltale cereal box combined with security footage tipped him off to the fact that someone had been in the house. Then, after being punched a coupla times, Taylor folded like a house of cards and admitted that his “mom” was Detective Thompson. Finally, Pope confronted the cop and was chagrined to learn that — ruh-roh — she didn’t want a payoff, she wanted to bring Catherine’s killer to justice.
More from TVLineAnimal Kingdom Recap: 'Nicked' -- Plus, Thompson Closes In on...
- 7/25/2022
- by Charlie Mason
- TVLine.com
What an installment!
It was on and cracking on Animal Kingdom Season 6 Episode 7 with feuding Cody bros, Deran and Craig, teaming up to take down and take out the Nazi drug dealing scumbag who took precious baby Nick.
Craig and Deran handled that shit, and it was the most thrilling aspect of the hour. It was Ben Robson's hour to shine, and he did. He absolutely Slayed with his performance on this one.
Does this mean that Craig and Renn are back together again, and Renn can stop being a dick to Craig about their child?
We've known for a bit that Renn's drug dealing would affect her family somehow, but she was getting too big for her britches and didn't seem to think that Craig's concerns were valid.
It was remarkable how she'd have her primos supervising every time Craig came around to see his child, but they...
It was on and cracking on Animal Kingdom Season 6 Episode 7 with feuding Cody bros, Deran and Craig, teaming up to take down and take out the Nazi drug dealing scumbag who took precious baby Nick.
Craig and Deran handled that shit, and it was the most thrilling aspect of the hour. It was Ben Robson's hour to shine, and he did. He absolutely Slayed with his performance on this one.
Does this mean that Craig and Renn are back together again, and Renn can stop being a dick to Craig about their child?
We've known for a bit that Renn's drug dealing would affect her family somehow, but she was getting too big for her britches and didn't seem to think that Craig's concerns were valid.
It was remarkable how she'd have her primos supervising every time Craig came around to see his child, but they...
- 7/18/2022
- by Jasmine Blu
- TVfanatic
Never mind that just last week Animal Kingdom’s Craig and Deran were beating the stuffing out of one another. When little Nick was kidnapped by Renn’s drug-dealing competition in Sunday’s especially tense episode, the baby’s daddy ran to his kid brother as fast as he used to race toward a line of coke.
Deran not only came through for Craig, he helped his sibling abduct another drug dealer and sneak into a Nazi drug den, and took three slugs to the bulletproof vest so that Nick could be safely retrieved. “This ain’t over,” the scary Nazi drug dealer warned.
Deran not only came through for Craig, he helped his sibling abduct another drug dealer and sneak into a Nazi drug den, and took three slugs to the bulletproof vest so that Nick could be safely retrieved. “This ain’t over,” the scary Nazi drug dealer warned.
- 7/18/2022
- by Charlie Mason
- TVLine.com
It’s Craig (Ben Robson) and Renn’s (Christina Ochoa) worst nightmare in the July 17 episode of Animal Kingdom, and TV Insider has an exclusive sneak peek. In “Incognito,” as Renn leaves the park, she’s too focused on her baby to realize the danger that awaits. When she reaches the car, she puts her bag down. But after she secures her baby, she’s attacked from behind…and her tot is snatched. Watch the clip above to see more from the attack, Renn powerless to stop the kidnapping taking place, and what it’ll take to even “talk about getting [her] kid back.” The final season of TNT’s adrenaline-fueled family crime drama sees the Cody boys discovering that they can’t outrun their past. With their empire expanding, a cold case investigation sets off a series of events that puts the entire family in jeopardy. Revenge, betrayal, and a...
- 7/15/2022
- TV Insider
By now, everyone who isn't a Cody is getting the side-eye.
The Eddie Pham job is right around the corner as the guys prepped for it during Animal Kingdom Season 6 Episode 5, but other factors in the Codys' personal lives raise some suspicions.
Regarding who faces the most risk right now, Pope wins by a landslide.
We had another slow burn hour of the series as the characters prepared for the new job, and the fraught tension between Craig and Deran continued to build.
We also saw that J's love life got needlessly complicated and raised some concerns for Pope.
Deran and Craig are due to have it out. The countdown is on until they have a full-out brawl to work out some of their issues with each other.
You can tell that Deran feels like they're becoming distant from each other, and it's getting under his skin. He seems a bit lost without Craig.
The Eddie Pham job is right around the corner as the guys prepped for it during Animal Kingdom Season 6 Episode 5, but other factors in the Codys' personal lives raise some suspicions.
Regarding who faces the most risk right now, Pope wins by a landslide.
We had another slow burn hour of the series as the characters prepared for the new job, and the fraught tension between Craig and Deran continued to build.
We also saw that J's love life got needlessly complicated and raised some concerns for Pope.
Deran and Craig are due to have it out. The countdown is on until they have a full-out brawl to work out some of their issues with each other.
You can tell that Deran feels like they're becoming distant from each other, and it's getting under his skin. He seems a bit lost without Craig.
- 7/4/2022
- by Jasmine Blu
- TVfanatic
Ricky Martin gave his son Matteo a taste of la vida loca when he brought the 13-year-old to set with him. "Look who decided to accompany me to the filming of my new video," the singer wrote on Instagram alongside a snap of the teen giving the camera a thumbs up from a director's chair. "#mylittleman #pride #son." Since welcoming Matteo and his twin brother Valentino via surrogate in August 2008, Ricky and now-husband Jwan Yosef have mostly kept the boys out of the spotlight. But that doesn't mean the family—including their daughter Lucia, 3, and son Renn, 2—doesn't get a taste of the Hollywood. After all, Ricky is always happy to bring them on the road...
- 6/27/2022
- E! Online
Three episodes into the final season, Animal Kingdom at last revisited the discovery of Catherine’s body at the end of Season 5. (Read the full recap of that episode here.)
In the first of Sunday’s two episodes, the Shawn Hatosy-directed “Pressure and Time,” a Detective Louise Thompson (Tyrant alum Moran Atias) began looking into the very cold case of Catherine’s murder. Though her colleagues seemed to think that the case wasn’t so much cold as closed — they believed that Baz was the guilty party — Thompson’s interest was piqued when she learned that the deceased had...
In the first of Sunday’s two episodes, the Shawn Hatosy-directed “Pressure and Time,” a Detective Louise Thompson (Tyrant alum Moran Atias) began looking into the very cold case of Catherine’s murder. Though her colleagues seemed to think that the case wasn’t so much cold as closed — they believed that Baz was the guilty party — Thompson’s interest was piqued when she learned that the deceased had...
- 6/27/2022
- by Charlie Mason
- TVLine.com
Everyone knows the old saying about what happens if you play with fire, right? Everyone, that is, except for a certain Animal Kingdom character. In Sunday’s sixth and final season premiere, the Cody boys sent a traitor to the metaphorical burn ward and, just for good measure, a nuisance to the actual ER. Who was on the receiving end of the thugs’ version of justice? Read on, and we’ll go over not only what happened in the first of Sunday’s back-to-back episodes but the second as well.
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- 6/20/2022
- by Charlie Mason
- TVLine.com
Are you ready for the final run with the Cody brothers?
We are not, and to quote half of the Cody clan here, saying goodbye to this series will be "bittersweet." Fortunately, the final season is pulling out all the stops, and Animal Kingdom will go out on its own terms.
We were incredibly fortunate enough to catch up with the fun, laidback duo of Jake Weary and Ben Robson to chat a bit about what we can look forward to this season. Check it out below!
Jumping right into things with you guys, if you could describe the final season of Animal Kingdom in three words, what would you use?
Jake: Climactic. Betrayal. Explosive. Those are the three I would use to describe it.
Ben: Those are pretty good.
Jake: Yeah, top that, pal.
Ben: I would say Bittersweet.
I'm going to have to copy one of yours, which is a bit disappointing,...
We are not, and to quote half of the Cody clan here, saying goodbye to this series will be "bittersweet." Fortunately, the final season is pulling out all the stops, and Animal Kingdom will go out on its own terms.
We were incredibly fortunate enough to catch up with the fun, laidback duo of Jake Weary and Ben Robson to chat a bit about what we can look forward to this season. Check it out below!
Jumping right into things with you guys, if you could describe the final season of Animal Kingdom in three words, what would you use?
Jake: Climactic. Betrayal. Explosive. Those are the three I would use to describe it.
Ben: Those are pretty good.
Jake: Yeah, top that, pal.
Ben: I would say Bittersweet.
I'm going to have to copy one of yours, which is a bit disappointing,...
- 6/15/2022
- by Jasmine Blu
- TVfanatic
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