Author: Michael

Written and directed by Michael Russell Gunn (“Designated Survivor,” “Billions”), “The Brink of War” tells a story less powerful because of its subject matter than the deeper truths — sociopolitical, but more importantly, humanistic — that it illustrates. Jeff Daniels stars as Ronald Reagan opposite Jared Harris as Mikhail Gorbachev in a dramatization of the Reykjavik Summit of 1986, where the world’s greatest superpowers first began to initiate the end of the Cold War. While the two actors make a meal out of the historic clash between the two leaders, Gunn’s lacking aptitude as a first-time feature director limits the…

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Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is addressing the political “backlash” she is receiving after going public with her decision to freeze her eggs. “One question that I received earlier is do I regret coming out publicly about this due to all of the political negativity and the larger political context, and especially this idea that, for me, I’m quite young in my career — especially when it comes to politics — so would the backlash around this have any future impact on my career and do I regret it for those reasons,” Ocasio-Cortez, 36, said in a video shared via her Instagram…

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Cindy Crawford’s daughter, Kaia Gerber, is looking back on her allegedly haunting childhood — literally. “My mom gave me holy water to go to set,” Gerber, 24, began during a Friday, August 14, interview on the “Mitch Churi Chat Show,” referring to her stint on American Horror Story season 10. “She was like, ‘I don’t want you to get possessed.’ I was told I was possessed as a child.” Kaia, the daughter of supermodel Crawford, 60, and husband Rande Gerber, further claimed that she was “haunted [her] whole life.” (Crawford and Rande, 64, also share son Presley, 27.) “I do…

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Gwyneth Paltrow and her 22-year-old lookalike daughter, Apple, are soaking up the summer in style. “Summer, so far so good,” Paltrow, 53, wrote via Instagram on Friday, August 14, sharing a carousel of the mother-daughter duo’s sunshine-filled getaway. The Oscar-winning actress rocked a plunging black one-piece while lounging on a sun deck with Apple, who sported a red-and-white striped bikini. Paltrow, who shares Apple and 20-year-old son Moses with ex-husband Chris Martin, and her daughter have always shared a close bond. Apple Martin Wears Gwyneth Paltrow’s 1996 Calvin Klein Dress in New York City “It’s been a major transition. I…

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