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Simu Liu is preparing to reprise his role as Shang-Chi in *Avengers: Doomsday*, marking only his second time playing the character in a live-action film. He recently told the Japanese publication The River that he’s feeling nervous about filming alongside so many talented actors. He shared his thoughts (translated from Japanese using Google Translate)…

Reese Witherspoon, who co-founded Hello Sunshine, has been talking about the new season of *The Morning Show*. She recently appeared on the *Las Culturistas Podcast* as part of her promotional tour. During the interview, co-host Matt Rogers asked her what it’s like to talk with Nicole Kidman. Witherspoon then did an impression that had Rogers and co-host Bowen Yang laughing hysterically. You can watch the funny moment in a video Rogers posted on Instagram.

Season 3 of Tulsa King finds Dwight Manfredi setting his sights on a new business: a local distillery in Oklahoma. This venture gets complicated because the distillery owner’s daughter, Cleo, is someone Mitch Keller, one of Manfredi’s men, used to date. Manfredi’s attempt to buy the distillery quickly leads to conflict with Jeremiah Dunmire (Robert Patrick), a powerful and unscrupulous businessman with many connections.

The new film, *One Battle After Another*, pits Leonardo DiCaprio’s character, Bob Ferguson, a former revolutionary, against his longtime rival, Colonel Steven J. Lockjaw, portrayed by Sean Penn. Critics are calling this their strongest work in years. Newcomer Chase Infiniti shines as Bob’s daughter Willa, alongside compelling performances from Teyana Taylor as Willa’s mother Perfidia, and Regina Hall and Benicio del Toro as former allies. However, the most praised aspect is director Anderson’s ability to capture the current cultural climate. As Vulture’s Alison Willmore notes, he’s successfully updated the story from the Reagan era for a modern audience. Read the best reviews of *One Battle After Another* below.

Kathy was showering when the doorbell rang. Joe, in the kitchen, saw the postman through the front window. He told the carrier Kathy wasn’t home and asked him to leave the package on the porch. When the postman asked for a signature, Joe went outside. The postman’s pen didn’t work, so Joe went back inside to find another one. A quick glance at the man’s shoes – tan suede with racing stripes, a style postmen didn’t wear in the 70s – saved Joe’s life. As the camera focuses on the man, we see Joe quickly realize something is terribly wrong. The scene cuts to the man pulling a machine gun from his bag, followed by Joe throwing a pot of hot coffee at him, starting a violent fight that destroys the kitchen. Despite the speed of the action, the actor conveys the shift in Joe’s understanding – from a vague unease to the realization that this isn’t a postman, and he’s in danger – in just three seconds and four steps.