‘Where The Crawdads Sing’ review: Overblown and tedious Southern drama

LF SYSTEM have done it – locking in a straight month at Number 1 on the Official Singles Chart with their breakthrough single Afraid To Feel.

Khloe Kardashian and Tristan Thompson are expecting their second child via surrogate. At the time, it was reported by TMZ that the baby’s birth was “imminent” or had already happened. Two weeks later, is Koko dropping clues that the baby, who is reportedly a boy, has been born? See the clues below.

Justin Timberlake might have caught heat recently for his dancing, but there is one person who will always approve of his skills- Jessica Biel. The A-list couple is currently vacationing with friends in Porto Cervo, Sardinia, and they were photographed dancing together looking like a couple of kids in love.

Derek Jeter lets the world know everything is in order with Alex Rodriguez. During a recent Good Day New York appearance, the 48-year-old MLB Hall of Famer said he and Rodriguez began talking while filming the new ESPN documentary The Captain.“There is no wedge. Everything’s good,” said Jeter, as reported by People.

Rebekah Vardy feels "very sad and disappointed" as she broke her silence following the verdict of the Wagatha Christie trial.

Will Smith has uploaded a video apologising to Chris Rock, whom he infamously slapped at the Oscars earlier this year. The actor's almost six-minute video expressed his remorse over the shocking move.

A Salford warehouse selling items online has been fined £40,000 after a court found the business was putting workers in danger.

It feels like yesterday that Fernandinho was lifting the Premier League trophy high into the East Manchester sky, but Manchester City are already back in competitive action against Liverpool in the FA Community Shield.

Bring Me The Horizon‘s Oli Sykes has today (July 29) launched the ANGELSLAYER clothing line under his alternative fashion brand DROP DEAD.The singer’s latest collection is themed on Topheth, a fictional institute dreamt up by Sykes that serves as a metaphor for technology’s insidious grip on modern civilisation.Speaking about the cult-like organisation, Sykes said: “The institute [Topheth] houses other abducted children hand-picked from birth for their psychic powers and forced to become part of a process that leads inexorably to the decay and eventual death of their human selves.”`Topheth, which subjects children to horrifying experiments, also has an agenda to weaponise the children’s abilities, thus creating the ANGELSLAYERS.Included in the collection are futuristic T-shirts, skirts, tops, hoodies and jackets moulded around the dark concept, all available in unisex sizing.“Thematically this collection has created a world inspired by the tech industry’s powerful psychological mind manipulation tactics,” Sykes continued.“Most people don’t realise that lurking behind their screens and phones is a giant laboratory of psychologists, neuroscientists, and social science experts who use their knowledge of psychological vulnerabilities to devise products that hijack their minds, hooking them with a drug-like power, for the purpose of profit or brainwashing.“The ANGELSLAYERS represent a metaphor of this idea, a generation weaponised by shady operatives to believe what’s good is bad and what’s bad is good.Sykes added: “The ideas and concepts [Drop Dead] wants to promote is a feeling of unity, community, and healthy obsessions and passions.

Slipknot played their new single ‘The Dying Song (Time To Sing)’ live for the first time at a show in Prague last night (July 28). Watch fan-shot footage below.The masked metal band were performing at the O2 Arena in the Czech Republic capital as part of their current European headline tour, which began earlier this month.Midway through the main set, Corey Taylor and co.

Manchester United are back in action this weekend as the Premier League season draws ever nearer.

Supermarket giant Asda has today (Friday July 29) announced that it has cut the price of unleaded by 5p per litre and diesel by 3p per litre to help motorists save money when filling up their tanks.

Brad Pitt has revealed he’s a fan of Channel 4’s The Great Pottery Throw Down.While promoting his upcoming film Bullet Train alongside co-stars Brian Tyree Henry and Aaron Taylor-Johnson, the trio were asked in an interview with Joe.ie what their go-to show is when they “want to watch stuff explode”.Tyree Henry chose The Great British Baking Show aka The Great British Bake Off, saying: “Let me tell you something because when those soufflés explode, man, you watch some stuff go down.”Pitt replied: “If we’re going that route, I’m going The Great Pottery Throw Down.”@siobhni have you seen this? A lot of love from Brad and Brian for @PotteryThrow pic.twitter.com/VbPInPHyDL— Dr Panti Bliss-Cabrera (@PantiBliss) July 27, 2022After Tyree Henry, in shock, asked “how have we never talked about this?”, Pitt said he’d “seen every season” of the reality show.Pitt specifically expressed his admiration for judge Keith Brymer Jones, who is known for being brought to tears by the work of contestants. “He’s so beautiful,” Pitt said.

Drake is paying it forward.

Hi everyone it’s Shaughna Phillips here with my penultimate Love Island column of the series. I can’t believe it’s the final on Monday 1 August – it’s gone so fast! I’ll be really honest, I haven’t found this week as exciting. I think it’s because they’re all really loved-up now, so I already know what they’re going to say without even having to watch it.

The so-called ‘Wagatha Christie’ libel trial has reached its conclusion today (July 29), with Rebekah Vardy losing her libel claim against Coleen Rooney. Rebekah, 40, launched legal action after Coleen, 36, claimed her fellow WAG's Instagram account was linked to stories about her leaking to the press.

Leave it to Angelina Jolie to make pajamas look chic! The actress rocked sleepwear to the airport, and the look perfectly combined comfort and style.

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Girl group royalty! Like a certain 2010s boy band, Fifth Harmony was formed on a reality competition series — and like that group, they’ve stayed busy in the years after their hiatus.

Could Anna Duggar have issued a super-secret cryptic cry-out with one of her latest activities on Twitter?!

One Love Is Blind star isn’t seeing eye to eye with Vanessa Lachey!

TOWIE newcomer Junaid Ahmed has shared an update on his close friend Yazmin Oukhellou after the horror car crash in Turkey that killed boyfriend Jake McLean.The Essex star was speaking at the National Reality TV Awards on Monday ahead of his debut in the reality series. Speaking exclusively to OK!, he said: “She’s in the best place that she can be. I’m so, so excited for the new series.There’s loads of typical TOWIE stuff that you need to keep your eyes out for.

Former Love Island star Rebecca Gormley looked a world away from the villa on Thursday (July 28) as she attended the annual National Reality Television Awards. Swapping her iconic bikini looks for a far more glamorous wine coloured gown, the 24 year old stunner looked fabulous as she posed for the cameras at the swanky bash.The gown itself featured a statement corseted bodice complete with ruffled neckline, while a thigh high split showed off the star’s toned leg.

Gemma Owen and Luca Bish have been inseparable since the pair coupled up together on the ITV Love Island dating show within days of it starting. And while neither of them has had their heads even remotely turned by any new bombshells, there have been tensions between the pair on the reality show.Their fellow Islanders are not entirely convinced the two are truly a match for each other - and neither are the show's viewers.

“Where the Crawdads Sing,” giving viewers a glimpse of the vast wetlands in which the film adaptation of Delia Owens’ novel is set.“We worked with a fantastic company,” director Olivia Newman told TheWrap in a recent interview about the film. “They just gave so much attention to detail to get the blue heron right, and we had a very specific idea in mind for how we wanted to lead the viewer into the swamp and first introduce them to the world of the marsh.”The bird eventually weaves past the coastline and then down into the swamps to land near Kya (Daisy Edgar-Joens), who is hiding from the sheriff that wants to track her down for questioning regarding the murder of Chase Andrews (Harris Dickinson).“We worked with a drone company to get those shots exactly the way we wanted and then added the bird into the path.

Delia Owens, Sony’s “Where the Crawdads Sing” follows a young girl named Kya who learns to survive on her own in a swampy North Carolina marsh after she’s abandoned by her family. Kya (Daisy Edgar-Jones) goes on to publish several illustrated books about the local environment.During the four-month shoot in the marshlands near New Orleans, the cast and crew experienced a series of obstacles ranging from alligator encounters to weather-induced shutdowns.

A film of Where The Crawdads Sing, the best-selling murder mystery novel by Delia Owens, is out this summer.

Jazz Tangcay Artisans EditorWhen cinematographer Polly Morgan and director Olivia Newman were brought on to adapt Delia Owens’ bestselling novel, “Where the Crawdads Sing,” the story spoke to them on a natural level.The Sony Pictures film of the same name, in theaters July 15, tells the tale of Kya (Daisy Edgar- Jones), a young woman raising herself in the marshes of North Carolina in the 1950s. Her journey — and her relationship to nature in particular — resonated with Morgan (“A Quiet Place Part II,” “6 Balloons”).

Carolina” as a means of attracting young audiences, the film is also the first targeting a largely female crowd since “Downton Abbey: A New Era” earlier this year. That movie opened to $16 million after it brought in $1 million in its Thursday preview screenings.

“Where the Crawdads Sing” leveled up from its already high standing in the world of pop culture when singer/songwriter Taylor Swift announced that she had written a song that would be featured in the film adaptation. But what fans didn’t know was Swift wrote the song before production on the film had even begun.The novel, written by Delia Owens, tells the story of a young girl named Kya who lives on her own undisturbed out in a marsh, until she becomes a suspect in a potential murder.Swift wrote “Carolina” specifically for the new film, with momentum from her “folklore” album production, asking Aaron Dessner to produce it. She teased the single with the movie’s trailer on social media in March, writing “I wanted to create something haunting and ethereal to match this mesmerizing story.”“Taylor wrote this song when she heard that there was a movie being made out of this book,” director Olivia Newman told TheWrap in a recent interview.

“Where the Crawdads Sing” has gathered quite a list of names associated with the film adaptation of Delia Owens’ bestselling novel, which was published in 2018. Reese Witherspoon spotlighted the book as one of the earliest picks in her book club, and then her production company Hello Sunshine signed on to adapt the book for the big screen.Directed by Olivia Newman, the story weaves together several complex themes, including coming of age, survival and a murder mystery. Taylor Swift even wrote a song for the film after reading Owens’ novel because she was so inspired by the story: “Carolina,” which released June 23, echoes Owens’ naturalistic writing with a haunting melody.Fans of the book, Reese Witherspoon, Taylor Swift and/or actress Daisy Edgar Jones may be wondering how to watch the upcoming film adaptation.

EXCLUSIVE: Deadline has an exclusive track from Mychael Danna’s score for 3000 Pictures’ dramatic thriller Where the Crawdads Sing, which is slated for release by Decca Records tomorrow, as the film hits theaters in the U.S.