‘Wild Mountain Thyme’ review: Irish rom-com won’t leave you ‘Moonstruck’

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorFifteen-odd years into their career, Beach House are at a point where most artists have settled into “heritage” status at best or rehash at worst. But with “Once Twice Melody,” they’ve defied those and many other odds, creating an album that is unmistakably them, and at first blush not that different from their previous work, but one that gradually unveils more and more detail, like intricate painting viewed from different perspectives.

Delilah Belle Hamlin is six months sober. The 23-year-old model took to her Instagram Story on Wednesday to share an update on her sobriety, after revealing in November that she suffered an accidental overdose.Per multiple outlets, Hamlin, the daughter of Lisa Rinna and Harry Hamlin, jumped up and down in the Instagram Story video while singing, «Hi! I'm six months sober!»In a 28-minute Instagram Live video in November, Hamlin revealed her accidental overdose, which she said came after being over-prescribed medications from her doctor. Hamlin said she was suffering from an array of conditions including OCD, migraines, panic attacks, and more, all of which led her to being prescribed steroids, anti-viral medications, antibiotics, Xanax and Propranolol, in addition to the many supplements she was taking.«My body got dependent on Xanax number one, and number two I overdosed,» she said in the November video. «I didn’t mean to at all.

There’s an update regarding Aaron Rodgers and Shailene Woodley.

Hilary Duff is a little relieved that kids today can't always identify her. The 34-year-old star took to Instagram to repost a video of a bunch of students misidentifying her as «Lindsay Lohan» and «From Jessie.» Duff took the mistakes in stride, writing on her Instagram Stories, «Although it's Hilary Duff b**ches aka 'Lizzie' live it, learn it… floral pants are back, man am I happy to not have to be 'good' for the kids anymore.» A post shared by Betches Media (@betches)Duff has been vocal in the past about wanting to move forward from her Disney Channel, days. In 2020, a reboot of the hit coming-of-age sitcom was scrapped after the show filmed two episodes. Around that time, Duff posted an Instagram Story about the TV show being pulled from Disney+ in February 2020 for not being «family friendly,» writing, «Sounds familiar...» She later addressed the decision and why the reboot didn't work out. «I think they are really trying to figure out what kind of content they want living on Disney+, and that doesn't totally align with like, where I see Lizzie right now, you know, and I'm very protective of her and they're very protective of her,» Duff said of the cancellation in May 2021.

Michael Bay is setting the record straight.

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) says anyone of State Pension age with joint pain could be given an extra £89 each week.

Pep Guardiola is expecting a backlash from Tottenham when they arrive at the Etihad this weekend in awful form.

A teenage girl who was arrested after 'the release of a gas from an aerosol can' at a south Manchester high school has been released under investigation.

Thirty arrests were made while cash, drugs and vehicles were all seized during a 'blitz on crime' in Tameside.

Strong winds from Storm Eunice have ripped a gaping hole in the side of London's O2 Arena.

Odion Ighalo has opened up on his loan spell with Manchester United and admits that 12 months will live on in his and his family's memory forever.

Out to eat! Tristan Thompson adorably took his 3-year-old daughter, True, to dinner.

Friendly exes! After Aaron Rodgers and Shailene Woodley called off their engagement, the twosome are moving forward.

The drama continues. Erika Jayne is being sued in yet another lawsuit amid her ongoing legal woes with estranged husband Tom Girardi.

Joan Collins celebrated her 20th wedding anniversary in style on Thursday.

Zendaya and Tom Holland continued to be couple goals while watching some professional hockey goals on Thursday night.

“My favorite type of date nights,” Tristan Thompson captioned the Instagram Story he posted on Thursday evening. In the Feb. 17 clip, Tristan, 30, and his daughter, True Thompson, appear to be having dinner at a restaurant. The Sacramento Kings player took a break from his place of snow peas (edamame?) to look at the camera and make his best Cookie Monster impression. “Om nom nom nom!” said Tristan, before leaning in to give True, 3, a kiss on the side of her head.

2022 is already proving to be the year of big milestones. Kate Middleton turned forty last month, Orlando Bloom turned 45 in January, and now ghd’s Original Styler is celebrating its 20-year anniversary. Like any noughties icon returning to the scene two decades later, it’s had a bit of a makeover.

Jamie Redknapp's youngest son Raphael takes after his side of the family as many have likened the tiny tot's facial expressions to his famous granddad, Harry Redknapp.MORE: Inside Jamie Redknapp and wife Frida's luxurious Maldives honeymoon with baby RaphaelAfter sharing a series of snapshots from his Maldives honeymoon with wife Frida, followers were quick to react - with many suggesting that little Raphael takes after the former football manager.WATCH: Jamie Redknapp's son Raphael takes after his dad in adorable video"He really looks like Harry here," remarked one, while another stated: "Little guy looks very like his grandad Harry." A third post read: "Got yours and your dad's looks awe."MORE: Jamie Redknapp's wife Frida stuns in crocheted halterneck bikini in must-see honeymoon snapsMORE: Jamie Redknapp expresses heartache after ex-wife Louise reveals family deathOn Thursday, Jamie then shared a heartwarming video of his three-month-old son playing with his parents. "What do you mean everyone says we look like twins? I look nothing like you pops," the dad-of-three joked.He later added a snapshot, and wrote in the caption: "Nanny, Pop and Raphael [heart emoji] #twins." His Swedish model wife was quick to add a heart emoji underneath.Followers also reacted, with one writing: "Ahhh he's spit of you!!! Gorgeous little chubby cheeks." Another said: "That's a beautiful picture, they look so proud." Another post read: "He's got your eyes, what a gorgeous baby." Jamie shared this cute photo of his son with his parentsJamie and Frida, who tied the knot in October, only recently returned from their honeymoon in the Maldives, along with their baby son Rafael.

Congratulations are in order for Adriana Lima! The 40-year-old supermodel revealed on Feb. 18 that she’s pregnant with her third child, and her first with boyfriend Andre Lemmers. Adriana took to TikTok to announce the news. Using the social media platform for the first time, Adriana posted a compilation video of Andre scaring her in different places. There’s a twist at the end, though, as she reveals it’s now HER turn to scare him. After taking a positive pregnancy test, Adriana shares the news with her man, and he’s definitely in shock!

A “Texas Chainsaw Massacre” movie made for 2022 is a low-expectation enterprise. Is it set in Texas? Is there a massacre? How about a chainsaw? Check the boxes, and off you go.

Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorIn today’s podcast news roundup, Willa Fitzgerald stars in Fictionz’s two narrative podcast series based on Aimee Bender short stories; influencer Tinx gets a podcast and radio show with SiriusXM; Spotify’s The Ringer deconstructs celebrity tabloid culture; the 2022 Ambies awards nominations are out; and more.Fictionz, the subscription app for narrative podcasts based on short stories, books and original ideas written by women, announced that Willa Fitzgerald (Prime Video’s “Reacher,” MTV’s “Scream”) will narrate and lend her voice to adaptations of two of Aimee Bender’s short stories, “Off” and “Call My Name.” Both are slated to premiere in April on the Fictionz app. “Off” is about a young rich woman at a party with a singular goal — to kiss a redhead, a blond and a brunette — but things don’t go exactly as she planned; her ex-boyfriend (and “the blond”) is being voiced by Will Roland (“Billions”).

A few weeks ago, the film Wild Mountain Thyme garnered a wee bit of negative press for having some of the worst fake Irish accents in recent memory. Irish Twitter was particularly merciless over the brogue Emily Blunt was doing in the rom-com’s trailer. Even Jamie Dornan, who actually is Irish, apparently completely fails to capture the regional accent he’s attempting.

“Mad Men” star Jon Hamm seeks creative fulfillment in more places than the alpha-male, womanizing life of Don Draper. Whether he’s in budget giants like the upcoming “Top Gun: Maverick” or festival titles like “Lucy in the Sky,” he gravitates toward projects he’s passionate about.

handful of dodgy accents, but in truth, Wild Mountain Thyme is arguably the most bewildering film of 2020. And that's saying something.

Jamie Dornan was “very relieved” when his Wild Mountain Thyme co-star Emily Blunt told him she hadn’t seen Fifty Shades Of Grey.The actor starred as Christian Grey, who embarks on a sadomasochistic relationship with Dakota Johnson’s character Anastasia Steele in the film trilogy, and it appears it’s not a role he’s proud of.When his latest co-star confessed she hadn’t seen any of the films, he was thrilled.Blunt, who plays the love interest of Jamie’s character in John Patrick Shanley’s new drama, said, “Jamie was quite relieved that I had never seen the Fifty Shades films. And I hadn’t read the book.

Bleecker Street’s Wild Mountain Thyme and RLJE Films’ Archenemy are the latest films to throw their hats into the specialty box office space. As we all know, for the past nine months, box office numbers have been stagnant to non-existent because of the pandemic. That said, it’s the same story for these two titles — but they get gold stars for braving the pandemic to make their theatrical debuts.

The cast of “Wild Mountain Thyme” got together for a SiriusXM Town Hall special, with stars Emily Blunt, Jamie Dornan, and Jon Hamm joined by director John Patrick Shanley.

Peter Debruge Chief Film CriticMovies are constantly coming up with reasons to keep lovers apart for long enough to convince audiences that they genuinely belong together, but “Wild Mountain Thyme” may be the first film in which those obstacles are never made clear. Rosemary Muldoon (Emily Blunt) is beautiful.

So hasn’t himself from “Fifty Shades of Grey” gone all forty shades of green in the new fillum, “Wild Mountain Thyme,” named for the haunting ballad that we Irish are taught at the teat, and apt to burst into once we’ve a bellyful of stout in us. Mind you, the song is maybe more Scottish really but don’t be worrying; we get mixed up between Ireland and Scotland ourselves most days, never knowing if we’re to wake up in Dingle or Dundee and not much minding one way or the other cause aren’t there cows to be feeding, donkeys to be proposing to and a lot of things to be falling off, walls and rowboats and high horses and the like.

Brent Lang Executive Editor of Film and MediaJohn Patrick Shanley won an Oscar for “Moonstruck,” his bittersweet and whimsical romantic comedy about a pair of star-crossed lovers who find themselves inextricably drawn together.More than 30 years later, Shanley is offering another look at love, examining both its irresistible pull and its inherent danger, with “Wild Mountain Thyme.” The film, which opens in theaters and on-demand on Dec. 11, stars Jamie Dornan as Anthony, a shy farmer who has caught the eye of his headstrong neighbor Rosemary (Emily Blunt).

Meryl Streep is Alice Hughes, a demanding well-renowned writer struggling to complete her newest manuscript. Karen (Gemma Chan) is her young new agent.