Should you take the kids?

Shortly after the premiere for Rogue One, I tweeted a number of reactions to the movie, including: “Darth Vader gets a moment of pure horror. Maybe more than one…” Then I got a question from a reader: “Will my 4-year-old fall out of love with him? She refuses to believe he’s the bad guy.” That made me want to reach for the “wince” emoji. I have a 4-year-old, too, and as much as he loves Star Wars, I’m going to wait a few years before we enjoy Rogue One together.

Showing skin in the coldest place on earth (because she can)

A few naked guys streak outside during a party scene early in Whiteout. But other than that, as I mention in my review, Kate Beckinsale is the only one who takes the time to strip down, enjoying a lingering shower before suiting up again (complete with a pretty, fur-trimmed hat) to face a well-insulated killer in this snow-based cartoon action thriller. I’m all for attractive actors of all sexes stripping down in cartoon action thrillers, and I support the right of movie stars to deduct the cost of personal trainers to keep them on-screen shower ready.

Showrunners on finale twist, burning questions

Warning: This article contains spoilers about the season 1 finale of Locke & Key. Well, how about THAT twist, huh? The new Netflix series Locke & Key is based on a comic book of the same name created by Joe Hill and Gabriel Rodriguez. Any viewers familiar with the source material may have noticed a significant difference in character dynamics on the show. While the demonic Dodge spent most of the original Locke & Key comic disguised as Zack Wells, a friend of the Locke children, the show’s version of Dodge only ever appeared in her female form in a villainous capacity…until the final episode, that is.

Sia sings 'Diamonds,' the song she wrote for Rihanna: Watch it here

Rihanna is having a solid week, which means Sia Furler is too. As you probably know, the Australian singer and songsmith actually wrote and produced Rihanna’s top Unapologetic single “Diamonds,” and now she’s actually singing the thing herself. She, along with Stargate, performed the No. 1 song at yesterday’s Norweigan-American Achievement Award ceremony in New York. (Stargate, it should be noted, was the night’s honoree.) Sia, of course, has been on quite the streak lately, lending her talents to successful singles like Flo Rida’s “Whistle” and David Guetta’s “Titanium,” both of which also made the top ten of Billboard’s Hot 100.

Sidewalk University

There seems to be nothing Shinehead can’t do, and do well. The Jamaica-raised New Yorker peppers his wise, informative rap with heavily accented reggae motor-mouthing, but he also has a lovely singing voice. And he’s not afraid to toughen up his covers of Paul McCartney’s ”Let ‘Em In” and Stevie Wonder’s sappy ”I Just Called to Say I Love You” by adding hard urban rhythm tracks. Sidewalk University combines all of his best impulses, including joyous black pride and sensible street talk.

Silver Surfer creators say goodbye

“Anywhere and everywhere — hang on!” For the last few years, that evocative declaration has been the calling-card of Marvel’s Silver Surfer, a brilliant pop-art reinterpretation of the spacefaring superhero by writer Dan Slott and artist Michael Allred. Slott and Allred gave Surfer a new human companion, Dawn Greenwood, whose fresh-eyed enthusiasm for adventure defined the series as much as the Surfer’s cosmic powers. Together, Surfer and Dawn traveled the universe — exploring perfect planets, out-betting cosmic gamblers, and defying world-eaters alike — while their relationship blossomed into a beautiful romance.

Silversun Pickups ask Mitt Romney to stop using 'Panic Switch'

If crazed metal frontmen are spewing made-up rhetoric and clueless candidates are using pop songs without the permission of the artists, then it must be an election season! Last time around, it seemed like every week a candidate was chastised by a rock star for using a song without permission, and now comes one of the stranger ones in a long time. Recently, the Mitt Romney campaign used Los Angeles alt-rockers Silversun Pickups' 2009 track "

Singer changes Angel Down lyrics to Trayvon Angel

Lady Gaga pulled out all the stops during her final Dive Bar Tour performance, bringing hard rocking dance moves and political commentary to the stage for a spirited set filled with Joanne tracks at The Satellite in L.A.’s Silver Lake neighborhood. The 30-year-old kicked off the mini-tour’s last show, which was streamed Thursday night on Bud Light’s Facebook page, by premiering live versions of album cuts “Come to Mama” and “John Wayne,” while Mark Ronson assisted the singer-songwriter during a performance of Joanne promotional single, “A-YO.

Sisqo is charged with gun assault, resisting arrest

Sisqó may not be ogling thongs too much longer. The R&B singer faces potential jail time after an incident on Saturday morning in which he and his girlfriend allegedly fired three shots at a car idling at a neighbor’s house, MTV News reports. According to Baltimore police, the neighbor’s brother was parked outside the family house in the suburb of Randallstown at 3:30 a.m., waiting for family members to come outside, when he heard a shot.

Sleeping With the Enemy

Julia Roberts’ first starring role since Pretty Woman couldn’t be more of a contrast, but there’s a crucial link between the two. Sleeping With the Enemy (R) asks the question: What happens when a beautiful young woman finds and marries her Prince Charming — and he turns out to be a psychotic monster? The movie, a desperate-to-be-Hitchcockian thriller, casts Roberts as Laura Burney, whose husband, the suave and presentable Martin (Patrick Bergin), is actually a vicious, crazy, wife-beating slug.