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Jordan Peele wants to give you a bit of a scare this holiday season.

President Trump skipped the Kennedy Center Honors in 2017, publicly stating that he wished to avoid marring the celebration with a "political distraction." A year later, his absence at the event -- held earlier this month, and now being televised on CBS -- merely reinforces the disconnect between the commander in chief and key ceremonial aspects of America's cultural life.

There are a lot of bad movies and TV every year, and with so much being produced, 2018 was no exception. But only a few of the bigger misfires come with the sort of concept, cast or creative pedigree that would raise expectations, only to dash them.

It was a strong year for both movies and television. But rather than a conventional "best" list, recognizing the "most satisfying" films and programs felt like a more organic way to pay homage to projects that delivered on their promise or exceeded expectations. It's also a way of thinning out deserving entries -- especially among returning series -- that might have simply met them.

Ellie Kemper doesn't want to call the ending of "Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt" "bittersweet."

Actor Kevin Spacey will be charged with indecent assault and battery, stemming from an incident that took place at a Nantucket, Massachusetts restaurant in 2016, Cape & Islands District Attorney Michael O'Keefe announced Monday.

Just one week following Pete Davidson's troubling Instagram post, he was spotted attending the concert of his good friend, Machine Gun Kelly.

Christmas came early for Christina El Moussa.

New year, new streaming.

Ruth Bader Ginsburg has become a cultural icon, as the fine CNN Films documentary "RBG" made clear. Yet a new movie chronicling an early chapter in the Supreme Court Justice's career, "On the Basis of Sex," proves more dutiful than delightful, only stirring to life toward the end.

Nicole Kidman's very busy year -- including roles in "Boy Erased" and "Aquaman" -- concludes on a dour, dark note in "Destroyer," with the actress starring in what feels like a detective yarn from an earlier era, the distinguishing characteristic being that men normally occupied these roles.

The 26-year-old singer shared a health update with her fans on Twitter. She was hospitalized in July after an apparent overdose and has been mostly keeping to herself while she focuses on her recovery.

Miley Cyrus has just rewritten a holiday classic and it's pretty catchy.

Christmas came early for "Hamilton" fans.

In a wistful moment, former rap mogul Marion "Suge" Knight muses about what might have happened if the architects of that business "were friends, instead of destroying each other." That's the inherent tragedy in "American Dream/American Knightmare," director Antoine Fuqua's documentary about Knight, which is premiering on Showtime.

"Welcome to Marwen" is such an eccentric film that it wins a few points for sheer ambition, including its inventive visual scheme. The central story, however -- which is inspired by a remarkable true one -- never feels as transcendent or stirring as director/co-writer Robert Zemeckis clearly intends it to be.

Andy Cohen is going to be a dad.

Moments after a judge decided that Harvey Weinstein's rape case would move forward to trial after his attorneys sought a dismissal, many celebrated the decision.

"Cute" might sound like a tepid endorsement, but it's the quickest way to describe "Second Act," an old-fashioned star vehicle for Jennifer Lopez. The movie frankly feels like three stories in one -- without fully servicing any of them -- but skates by, barely, on the strength of Lopez's charm and some amusing supporting players.

Harvey Weinstein, the disgraced movie mogul whose downfall helped launch the #MeToo movement, is due back in New York court on March 7 after a judge Thursday morning ordered a pretrial hearing in the rape case.