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Prime Video’s Most Dad-Coded Action Hit Is Cleaning Up the Charts

Jason Momoa and Dave Bautista headline The Wrecking Crew, which follows the sons of Walter Hale—Jonny (Momoa) and James (Bautista)—as they return to Hawaii after their father’s death and separately investigate what happened before being forced to reconcile in order to solve the case. Jacob Batalon also

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Fennell's Wuthering Heights Shrinks Brontë's Novel Into a Hollow Romance

Emerald Fennell's Wuthering Heights departs sharply from Emily Brontë's novel, cutting away roughly half the book and reshaping key figures. Fennell has said the film springs from feelings she had reading the novel at 14, but the adaptation often feels unmoored from the source material. The

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Every Super Bowl 2026 Movie Trailer

Super Bowl LX brought its usual flood of studio spots, but with a notable absence: Marvel skipped the broadcast, leaving no Avengers or Spider-Man teasers. Still, nine trailers aired, offering a mix of genres from nostalgic slashers to family animation and large‑scale sci‑fi. Horror returned with Scream 7,

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Jason Statham’s The Beekeeper Leaving Free Streaming on March 1

The Beekeeper, starring Jason Statham as ex-government assassin Adam Clay, will leave free streaming service Tubi on March 1 after a short run on the platform. In the film, Clay seeks vengeance after his landlady, played by Phylicia Rashad, falls for a phishing scheme that not only takes her savings

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Yasunori Nishiki on arranging Final Fantasy 7 music

There's not much to say about Nobuo Uematsu's iconic Final Fantasy 7 music that hasn't already been said by people much more qualified than me, but veteran JRPG composer Yasunori Nishiki is in the unique position to offer genuinely novel insights. Nishiki, primarily known

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The All-American Halftime Featured an Electric Anthem Unlike Hendrix’s

Spencer Waasdorp opened Turning Point USA’s “All-American Halftime Show” with a guitar-solo rendition of “The Star-Spangled Banner,” the first notes arriving as the screams of an electric guitar. The performance served as conservative counterprogramming to Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl appearance. The rendition stood in contrast to Jimi Hendrix’

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These 10 Western Movies Are a Masterclass in Filmmaking

The Western has long shifted with the times, growing as new filmmakers bring bold takes to the Old West. This selection highlights films that stand out as masterclasses in filmmaking for their unique styles, stellar performances, or enduring legacies. Sergio Leone’s A Fistful of Dollars is praised for its

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The Summer I Turned Pretty Drops Out of Prime Video's U.S. Top Ten

The Summer I Turned Pretty's third season drew 70 million viewers worldwide in its first 70 days, a 65% increase over Season 2. The finale aired on September 17, 2025, and the series had been a regular on the streaming charts since. That run has ended: the show

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Bad Bunny’s 13‑Minute Halftime Set Redefined the Super Bowl Stage

Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio, known as Bad Bunny, delivered a 13-minute Super Bowl halftime set that felt intentionally intimate rather than built for pop maximalism. He was the first solo halftime performer to sing an entire set in Spanish, anchoring the show in his Puerto Rican roots. The production opened

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Jack Thorne's Lord of the Flies lacks the original's power

Jack Thorne's four-part adaptation revisits William Golding's postwar allegory that exposes the impulse to tyranny, the fragility of democracy and the brittleness of our veneer of civilisation. It arrives in this shining year of 2026 and insists on an island setting where normal social rules no

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Eight Forgotten Netflix Thriller Shows That Deserve Recognition

Netflix began producing original shows in 2013 with titles like House of Cards, Orange is the New Black and Hemlock Grove, and has since built a vast catalogue. With thousands of originals, some standout thrillers have nonetheless slipped from view as algorithms, marketing choices and relentless content churn shifted attention

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James Bond Is My Favorite Franchise, and Here's How I'd Rank All 6 Actors

Over six full decades since Sean Connery's debut in Dr. No, James Bond remains a pervasive figure in popular culture. The character has changed and adapted with six actors across Eon's franchise, yet some traits stay constant: he's always in mortal danger, he can

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When Overwatch season 1 and five new heroes arrive

Overwatch has been rebranded back to its original name and will run annual seasons built around an ongoing story, with a new season 1 arriving each year. Overwatch season 1 and the five new heroes go live on Tuesday, Feb. 10, at 11 a.m. PST — 2 p.m. EST,

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Set Video Reveals Dave Bautista as The Kurgan in Highlander Reboot

Filming is underway on Henry Cavill's Highlander reboot, and a new set video offers a first look at Dave Bautista as The Kurgan, sporting a full head of hair alongside Cavill's Connor MacLeod. Chad Stahelski is directing, and the cast also includes Jeremy Irons, Karen Gillan,

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Beatles' 'Rocky Raccoon' Inspired Marvel's Rocket Raccoon

Released in 1968, The Beatles' White Album included the country-style ballad 'Rocky Raccoon,' which Paul McCartney wrote while the band was in Rishikesh studying Transcendental Meditation. The White Album marked a turn toward more individual creative work from each member, and 'Rocky Raccoon' stands out

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3 Netflix Shows to Binge This Week

Bridgerton's fourth season returned on January 29 and quickly dominated the streaming charts, but the arrival of a new season of The Lincoln Lawyer has nudged it from the top—Bridgerton Season 4, Part 2 is still on the way. If you’re looking past the biggest hits,

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Share your favourite under-the-radar places in Wales

From the Gower's vast sandy surf beaches to the peaks of Eryri national park (Snowdonia), Wales has no shortage of world-class natural attractions. We want to hear about your under-the-radar discoveries — a favourite hiking or biking trail, an intriguing small museum or attraction, or an unexpected diversion that

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Taken Trilogy Gets a Second Life on Tubi

Liam Neeson didn’t just reinvent his career with Taken — he helped create a wave of late-career action movies. The full Taken trilogy is now streaming for free on Tubi, offering an easy chance to revisit one of the most endlessly quoted action franchises of the 2000s. Released in 2008,

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Who was the young boy Bad Bunny gave his Grammy to?

At one point in Bad Bunny's Super Bowl Halftime Show he handed a Grammy to a young boy — a symbolic moment in which the star appeared to give the award to his younger self. The child was 5-year-old Lincoln Fox, a child actor and model. On February 8

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Van Halen’s '5150' 40th Anniversary Expanded Edition

Van Halen is marking the 40th anniversary of 5150 with a remastered edition that includes previously unreleased live recordings and rarities. The album was the band's seventh and the first with Sammy Hagar, ushering in the "Van Hagar" era after the departure of David Lee Roth.

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Why Bad Bunny wore Zara for his Super Bowl performance

Bad Bunny wore two bespoke outfits by the Spanish high‑street brand Zara during his Super Bowl half‑time performance, a move that stood out at television’s most‑watched event. The half‑time show has long doubled as a fashion moment — from Rihanna’s pregnancy reveal to Kendrick Lamar’

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3 Best Movies to Watch on Netflix This Week

The current state of the Netflix streaming charts in the U.S. suggests the platform is waiting for its next big hit. After several weeks at the top, Ben Affleck and Matt Damon’s crime thriller The Rip has slipped to ninth and could soon disappear from the list, while

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Sydney Sweeney channels Marilyn Monroe in vintage Ceil Chapman gown

Sydney Sweeney brought Old Hollywood to the Santa Barbara International Film Festival in a vintage Ceil Chapman gown once worn by Marilyn Monroe. The cream-colored, figure-hugging dress had an off-the-shoulder neckline, three-quarter sleeves and ruching at the waist and side, and Monroe wore the same design on the April 7,

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'We recorded it in a kitchen!' How China Crisis made Black Man Ray

Gary Daly and Ed had just finished a long tour supporting Simple Minds and needed a break. Gary immersed himself in music with a synth, drum machine and a four-track Tascam Portastudio, inspired by Brian Eno’s idea of “found sounds.” Black Man Ray began as an ambient piece whose

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Iván Fischer’s Budapest Festival Orchestra Illuminates Mahler’s Third

Iván Fischer led the Budapest Festival Orchestra in Mahler’s Third Symphony at Carnegie Hall on Feb. 7. The work, an audacious six-movement piece of about 110 minutes, demands a large orchestra as well as a women’s and boys’ chorus and an alto soloist, and remains a relative rarity