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The Witch remains an A24 horror peak 10 years on

Ten years after its release, Robert Eggers’ debut feature still reads as a high point for A24’s quieter, artier strain of horror. On A24’s old box-office chart the film finished just behind Alex Garland’s Ex Machina in the U.S. while edging ahead internationally, and it helped

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Shawn Ryan on Peter’s future in The Night Agent: ‘A lot still could change’

Season 3 of The Night Agent follows Peter Sutherland as he tracks Treasury Agent Jay Batra, learns more about Jacob Monroe’s reach, and connects a persistent journalist to the financial networks enabling global crimes. The season also introduces a mysterious assassin and raises the moral stakes for the Night

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My sister and I were never close — until adulthood

My mother told me Hannah and I played parallel as little girls, and as a teenager I remember it exactly that way. We were night and day different: I woke early, she woke late; I went out with groups of friends, she had a couple of close friends; I was

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Amanda Rollins and Sonny Carisi's Most Romantic SVU Moments

On Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, detectives Amanda Rollins (Kelli Giddish) and Sonny Carisi (Peter Scanavino) evolved from close partners into a central romance. After Carisi moved from the SVU to the Manhattan District Attorney's office, Rollins confronted how much she missed him and the two eventually

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Tiny Memoir Contest Winners

Teenagers were invited to write 100-word memoirs about meaningful moments in their lives. Judges received 14,232 tiny-memoir submissions and narrowed them to a group of finalists. Seventy-three finalists were chosen: 17 winners, 19 runners-up and 37 honorable mentions. The winning pieces capture moments big and small — a Halloween accident

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Fishbowl is a radically optimistic Covid fever dream

Fishbowl follows Alo during her first month in a new city as the COVID pandemic begins, blending everyday routines with a touch of magical realism via a wind-up fish toy. The two-person team at imissmyfriends.studio, Rhea Gupte and Prateek Saxena, put out an updated demo covering Alo’s first

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Kristen Bell Joins The Sonic 4 Cast As Amy

Sonic the Hedgehog 3 ended with a post-credits scene featuring Amy Rose, Sonic’s ally and love interest, but she didn’t speak during that brief appearance because the role hadn’t been cast. That has changed: Frozen and The Good Place actor Kristen Bell will voice Amy in Sonic

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Yellowjackets star says final season will stay true to season 1

Sophie Nélisse has hinted that the fourth and final season of Yellowjackets will stay true to the first season. She said there is a lot of pressure coming into this season and that the cast feels a responsibility to offer the audience a season that will live up to expectations,

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Overwatch Players Switch Sides For Jetpack Cat Cosmetics

Loyalty can change quickly: Overwatch’s current season pits players against one another over six weeks, with fans choosing either the peacekeeping Overwatch team or the terrorist organization Talon. Talon held an early lead as players defected for laughs and lootboxes, but when rewards refreshed in week two many flipped

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Building the ultimate Legend of Zelda 40th Anniversary setup

The Legend of Zelda's 40th Anniversary is fast approaching. With that February 21 date drawing closer, it's all eyes on Nintendo to see just how the brand will be acknowledging its Master Sword-wielding hero. If you're looking to go big with your own gadgets,

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In Guadeloupe, Every Beach Is Better Than the Last

I had less than two hours before my flight home but could not resist one last detour to Trou à Man Louis, a snug, rocky cove with cobalt water and a mat of white sand. After bumping along a dirt road and threading through knee-high grass, I stood at the

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We're 10 Months Away From 'Avengers: Doomsday' — So Where's the Hype?

The Marvel Cinematic Universe is at a turning point as it heads into 2026. With recent releases delivering mediocre results and underwhelming box office returns, Avengers: Doomsday, due in December, carries added significance as Marvel looks for a return to form. The challenge is the lack of sustained buildup. Four

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WoW pruned classes for Midnight to remove addon-dependent complexity

World of Warcraft has redesigned its specialisations for Midnight so they work without UI mods. Addons had been automating much of the complexity: an outlaw rogue, for example, relied on an addon to tell them when to cast Roll the Bones because it tracked several separate, randomly generated buffs. Reaction

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Glen Powell's How to Make a Killing gets disappointing Rotten Tomatoes score

How to Make a Killing, a new crime thriller starring Glen Powell and Margaret Qualley, has debuted to a disappointing Rotten Tomatoes score. Powell plays Becket Redfellow, whose mother was disowned by her rich family before he was born; he intends to pick off his relatives to inherit a fortune.

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Before Task, Mark Ruffalo Shone in Fincher's Zodiac

Mark Ruffalo headlines Task, an HBO crime series from the creator of Mare of Easttown. He plays Tom Brandis, a former priest who finds a new calling as an FBI agent; after a recent tragedy he is relegated to desk work until being called to join a task force. Before

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Brighten winter with accessories that add personality

My very first girlcrush remains a winter style icon: Miss Bianca from the 1977 film The Rescuers. As the Hungarian delegate to the Rescue Aid Society, she travels the world rescuing children and never lets being a mouse stop her from daring feats or from rocking a look. Her shawl-collar

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Avowed's mandatory upgrade system frustrated many players

Good RPG crafting systems are rare. Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 is an exception, making alchemy and blacksmithing tactile and engaging. Otherwise, crafting often feels like pointless busywork — and many Avowed players seemed to feel the same way. At launch, Avowed's upgrade system drew substantial criticism. Players had to

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Over Your Dead Body trailer: Jason Segel and Samara Weaving plot to kill each other

A first trailer for Over Your Dead Body introduces a dark comedy thriller about a murderous married couple played by Jason Segel and Samara Weaving. The dysfunctional duo retreat to a secluded cabin to try and repair their relationship, while both secretly planning to murder the other, leading to a

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7 Actors Who Should Appear on Hacks Before It Ends

Hacks has joined the ranks of HBO Max shows that helped shape the cultural conversation since its 2021 premiere, amassing Emmys and other awards. At its center are Jean Smart’s Deborah Vance and Hannah Einbinder’s Ava Daniels, whose chemistry and emotional nuance have driven the series through four

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The internet is pining for simpler days of iPods and digital cameras

Nostalgia for obsolete technology is trending right now. With doomsayers predicting that AI could bring about the apocalypse, this January marking the highest number of layoffs to kick off a year since 2009, and ongoing political unrest, people are harking back to simpler times. Many people hailed in 2026 by

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The Elder Scrolls 6's new update will make fans happy

In an interview with Kinda Funny Games, Todd Howard gave a long-awaited update on The Elder Scrolls 6's development. He didn't offer a release date — aside from "not this week" — but promised a return to the classic style that shaped The Elder Scrolls 5:

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Kit Harington and Sophie Turner laugh and gag after kiss in new outtake

Kit Harington and Sophie Turner, best known for playing on-screen siblings in Game of Thrones, seem unable to shake those family ties. In a behind-the-scenes outtake from their new horror film The Dreadful, the two share a kiss and then immediately start to laugh and gag when the director calls

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The 15 Best DC Comics Movies, Ranked According to Letterboxd

DC Comics has seen a recent upswing with successful releases in theaters and on HBO Max, but its cinematic history stretches back far beyond the present moment, across live-action and animated projects. Before James Gunn begins his work on the DCU, it’s worth revisiting past films and how audiences

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Billy Idol Had It All, and Then He ‘Lit It With Butane’

Billy Idol has lived in the same gated compound in the Hollywood Hills since 1987, a lair of stone-facade buildings, valley views and a waterfall. The previous owner, he said, “was a soft-porn guy.” Idol recalled accidentally watching those films and seeing “people [expletive] in the garden.” “Into the spirit,

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Shia LaBeouf head-butts man in New Orleans before arrest

Shia LaBeouf head-butted a man outside a New Orleans bar during Mardi Gras, shortly before his arrest. Footage obtained by TMZ shows the actor speaking with an older gentleman, then lunging forward and smashing his head into the other man’s face. The individual did not retaliate; LaBeouf had his