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Quentin Tarantino Returns to Acting in Only What We Carry

Quentin Tarantino has returned to acting in the drama Only What We Carry, which has released its first official look. The project, written and directed by Jamie Adams, stars Simon Pegg and Sofia Boutella. The last time Tarantino took a major part was 30 years ago as Richie Gecko in

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Probe: Isaac Asimov’s 1980s sci‑fi that was ahead of its time

Some television series are inseparable from the decade that produced them; others feel timeless. Probe, a late-1980s sci‑fi procedural, belonged to a third group — a show that seemed to arrive decades early and was canceled after only eight episodes. Created by Michael Wagner and Isaac Asimov, Probe opens with

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Keke Palmer and Jack Whitehall React to The ‘Burbs Finale Reveal

On June 12, 2025, a small group of outlets visited the Universal Studios Hollywood back lot to see Peacock’s The ‘Burbs, a modern eight-episode whodunnit inspired by Joe Dante’s 1989 film. Keke Palmer, who also serves as an executive producer, and Jack Whitehall star as Samira and Rob

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Romeo Is a Dead Man review: terrifying, strange sci‑fi action

Romeo Is a Dead Man is an action-adventure from Grasshopper Manufacture that blends ultra-violent third-person gunplay with frequent stylistic and narrative twists. You play Romeo, a semi-living FBI Space Agent who literally wears his grandpa on the back of his jacket, fighting mutants and "rotters" through shopping malls

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A 40-capacity venue in Barrow draws bold experimental musicians

Barrow-in-Furness sits on a windswept hook of Cumbrian coastline, an industrial town known for 140 years of submarine building. The corrugated peaks of BAE Systems’ Dock Hall dominate the skyline and roughly a third of working-age locals are employed in its complex. Against that militarised backdrop, Full of Noises is

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Alix Earle defends 'undeserved' Super Bowl halftime cameo

Alix Earle pushed back after critics questioned her cameo in Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl halftime show. She had posted a behind-the-scenes look on Monday from “the casita” on Levi’s Stadium field, and some TikTok followers called her inclusion “unbelievable and undeserved,” with one writing, 'You’ve never

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It took about 5 years for people to start liking New Vegas, says Josh Sawyer

Josh Sawyer, studio design director at Obsidian, says it took about five years for people to begin appreciating Fallout: New Vegas, and even longer for the studio to realise that players liked the design choices they had made. Sawyer has been clear that the game’s launch was rocky: "

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Mario Tennis Fever review: Mario Kart power-ups reinvent a sports classic

Camelot’s new Mario Tennis Fever for the Switch 2 pairs a more fleshed-out Adventure mode with a bold dose of power-ups — the Fever rackets — that reshape how the series plays. Adventure returns but often feels like an obligation in the long shadow of the GBA classics. The Fever rackets,

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Breath of the Wild's unused potential inspired Tears of the Kingdom

When Breath of the Wild launched, its focus on player creativity revealed untapped possibilities, and the team moved to expand that approach in Tears of the Kingdom. Producer Eiji Aonuma said watching what players did with the original confirmed the direction. "After we released the game and saw what

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One Piece Season 2 Trailer Invites You to 'Come Sail Away'

Netflix's live-action One Piece returns on March 10 with Season 2, Into the Grand Line. After Season 1 focused on gathering the crew in the East Blue, the series opens onto bizarre new islands, towns and the criminal syndicate Baroque Works, led by Mr. 0 (Joe Magnaniello). A

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Deadlock adds Celeste, a floaty spirit nuker

Deadlock has released Celeste, the fifth hero in the Old Gods, New Blood update. Players voted the release order of five new heroes—Rem, Graves, Silver and Venator arrived first, leaving Celeste and Apollo to contest the second-to-last spot. Celeste plays as an agile spirit nuker. She starts with four

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Original Fallout devs initially balked at the game's name

The developers behind the original Fallout recalled that many on the team weren't exactly fans of the now-iconic name at first. Fargo, after taking the game home on weekends to play, said, "Hey, you know, I think I've got a good name for us,"

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Overwatch Actor Backs Fans Calling For Anran Redesign

Fareeha Andersen, the voice actor behind Anran, has thrown her support behind a fan movement urging Blizzard to redesign the new fire‑wielding hero. Fans have posted dozens of comparison images showing Anran as she appears in the game versus how she looked in the animated trailer for Wuyang, her

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'Silo': These 8 Dystopian Sci-Fi Shows Are Even Better

Science fiction can be immersive and full of allegory, and Apple TV's Silo fits that bill. With two seasons and a third on the way, the Rebecca Ferguson-led series examines authoritarianism, free will, and government transparency as Juliette Nichols, an engineer from Mechanical, tumbles into a murder investigation

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10 Most Unexpected Classic Rock Covers of All Time, Ranked

Classic rock stretches from the 1940s through the 1980s and even the 1990s, encompassing folk groups, punk bands and grunge icons. Though the label evokes particular sounds and images, artists from reggae, hip hop, R&B, Latin and other genres have continually drawn on its influence and reworked its

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Lewis Hamilton gets approval from Kim Kardashian's sisters

Kim Kardashian posted a video of herself with sisters Khloé Kardashian and Kylie Jenner attempting the viral “Titanic Challenge,” in which one person lies on their back and rolls up onto a partner’s thighs or hips. The clip shows the siblings trying to recreate the iconic pose; both Kim

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'Wicked: For Good' Sets Netflix Streaming Release Date

Wicked: For Good will arrive on Netflix in the U.S. on Jul. 20, 2026. The film previously hit digital platforms in December and is scheduled to premiere on Peacock on Mar. 20, 2026, with a sing-along version and bonus content. Under the licensing agreement between Universal Pictures and Netflix,

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35 Most Underrated Sci‑Fi Shows You Haven't Seen (Yet)

There has been a recent boom in science fiction television, but the genre has long been a staple of the medium. With so many new series each year, numerous strong shows end up overlooked, from classic-style epics to subversive comedies. Threshold centered on a secret government project investigating first contact,

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I've never felt smarter than playing this nostalgic horror puzzler

My uncle's dead, and I have his old PC in all its crusty Windows 95-inspired glory. With my 20-something years of accumulated computer knowledge I rummage through files and folders to solve a series of intricate puzzles left behind to unfold a missing-person case. It begins simply enough

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Tom Hanks' 46-Year-Old Sitcom Has Aged Poorly

Before he became Hollywood's biggest name and America's Dad, Tom Hanks got his start on television. The series that launched Hanks, Bosom Buddies, ran on ABC for two seasons from 1980 to 1982 and follows two struggling advertising artists who pose as women to live in

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Bethenny Frankel deletes original take on Bad Bunny Super Bowl halftime show

Bethenny Frankel deleted an original video criticizing Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl halftime show after footage resurfaced on X showing her saying she couldn’t "wait to get canceled for this." She asked, "Where is the line?" and questioned whether entertainment events like "the Grammys,

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Mewgenics may take 500+ hours to 100% complete, says Edmund McMillen

Creator Edmund McMillen told an AMA on the Steam Deck subreddit that "It will take an average player about 200+ hours to 'beat the game' and 500+ hours to 100%". At the time of writing I have about 115 hours logged and the save screen shows

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Sarah Pidgeon Steps Into Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy’s Shoes

When Ryan Murphy posted camera-test stills last June showing Sarah Pidgeon and Paul Anthony Kelly as Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy and John F. Kennedy Jr., the images prompted a swift backlash over the styling. Pidgeon, 29, tried to stay off the internet during the shoot; the hair color was later fixed and

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10 Giant Monster Movies That Are 10/10, No Notes

Giant monsters are almost always cool, though not every giant monster movie succeeds. For this list, a film qualifies if its monster is considerably larger than the average human and figures prominently in key scenes — apologies to Gremlins, any adaptation of Frankenstein, and Dracula, who aren’t big enough for

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Fallout season 3 could trace the Legion's origins

At the end of Fallout season 2, The Ghoul (Walton Goggins) finds a postcard marked with the Rocky Mountains in his wife’s New Vegas cryopod and sets out to find his family. Many expect season 3 to head to Colorado, home to Vault 0, but co-showrunner Geneva Robertson-Dworet said,