Culture Guidelines review: teens and the aftermath of a murder filmed on a phone The play pieces together fragments: distorted voice notes, the depths of the comments section and snatches of conversation form James Nash’s lithe little nightmare. It follows the aftermath of a murder filmed on a phone as its impact ricochets outwards in real life and on our screens. Pip Williams’
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Culture Troubles-rooted play Sapling wins Women’s prize for playwriting Sapling, a play rooted in Troubles-era Belfast that examines what happens when trauma is left to fester, has won the Women’s prize for playwriting 2025. Judges praised the unflinching and moving writing of Georgina Duncan, a working-class playwright from Lancashire. "Sapling is the rare kind of play that
Culture Untamed renewed for season 2 set in Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park Likened to a blend of Yellowstone and True Detective, Netflix's crime series Untamed made an impressive splash on the streamer in 2025 and earned a second season renewal in late July. It debuted at #1 on Nielsen’s U.S. streaming chart and logged 2.1 billion minutes
Culture This Bond-Era Throwback Spy Series Has a New Season 2 Twist Betrayal, a Bond-era throwback spy thriller written by award-winning playwright and screenwriter David Eldridge and directed by BAFTA and Emmy nominee Julian Jarrold, debuted on ITV this past Sunday and has already prompted questions about a second season. Shaun Evans, who portrays MI5 agent John, said the show was conceived
Culture Savannah Guthrie pleads for help finding missing mother as ransom deadline nears Savannah Guthrie pleaded on Instagram for the public’s help locating her mother, Nancy Guthrie, more than a week after the Arizona woman was taken. In an emotional video the “Today” host thanked people for the “love” and “prayers” and said, “We believe that somehow, someway, she is feeling these
Culture Fans call for Anran redesign over 'same face' in new Overwatch heroes Blizzard's latest season for Overwatch 2 has drawn a lot of attention, but conversation has centered on the design of the game's newest Chinese damage hero, Anran. Critics say Anran's in-game appearance differs markedly from how she looked in a recent animated short, and
Culture Cryptic crossword No 29,926 1 down. Father’s attempt to make small cake. 6 letters. 2 down. Subjects of King leaving degrees of latitude. 6 letters. 3 down. Has Starmer mostly dithered over national aggravation? 10 letters. 4 down. Precious thing given by queen, evenly wrapped by friend. 5 letters. 5 down. Predatory rodent
Culture X-Men '97 Created Rogue and Gambit's Romance and a New Love Triangle X-Men '97 debuted two years ago to near-universal praise, earning 99% from critics and 91% from audiences on Rotten Tomatoes and becoming the highest-rated Marvel project in history despite not being set in the MCU. The series was greenlit for Season 2 before Season 1 premiered, and the studio
Culture Paul Schrader on creating Taxi Driver: 'I might become him' If Travis Bickle were real and alive today, he would not be a taxi driver but more likely be sitting in his parents’ basement, exploring the dark, misogynistic depths of the internet. “We call them incels now,” reflects Paul Schrader, who wrote the screenplay for Taxi Driver, released 50 years
Culture Anna Kendrick's Woman of the Hour Finds an Audience on HBO Max David Fincher's fans got a first look at his new movie, The Adventures of Cliff Booth, via a teaser that promised a reunion with Brad Pitt. The project is a spin-off to Once Upon a Time in Hollywood and arrives as Fincher continues to work with Netflix despite
Culture Stephen King-Approved 4-Part Horror Series Gets a Major Streaming Boost MGM+ is carving a niche for horror in the streaming era, positioning itself as a destination for bone-chilling television. The service has become home to titles such as The Institute and Chapelwaite, both based on Stephen King novels, and to the mystery-horror series FROM. FROM, created by John Griffin and
Culture Helldivers 2 prioritizes expansions, not just cosmetics Helldivers 2 should be boring by now. Across 220 hours I've scrapped thousands of bots, curbstomped armadas of Illuminids, and exterminated enough bugs to fill a small country. I've unlocked every base weapon, stratagem, and most ship upgrades, seen every planet biome 100 times over, memorized
Culture Horological Society of New York Marks 160 Years The Horological Society of New York marks its 160th year and will celebrate at its annual gala on March 21 at the Plaza Hotel. The evening will include a lifetime achievement award for François-Paul Journe and an auction conducted by Sotheby’s to support the society’s scholarships and awards.
Culture Edge-of-Your-Seat Shark Horror 'Dangerous Animals' Climbs Prime Video Charts Dangerous Animals has climbed to #3 on the worldwide Prime Video charts. The 2025 shark horror film, directed by Sean Byrne, stars Hassie Harrison, Josh Heuston and Jai Courtney. Surfer Zephyr (Harrison) pursues the biggest waves, even as Moses (Heuston) gives her a reason to stay ashore. A chance encounter
Culture Pluribus Climbs Apple TV Charts After Season 2 Update Vince Gilligan’s sci-fi series Pluribus has climbed back into Apple TV’s Top 5 streaming chart, moving up one spot and displacing Severance, with the gain reflected in FlixPatrol’s rankings. The series still sits behind several high-profile Apple TV titles, including Hijack, Ted Lasso, Tehran and Shrinking. The
Culture Peter Facinelli open to revisiting his Nurse Jackie role Peter Facinelli is best known to Twilight fans as Carlisle Cullen, the compassionate doctor at the center of the Cullen family. While filming the Twilight films he was also part of Showtime's Nurse Jackie, playing Dr. Fitch Cooper — a petulant, competitive, socially awkward emergency physician who nevertheless remained
Culture 8 Million Ways to Die: An Underrated Crime Thriller at 40 Celebrating its 40th anniversary in April 2026, 8 Million Ways to Die is arguably Jeff Bridges' most underrated film. Written by Oliver Stone and directed by Hal Ashby, the movie casts Bridges as Matt Scudder, an alcoholic Los Angeles Sheriff's Deputy given a chance at redemption after
Culture Snowpiercer Is Winning New Fans Among Silo Viewers The success of Apple TV’s Silo has increased appetite for high-concept, claustrophobic sci-fi, and one Chris Evans–led film has resurfaced on streaming as a free-to-watch hit. Snowpiercer is climbing the charts again, drawing viewers who have been primed by Silo’s rigid hierarchies and tense world-building. Silo follows
Culture Pokemon player spends more than five years finishing a bizarre Shiny hunt Shiny hunting is a long-standing pastime for dedicated Pokemon fans, but one hunt stands apart: tracking down Shiny versions of clothing rather than Pokemon themselves. Those special outfits have puzzled Pokemon Battle Revolution players for nearly 20 years, and a prolific hunter known as Noa_Kyogre appears to be the
Culture Jason Statham’s small-town thriller 'Homefront' resurfaces on Netflix A 2013 action thriller called Homefront jumped to number three on Netflix's top 10 list this weekend. The film holds a 42 percent critics rating on Rotten Tomatoes and a 61 percent audience score, suggesting mixed reviews but clear crowd-pleasing appeal. The cast includes Jason Statham, Winona Ryder,
Culture Wuthering Heights review: Fennell's provocative, perplexing romance Emerald Fennell made clear from the start that her "Wuthering Heights" is not Emily Brontë's novel, and she has leaned into that choice. The director kept quotation marks in the film's title, courted controversy with the casting of Margot Robbie and Jacob Elordi, and
Culture The Last Picture review – talking dog leads a journey from horror to hope Can we ever truly learn from history? That question hangs over Catherine Dyson’s The Last Picture, first shared in a rehearsed reading at York Theatre Royal as part of the RSC’s 37 Plays initiative in 2023 and now receiving a full production. The play moves constantly between past
Culture HBO's Harry Potter Series Described as 'Biggest Streaming Event' Warner Bros. Discovery chief JB Perrette has said the upcoming TV reboot of Harry Potter could be "the biggest streaming event in the history of HBO Max and arguably in streaming, period. It's number one, two and three in many ways. We can't wait for
Culture 20 Years Later, The Departed Finds New Life on Streaming Twenty years after its 2006 release, The Departed has seen a surge in streaming viewership. FlixPatrol shows it was among the most-watched movies on the global HBO Max charts over the Super Bowl weekend, when the leaderboard was topped by M3GAN 2.0. Martin Scorsese's crime drama stars
