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Culture 'A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms' Fixes What's Wrong With Modern Fantasy When HBO announced another spin-off of its fantasy franchise, lingering animosity toward that franchise greeted the news. Despite coming from a different creative team, A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms slowly won back favor over six half-hour episodes, earning rave reviews as it became the antithesis of what the original
Culture James Gunn's Latest 'Lantern' Post Might Spoil the Series Mystery The trailer for Lanterns has prompted debate over its True Detective–style tone, with Aaron Pierre and Kyle Chandler starring as John Stewart and Hal Jordan. Hours before that trailer arrived, James Gunn posted an image of Green Lantern comics with the caption "Their legacies continue," highlighting art
Culture Marshals Episode 2 Shows Kayce Can't Keep the Train Station Secret Episode 2, "Zone of Death," opens with Kayce's first official day as a U.S. Marshal and pulls back the curtain on long-held Dutton family secrets. The episode begins with time between Kayce and his son Tate as they rebuild a father-son relationship before Kayce reports
Culture Steven Spielberg's Two-Season 'Amazing Stories' Is a Sci-Fi Fantasy Masterpiece Throughout the golden age of television, Steven Spielberg moved between film and TV, showing how his producer’s touch translated to the small screen. His TV credits go back before his animated hits, and in 1985—the same year he helped produce Back to the Future—NBC released the first
Culture Robert De Niro's 'Brazil' Is an Underrated Sci-Fi Thriller Movie Terry Gilliam’s 1985 film Brazil is a dystopian science-fiction black comedy that remains admired by critics and cinephiles despite a modest $9 million box office. The British Film Institute ranked it the 54th greatest British film in 1999, even as some viewers — notably Roger Ebert — found it difficult to
Culture ‘One Piece’ Season 1 — What to Remember Before Season 2 Almost 30 years after Eiichiro Oda introduced One Piece, the franchise has grown to more than 100 volumes and over 1,100 episodes. Netflix’s live-action adaptation became a hit with both longtime fans and new viewers, thanks to relatable characters, action and heart. Show developers Matt Owens and Steven
Culture The Night Agent Tops 133.1M Hours Watched After Season 3 Premiere Two weeks after its Feb. 19 Season 3 debut, all three seasons of The Night Agent have totaled 133.1 million hours watched. David Lyons stars in Season 3. Many viewers are revisiting earlier episodes or catching up to join the latest season, helping drive the combined tally. The series&
Culture Cryptic crossword No 29,949 1 down. ‘Doctor of Retraction’ gets cross. 4 letters. 2 down. Given a fancy coat, delivers bananas. 8 letters. 3 down. See 18 Across. 4 down. Drink time – oh, so riotous! 8 letters. 5 down. One subsequently meets earth goddess. 6 letters. 6 down. Try to sell briars as tuning
Culture Rachel Weisz Thriller Vladimir Climbs Netflix Charts Behind Bridgerton Bridgerton has dominated Netflix since the release of its fourth season, but a new contender has arrived. Vladimir, which premiered March 5, 2026, is now available in full on the streamer and is already climbing the charts. The miniseries stars Rachel Weisz as a middle-aged English professor whose life unravels
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Culture Brad Pitt's 'Ad Astra' Lands on Tubi Ad Astra, James Gray's hard sci-fi starring Brad Pitt, has been added to Tubi's streaming library, so viewers can revisit the film free of charge. Pitt plays astronaut Roy McBride, who accepts a dangerous mission when cosmic rays originating near Neptune begin affecting Earth. The journey
Culture 48 Years Later, Jackie Chan's Drunken Master Finds New U.S. Audience With more than 150 acting credits, Jackie Chan has been a fixture of martial arts cinema since the 1960s. He began in background roles and broke out in Hong Kong with Snake in the Eagles' Shadow in 1978, then reached global fame with his second 1978 hit, Drunken Master.
Culture Five new Steam games you probably missed (March 9, 2026) On an average day about a dozen new games are released on Steam, and it can be hard to keep up. Potentially exciting gems are sure to be lost in the deluge unless you sort through every single release, so that’s exactly what we’ve done and present five
Culture Laurie Strode's Iconic 'Halloween' Quote Is Scarier Than Ever, Nearly 50 Years On Almost 50 years after it was spoken, Laurie Strode's final line in Halloween remains spine-tingling. Alongside famous horror turns of phrase like "Here's Johnny," "We all go a little mad sometimes," and "They're Here!," Laurie's realization
Culture Seven Stephen King Books Ideal for TV When it comes to blending horror and suspense, Stephen King remains a singular voice. His work often centers on the “everyman,” flawed, working‑class heroes who confront extraordinary threats, and many of his novels contain the character work and sustained tension that television can explore in depth. The Girl Who
Culture Alan Ritchson's War Machine upends military action norms Netflix's new action thriller War Machine stars Alan Ritchson and features Dennis Quaid, Esai Morales, and Jai Courtney. The film adds a sci‑fi element to familiar military territory, putting Ritchson against an otherworldly robot that serves as the primary antagonist. The story follows a team training to
Culture Bridesmaids cast expected to reunite at the Oscars A Bridesmaids reunion is in the works for the 98th Academy Awards, with Rose Byrne, Kristen Wiig, Maya Rudolph and Melissa McCarthy expected to take part if final details come together. The appearance would mark the film’s 15th anniversary and bring several of its most memorable stars back together
Culture Outer Range: One of Prime Video's Most Underrated Sci‑Fi Series Outer Range follows rancher Royal Abbott, played by Josh Brolin, as he copes with his daughter-in-law's disappearance and the sudden appearance of a mysterious black void in one of his pastures. The cast includes Tom Pelphrey and Lewis Pullman as Royal's sons, with Imogen Poots, Isabel
Culture Taylor Sheridan Universe Is Losing Its Top Spot on Paramount+ Taylor Sheridan’s TV franchise, once a near-constant chart-topper, is showing signs of cooling. As of March 6, Marshals sits at No. 5 and Landman at No. 9 on Paramount+’s U.S. TV chart — respectable but not the kind of dominance Sheridan’s launches have often enjoyed. Marshals reunites
Culture Justin Bieber hurls water bottle at paparazzi after sushi date with Hailey Justin Bieber wasn’t happy with paparazzi after a dinner date with his wife, Hailey Bieber. The singer and the model had dinner at Sushi Park in West Hollywood on Friday night. Justin, clad in a blue hoodie, hid his face with his arm as he entered the parking garage
Culture The best CRPG docuseries revisits Ultima 8 YouTuber Majuular's retrospective series has turned its attention to Ultima VIII, breaking down the game's history, analyzing and critiquing its narrative, and reviewing it as an RPG in the context of its release. The videos weave in the story of the game's development, including
Culture All 'Scream' Ghostfaces, Ranked by How Easy They Are to Figure Out In 1996 Casey Becker answered a phone call, Drew Barrymore lit up one of the genre's most iconic openings, and the Ghostface mask became a mystery audiences everywhere wanted to solve. Thirty years on, with Sidney Prescott now living in Pine Grove, Indiana alongside her daughter Tatum and
Culture 40 Years Later, James Cameron’s Second Sci-Fi Masterpiece Is Aging Like Fine Wine To many modern movie fans, James Cameron is known as the director of the Avatar films, which have collectively earned over $6 billion at the global box office. He also directed Titanic, which earned over $2.2 billion, and launched the Terminator franchise in the early 1980s with Arnold Schwarzenegger.
Culture 'Ghostbusters,' 'Charles in Charge' star Jennifer Runyon dead at 65 Jennifer Runyon, known for roles in Ghostbusters, Charles in Charge and A Very Brady Christmas, has died at 65. Her family announced on Facebook that 'This past Friday night our beloved Jennifer passed away, it was a long and arduous journey that ended with her surrounded by her family.