In the early 2000s, Disney’s Pirates of the Caribbean introduced moviegoers to one of the decade’s most iconic film characters: Johhny Depp’s quick-witted pirate lord, Captain Jack Sparrow. On the bac...
Media giants are trying to solve their engagement issues as free streamers like YouTube take viewers. John Wilson/Netflix Audiences have increasingly shifted toward free streaming services like YouTub...
📋 Key Facts ✓ Guy Burnet plays Charlie, a M-Tex geologist, in Landman. ✓ Burnet appears in only two episodes but makes a big impact. ...
The Legend of Zelda is one of the most iconic video game series of all time. Starting on the Nintendo Entertainment System in 1986, The Legend of Zelda follows various incarnations of Princess Zelda a...
📋 Key Facts ✓ CarX Street launched on mobile in 2022, PC in August 2024, and PS5/Xbox Series X/S earlier this year. ✓ Showdown mode sup...
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Marvel and DC have a lot riding on 2026. After a year that ranged from decent to disastrous, it’s tough to argue that “fatigue” isn’t a factor, but true believers are holding firm that next year will ...
📋 Key Facts ✓ Mia Carragher portrays Katniss Everdeen in the world-first stage adaptation. ✓ John Malkovich plays President Snow via pr...
The highest scores on IGN’s review scale are 9 for “Amazing” and 10 for “Masterpiece.” This year, only sixteen films received the highest marks from IGN’s roster of critics, and of those, only two fil...
I tried the famous cake that Tom Cruise sends to his Hollywood friends every Christmas. Gilbert Flores/Variety via Getty Images I tried the famous "Tom Cruise Cake," which the actor sends to a...
📋 Key Facts ✓ The Windchill cosmetic pack in Battlefield 6 costs 900 Battlefield Coins and includes the Winter Warning sticker with a double-barreled M4A1. ...
Gen Zers started going to the movies more this year. koldo studio/Getty Images Gen Z movie theater attendance jumped 25% in 2025; I was one of those Gen Zers at the movies. AMC A-List and similar prog...
The author (right) poses with her friends while attending a Backstreet Boys concert at the Sphere in Vegas. Courtesy of Anna Rahmanan In August, I took a 48-hour break from motherhood to see the Backs...
Netshort's micro dramas revolve around soapy themes. NetShort TikTok is jumping into buzzy micro dramas and has introduced a section featuring them in its app. Short-drama apps typically use a freemiu...
You'd think it would be enough for filmmaker James Wan to have two hugely successful horror franchises under his belt with Saw and Insidious (both co-created with writing partner Leigh Whannell). But ...
📋 Key Facts ✓ James Ransone died by hanging on Friday at age 46. ✓ He played Chester 'Ziggy' Sobotka in 12 episodes of 'The...
Koury Angelo/Bravo; Roy Rochlin/Getty Images; Swig Drinks; Alyssa Powell/BI In 2025, Mormonism was at the center of mainstream popular culture. Reality shows, along with brands like Swig and Crumbl, h...
📋 Key Facts ✓ 'The Life of a Showgirl' spent 10 weeks at No. 1 on Billboard 200, third-longest for Taylor Swift. ✓ 'The Tor...
The Xenomorph from the Alien film franchise is one of the coolest, most nefarious movie monsters ever hatched, with its acid blood, mouths-within-mouths, and diabolical claws. It pretty much single-ha...
2025 has been one of the strongest years for anime in ages, building on what is clearly a new Golden Age in the Japanese animation industry. With widening viewership, more access to anime on streaming...