Start Planning An Extra Vacation Day, Disney World Is Getting a Fifth Park!

There’s huge news coming out of the Magic Kingdom this evening.After years of tensions between Disney and Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, a new development agreement has been reached that promises to reshape the future ofWalt Disney World. This landmark deal will not only ensure a substantial investment from Disney but also pave the way for a fifth theme park at the iconic resort near Orlando. The agreement, which marks the end of a prolonged period of acrimony, includes assurances and guardrails that will benefit both Disney and the state,after what felt like a lifetime of fighting....

August 8, 2025 · 3 min · 427 words · William Price

Stop Asking for Trailer Releases from Directors

It’s nice when filmmakers are on social media. It’s cool to be able to reach out and ask them questions on the off chance that they might respond. They hold a wealth of interesting information on the films they’re working on, and more than that, it’s nice just to get a glimpse into the process of filmmaking directly from the director. It’s also fine to be excited for upcoming movies. There’s nothing wrong with being enthusiastic about a movie you’re able to’t wait to see, and it’s understandable to want a glimpse of an upcoming picture to sate your appetite for the finished feature....

August 8, 2025 · 3 min · 489 words · Robert Kim

Sweet Magnolias Season 2: Why Forgiveness Is So Important

Sweet Magnoliasis back for an emotional, drama-filled season of television. Based on the book series bySherryl Woods, the stars of the hit Netflix drama -JoAnna Garcia Swisher,Brooke Elliot, andHeather Headley -return as their characters and continue to traverse through heartbreak and challenges in their lives and their small town. Every character in Serenity has their own complicated storylines inSeason 2, but a core theme that impacts each of them is forgiveness, whether they extend it or receive it....

August 8, 2025 · 7 min · 1446 words · Robert Keller

Taboo Review: Tom Hardy Takes on the World in FX's Drama

There is a scene in the third episode ofTaboo(the final one available for review out of eight total) that sums up the series nicely. There sitsTom Hardy, co-creator (along with his fatherChips Hardyand writerSteven Knight) and star, as an adventurer with a dark past, James Delaney. He’s tattooed, pantless, and wearing a tattered old shirt that hides an assassin’s knife wound which he is still recovering from. He’s painted from head to toe in ash from a fireplace opposite which he now sits in a baroque styled room, mouth agape, staring at it with exceptional intensity because of a pattern he has recently exposed....

August 8, 2025 · 4 min · 825 words · Danielle Carter

The Boys Spinoff Adds Three New Cast Members Plus Everything We Know So Far

The yet-to-be-named spinoff ofThe Boyswill follow young adult heroes at the only collegiate institution for budding supers — and they’re officially rounding out their new class.According to Deadline,Shane Paul McGhie,Aimee CarreroandMaddie Philippswill join previously announced cast membersJaz SinclaireandLiz Broadwayas fellow super students. The Boysspinoff – shooting off from a gory and grotesque, sinful and salacious source — will be “part college show, part Hunger Games,” as Amazon described it. At this one-of-a-kind university, owned and operated by a corrupt Vought International, super-powered students will learn to control their powers whilecompeting for the best savior gigsin the city....

August 8, 2025 · 2 min · 314 words · Robert Ward

The Shannara Chronicles Review: MTV's Fantasy Delivers

Ever sinceGame of Thronesbecame the most successful series in HBO’s history, other networks have been looking to find their own success within the fantasy genre. It’s harder than it sounds—in order to be effectively immersive, you’ve got to spend some serious money, and then on top of that you need compelling characters and storytelling that makes it all worthwhile. Which explains why, more often than not, these mimic shows have failed....

August 8, 2025 · 6 min · 1101 words · Elizabeth Mendoza

This 14-Episode Netflix Original Series Is Leaving the Streamer Just 2 Months After Its Premiere

Netflix has had a wide reach in streaming for the past decade, with programming that even extends to children. Recently, however, kids' programming has felt the cold grasp of cancellation. The animated series,Summer Playlist, was a Netflix original and only reached the platform in June. With only 14 episodes, the series is suddenly getting pulled not just from production, but from the platform altogether. Only two months in circulation, andSummer Playlistwill leave the platform in August....

August 8, 2025 · 2 min · 396 words · Martha Nicholson

This Dark, Disturbing Guillermo del Toro-Produced Body Horror Just Hit Peacock

Though only a producer on the filmAntlers, youcan see and feel the fingerprints of the master of the macabre,Guillermo del Toro, all over it. A bleak, overcast Pacific Northwest backdrop is the kind of ambiance that he thrives in. He passes the reins to the very capable hands ofScott Cooper,and if you’ve seenOut of the FurnaceorThe Pale Blue Eyeyou know that he can bring a haunting feel to an unorthodox project in a relatively short career behind the camera....

August 8, 2025 · 4 min · 725 words · Kim Torres

This Steve Martin Comedy Is Based on the Same Source Material As 'Goodfellas'

Rememberthe Oscar-winning biographical crime drama,Goodfellas, directed byMartin Scorsese? Believe it or not, the critically acclaimed mobster movie has an unusual and interesting connection to a classicSteve Martincomedy,My Blue Heaven, released in the same year. The films were released just one month apart, withMy Blue HeavenbeatingGoodfellasinto theaters in August 1990, whileGoodfellascame out in September. The differences between these films are night and day.Goodfellaswas based on writerNicholas Pileggi’s nonfiction crime book,Wiseguy, about the rise and fall of the real-life mobster Henry Hill from the 1950s to 1980s....

August 8, 2025 · 6 min · 1180 words · Anthony Oconnor

This Unforgettable ‘X-Files’ Episode Gave Us a Stephen King and George Romero-Inspired 'Night of the Living Dead'

While aliens, demons, clones, and even ghosts were supernatural staples often seen onThe X-Files, there was one brand of monster that the show always struggled to crack: zombies. You don’t look back on the adventures of Fox Mulder (David Duchovny) and Dana Scully (Gillian Anderson) and immediately think of the undead, and that’s for good reason. However, there was one episode of the beloved sci-fi series that dove headfirst into zombie territory, an episode that doubled as an epilogue to the ill-fatedChris CarterseriesMillennium, complete withLance Henriksen’s Frank Black in tow....

August 8, 2025 · 6 min · 1183 words · Taylor Bowers

Transformers 5: Mark Wahlberg on Playing a Man on the Run

A few months ago, I was standing on the set ofMichael Bay’sTransformers: The Last Knightoutside of Detroit, Michigan. In between getting to see Bay work up close for the first time and watching tons of explosions and gunfire, I was able to participate in a group interview withMark Wahlberg. Since he was in every shot, we had to keep starting and stopping our interview, but considering how busy he was, I was happy to get any time with him....

August 8, 2025 · 6 min · 1235 words · David Palmer

West Side Story: Cast, Trailer, Release Date, Reviews & More

We are used to seeingSteven Spielberg’s name working on sci-fi favorites likeJurassic ParkandMinority Report, as well as war narratives likeSchindler’s ListandSaving Private Ryan, but the renowned director has finally made his first-ever musical production.West Side Storyis a beloved Broadway musical set in New York with a Romeo and Juliet feel. Maria and Tony come from different ethnic backgrounds and live out an impossible love affair, due to the tensions between their group of friends and families known as the Jets and the Sharks....

August 8, 2025 · 6 min · 1149 words · Robert Neal

What The CW Without Superhero Shows Really Means for TV

For the first time sinceSmallville, the upcoming fall schedule forThe CW does not have a single superhero show. NoSuperman & Lois, noGotham Knights, no last-minuteThe Flashsave. Now it should be noted thatSuperman & Lois,Gotham Knights, andAll American: Homecominghave not actually been canceled, they just haven’t beennotcanceled. It speaks volumes, though, that the CW has not publicly spoken about renewal, andmajority shareholder Nexstarhas made it clear they have plans of their own about the direction of the network....

August 8, 2025 · 5 min · 873 words · Walter Harris