Stephen Sondheim Remembered by Lin-Manuel Miranda, Steven Spielberg, and More

Legendary Broadway composer and lyricist, Stephen Sondheim,passed away in his homeon July 13, 2025, at the age of 91. His death came as a shock to all who knew and loved him. The composer was known for his many iconic works – which include but are not limited to –West Side Story, Company, Gypsy, Sweeny ToddandA Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum,as well as a significant influence on Broadway and the American theatre industry at large....

August 6, 2025 · 4 min · 692 words · Dawn Ball

Strange New Worlds Season 1 Episode 3 Review: Welcome to Illyria

The latest episode ofStar Trek: Strange New Worldstakes us on a race against the clock as a medical mystery sweeps through the Enterprise at the speed of light, and Captain Pike (Anson Mount) and Spock (Ethan Peck) fight to survive an ion storm on the surface of an abandoned planet. The episode is classicStar Trek, as our heroes work to solve tandem puzzles in high-stakes situations both on the planet and on the ship....

August 6, 2025 · 6 min · 1083 words · Renee Whitaker

Sundance 2017: Premieres, Spotlight Selections Announced

As awards season for 2016 kicks off, we’re already looking to see what next year has in store. The Sundance Film Festival announced on Monday a massive chunk of the films to be screened at the Park City, Utah fest via its Premieres, Documentary, Midnight, Kids, Spotlight, and Special Events sections. It’s a pretty dense list, but there are already some standouts to keep an eye on, mostly hailing from the Premieres and Spotlight rosters....

August 6, 2025 · 18 min · 3759 words · Sherry Miller

Sydney Sweeney Boards Another Video Game Adaptation With Jon M. Chu in the Director's Chair

Split Fiction, one of this year’s hottest new video games, is coming to the big screen.Sydney Sweeneyis attached to the new project, making it the second video game adaptation she’s signed on for in recent weeks. Variety reports thatWickedhelmerJon M. Chuwill direct the fantasy-science fiction adventure. The game, which was released in March, follows two authors, Mio Hudson and Zoe Foster, who participate in a test of a new simulation device that allows them to enter their own stories....

August 6, 2025 · 2 min · 399 words · Craig Kelly

The Best TV Episodes of 2015, January-June

This article originally posted in July, and we are bringing it back to the forefront to pair with ourBest Episodes of the Year Part 2, coming up tomorrow. It’s difficult enough to make a list of the best TV shows currently on the air, but an even more excruciating task is to pick out the bestepisodes. And then to cull them down to the best of the best? Nigh impossible, but Chris Cabin and I have attempted it with our list of the Best TV Episodes of 2015 (so far – we set our cutoff in early June)....

August 6, 2025 · 9 min · 1850 words · Julia Hernandez

The Munsters: Rob Zombie Shares First Images of Cast

Fans ofRob ZombieandThe Munstersare in for a treat (and hopefully no tricks!) today as the director shared the first cast photos of the new film. In an Instagram post, the director famous for horror films such asHouse of 1000 CorpsesandThe Devil’s Rejects, as well as his 2007 remake ofJohn Carpenter’sHalloween, along with its follow up,Halloween II, shared a black and white photo of the three main cast members in front of the Munster mansion....

August 6, 2025 · 2 min · 391 words · Keith Browning

The Old Guard Images Reveal Charlize in Netflix Action Film

Netflix has released the first images fromThe Old Guard, directorGinaPrince-Bythewood’s Netflix adaptation ofGreg Rucka’s graphic novel, from a script Rucka wrote himself. The key thing to note here is thatCharlize Theronis playing a warrior who whips ass and does not age, which is kind of like Charlize Theron playing herself. Theron stars as Andy, the leader of a mysterious team of undying soldiers who have protected the mortal world for centuries....

August 6, 2025 · 2 min · 272 words · Anita Massey

The Orville Season 3: Everything You Need to Know Before It Debuts

This week marks the return ofThe Orvilleto television screens across the world. In the three years since its sophomore season,The Orvillehas seen a change in its network (it moved from Fox to Hulu) and a subtitle for its third season:New Horizons. But most surprising of all is howThe Orvillehas gathered a small yet steady fanbase, especially in a world where bothStar WarsandStar Trekare seemingly putting out new television series left and right....

August 6, 2025 · 5 min · 1004 words · Gordon Rogers

The Red Guardian's Mask Is Yours in This Exclusive 'Thunderbolts*' Popcorn Bucket

Only a few weeks remain until Marvel’sThunderbolts*enters theaters, assembling a new group of anti-heroes and closing Phase 5 of the MCU. But it’s no secret that the MCU has been getting mixed box-office results lately. So, aside from its marketing campaign, it will also attempt to attract moviegoers into seats with the latest cinema trend - collectible popcorn buckets. And who better be the face of this film than the Soviet Union’s super soldier, the Red Guardian (David Harbour)....

August 6, 2025 · 2 min · 422 words · Curtis Pearson

This 'Seinfeld' Episode Features George Costanza's Best (and Worst) Moment

The numerous failures and lies ofJason Alexander’s George Costanza make up for many of the classicSeinfeldepisodes we all keep watching over and over again. Conning his way into a date withMarisa Tomei, his adventures as Art Vandelay, and of course,accidentally killing his wife-to-bewith cheap envelopes for their wedding invitations. There was even an episode ofSeinfelddedicated to chronicling his habitual failings in Season 8, in which George compares his life to that of a shipwreck survivor, ultimately determining that his own life has been more tragic....

August 6, 2025 · 5 min · 996 words · Amy Norris

This 91% Rotten Tomatoes British Crime Series Gets a Pulse-Pounding Season 2 Trailer

TheBritish cold-case dramaKaren Piriehas been an enormous success since its 2022 debut, with the show’s 91% score on review aggregatorRotten Tomatoesserving asjust one indicator. StarringLauren Lyleas the titular crime-solver, Karen Pirie was praised for both its central performances and its intelligent, twisting mysteries, with many citing the titular performance as one of the most refreshing in the British crime genre in quite some time. So successful was the series that a Season 2 felt inevitable, with the announcement of a sequel arriving back in early 2023....

August 6, 2025 · 2 min · 410 words · Tracy Jennings

This Documentary Takes a Long, Hard Look at the Strangest Moment in All of Star Wars History

There isn’t a more infamous moment in the galaxy far, far away than the release ofThe Star Wars Holiday Specialin 1978 on ABC, which was met with such historically awful reviews that it was never aired again, and has never been released by Lucasfilm in any official capacity. The two-hour television event featured brief appearances byStar Warscast members such asMark Hamill, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher,andAnthony Daniels, but the story was mostly centered around how Chewbacca (Peter Mayhew) and his family prepared for the Wookiee holiday of “Life Day” on their home planet of Kashyyyk....

August 6, 2025 · 4 min · 675 words · Katrina Townsend

This Star-Studded Indie Rom-Com Is an Underrated Wedding Movie

You would be forgiven for missing this introspective, dreamy gem of an indie rom-com that somehow slipped under the radar - and here we explain why this isn’t one to miss (again). With its all-star cast includingJeremy Strong,Katie Holmes,Dianna Agron, andAnna Paquin,The Romantics, directed byGalt Niederhoffer, has a bittersweet take on the trials of love within a tight-knit friendship group. With beautiful shots of nature,a love triangle(and a quadrangle), and a wedding on the brink of collapse, the film offers enough thought-provoking drama to keep you satisfied....

August 6, 2025 · 6 min · 1087 words · Joseph Snyder