Android 16 Beta 1 Arrives Early With Adaptive Apps and Live Notifications

Android 16 Beta 1 has been released, offering new features and improvements aimed at enhancing user experience and app adaptability on supported Pixel devices. Key updates include improved notifications, better app performance on various screen sizes, and advanced media capabilities. While the beta version may have bugs, it allows users to provide feedback before the stable release expected in the second quarter of 2025. This update focuses on fostering a seamless experience across devices, including tablets and foldable phones, and supports real-time notifications on the lock screen....

August 2, 2025 · 7 min · 1370 words · Brent Jones

Batman vs Superman: Empire Cover Illustrates Battle Royale

Marketing forZack Snyder’s hugely anticipatedBatman v Superman: Dawn of Justicehas been revving up as of late, with its March 25th release date seemingly right around the corner. This weekend brought us two brand new short trailers for the film, which pitsBen Affleck’s Bruce Wayne againstHenry Cavill’s Clark Kent, and now Empire has gone the super classy route and gifted us with an illustrated cover depicting the titular showdown. You can check out the full Empire cover image right below:...

August 2, 2025 · 2 min · 383 words · Sarah Bernard

Batman: Court of Owls Explained, Gotham's Secret Society

Despite being a relatively new villain in Batman’s enviable rogue gallery, the Court of Owls quickly won the hearts of comic book readers and became a fan-favorite secret society. More recently, the Court of Owls reached new heights of success by flying into television to become major antagonists in the showGotham. But that’s not the end of the story, as the Owls keep flapping their wings and getting ready to invade several Batman-related productions in the upcoming months....

August 2, 2025 · 6 min · 1108 words · Tamara Hensley

Ben Affleck and Jon Bernthal's 53% Rotten Tomatoes Movie Is Cashing In Big Viewership Numbers on Streaming

While he may have explored heavy emotions with his bestie and bro for life,Matt Damon, inGood Will Hunting,Ben Affleckis an action man at heart. FromDaredeviltoPearl Harborand more recent titles likeThe DuelandJustice League, the actor has a penchant for kicking butt and taking names. Right now, he’s taking eyeballs on Max, as his 2016 film,The Accountant,is takingthe platform’s Top 10by storm and is currently in the #7 position. Featuring a supporting cast that includesAnna Kendrick(thePitch Perfectfilm series),Jon Bernthal(Punisher),J....

August 2, 2025 · 3 min · 448 words · Heidi Walker

Best South Park Episodes: Top 10 from Fishsticks to Goobacks

It’s a little crazy thatSouth Parkhas been on the air for over 20 years. The animated series debuted in 1997 on Comedy Central, a cable channel that few watched, but the series quickly became a nationwide sensation. Instead of fizzling out after a few years (thus bucking a TV trend),South Parkhas endured for two decades, largely thanks to creatorsTrey ParkerandMatt Stone. Unlike most long-running TV series, Parker and Stone have always served as the show’s executive producers and showrunners....

August 2, 2025 · 8 min · 1610 words · Ethan Hamilton

Bitch: Jason Ritter, Jamie King, and Marianna Palka Interview

One of the many movies to world premiere at this year’s Sundance Film Festival was writer-directorMarianna Palka’sBitch– which is unlike any movie you’ve seen before. Here’s howSundancedescribes the film: Jill (Marianna Palka), a lonely, distraught housewife with four unruly children, paces on her dining room table with a belt around her neck, contemplating a desperate end to her wretchedness. Her husband, Bill (Jason Ritter), focused on his identity as breadwinner and an affair with a lusty co-worker (Jamie King), is as oblivious to Jill’s growing terror that she will do something destructive as he is to the panic at his unraveling company....

August 2, 2025 · 2 min · 252 words · Erin Howard

Bojack Horseman Season 3 Trailer Focuses on Empty Fame

As I recently discussed inour ranking of Netflix’s best original series,BoJack Horsemanis the product of an ambitious distributor and production house putting money into an idea that might look crazy on paper. Amongst the major networks out there, no one in a million years would have said yes to an animated melodrama about a horse-person celebrity trying to galvanize his stagnant career while coping with a monstrous substance-abuse problem and deep-seated self-loathing....

August 2, 2025 · 2 min · 317 words · Bridget Walker

Captain America: Civil War: War Machine Story Is "Pivotal"

While most of the focus has been placed on Captain America, Iron Man, Bucky Barnes, and even Black Panther and Spider-Man inCaptain America: Civil War, we should apparently be keeping an eye on War Machine.Don Cheadlereprises his role of Rhodey after we last saw him joining a new line-up of Avengers at the end ofAge of Ultron. According to the actor, what happens to Tony Stark’s buddy will be pivotal to the events to come....

August 2, 2025 · 2 min · 344 words · Nathan Tanner

Cars on the Road Trailer Sees Lightning McQueen and Mater's Return

This year for Disney+ Day, Disney and Pixar are returning to the world of Radiator Springs and beyond in an all-new animated seriesCars on the Road. Ushering in the weekend-long celebration for Disney+ Day, nine full episodes will be available to stream on Disney+ starting September 8, and Disney and Pixar’sCarsposted a full trailer revealing a sneak peek of all the exciting new adventures! InCars on the Road, best buddies Lightning McQueen (Owen Wilson) and trusty, rusty Mater (Larry the Cable Guy) are back to their old antics when Mater reveals to the cars of Radiator Springs that he has a sister, and he’s planning to cross the country for her wedding....

August 2, 2025 · 3 min · 475 words · Caitlin Miller

Central Park Renewed for Season 3, Season 2 Premiere Date Revealed

Ahead of its Season 2 premiere, Apple TV+ has announced that the animated musical comedy seriesCentralParkhas been renewed for a third season! The news was confirmed via press release, and what makes this doubly exciting is that we also learned the premiere date for the first few episodes of Season 2. The show is created by animator, writer, producer and directorLoren Bouchard, also known for creating the seriesBob’s Burgerson FOX....

August 2, 2025 · 2 min · 393 words · Ashley Dorsey

Chilling Adventures of Sabrina Is an Unexpected Exploration of Faith

Note:Spoilersfor the first season of Chilling Adventures of Sabrina below Netflix’s twisted teen seriesChilling Adventures of Sabrinabegins and ends with a baptism, which doesn’t sound that subversive until you realize that it is, of course, to the Dark Lord. But for those who have grown up in the Christian church, particularly those familiar with Catholic traditions, Sabrina’s religious focus feels exceptionally familiar — if entirely inverted. Obviously, in Sabrina’s case, these traditions are all in service of Satan, humanity’s foremost enemy and Biblically-established adversary....

August 2, 2025 · 6 min · 1166 words · Diane Ramos

Come From Away Broadway Show Gets Release Date on Apple TV+

Come From Away’s filmed live performance finally has a release date from Apple Original Films. The Tony Award-winning musical will feature the Original Broadway Cast in a production directed by the incredibleChristopher Ashley. Debuting on Broadway back in 2017, the live performance was filmed this past May at the Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre in New York City. The surprise hit musical is based on the true story of a small town called Gander, Newfoundland....

August 2, 2025 · 2 min · 354 words · Kevin Sanders

Community Is Coming to Netflix, Will Also Remain on Hulu

Lost in the madness of the ongoing coronavirus concerns last week was some genuinely good news:Communityis coming to Netflix! The NBC sitcom that was at once iconic and infamous will be making its Netflix debut in April 1st thanks to a nice negotiation that will see the show appearing on both Netflix and Hulu at the same time. Per Deadline, Netflix struck a non-exclusive deal with Sony Pictures TV to land the global SVOD rights toCommunity, but will still share the domestic rights with Hulu where the show is currently streaming....

August 2, 2025 · 2 min · 359 words · Carrie Gomez