• That's Sir Christopher Nolan to you, peasant

    Ensuring that he finally has something to talk with Sir Michael Caine about the next time they end up running into each other, Christopher Nolan has just been knighted for his contributions to film. Both Nolan and his wife, producer Emma Thomas, have been selected to receive the honor from the British monarchy who, we can only assume, really liked it when Nolan made that airplane explode real good in Tenet. Per the BBC, Nolan and Thomas are to receive a knighthood and damehood, respectively,...

  • Olivia Colman won't be back for the third season of Heartstopper

    Bad news today for fans of critically acclaimed British coming-of-age series Heartstopper, as series star (and sole bona fide Oscar winner) Olivia Colman announced today that she won’t appear in its third season due to scheduling conflicts. Per THR, Colman issued an apologetic comment to fans of the show, which is based on the webcomic and graphic novel of the same name by Alice Oseman, telling Forbes that “I couldn’t do number three. I couldn’t fit it in. I feel awful about that.” Colman...

  • Here's everything you'll be able to see, eat, and ride inside Universal Studios' future How To Train Your Dragon land

    Universal is being very canny about rolling out the details of its newest Orlando theme park, Epic Universe, at a pace to entice fans without overwhelming them. When the company first unveiled the project back in January it promised more information would come about the five IP-based lands that would make up the new park, including The Wizarding World Of Harry Potter—Ministry Of Magic, Super Nintendo World, Dark Universe, and Celestial Park. Today, Universal started making good on that promise...

  • Melissa Barrera directly addresses her Scream firing: "None of this makes me happy"

    Although she’d made a few comments about it in the immediate aftermath—putting almost all of the focus on the ongoing violence in Gaza, rather than trying to litigate the details of her very public horror film firing—Scream and Scream VI star Melissa Barrera has only spoken on rare occasions about her recent high-profile removal from the franchise. She opened up this week, though, saying in a conversation with THR that “None of this makes me happy. It was just all sad because I really, deeply...

  • Apex troll 50 Cent says he'll pay "top dollar" for Sean Combs party footage

    Few people on the planet have devoted more time, money, and energy to the art of trolling than Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson, a man who once, infamously, spent a couple thousand dollars just to buy out a block of tickets at a Ja Rule concert, just so his rival would have a big, empty spot in the middle of a concert to fuck with him. Jackson’s latest obsession/rivalry runs quite a bit darker, though: He’s been talking, rather gleefully, on social media a whole bunch this week about Sean “Diddy”...

  • Kristen Stewart still loves Bella, but would have broken up with Edward "immediately"

    While Twilight is what put Kristen Stewart on the map in the first place, if it were up to the actor of today the whole franchise would have been over in approximately 30 minutes. “[Edward] was trying to control whether or not she made choices for herself, and I would have broken up with him immediately,” Stewart said of her character’s blood-sucking beau in a recent episode of the Not Skinny But Not Fat podcast. Referring to Bella’s wish to become a vampire, she continued: “I mean, if I was...

  • Claire Danes and Homeland showrunner re-team for new series

    Claire Danes may not have gotten her full due for Fleishman Is In Trouble, but she’s still one of prestige television’s most esteemed stars. Having brought home multiple Emmy Awards for Homeland, an early entry in Peak TV’s peak, Danes is set to reteam with showrunner Howard Gordon on a new limited series, The Beast In Me. The series was created by The X-Files alum Gabe Rotter and is being produced by 20th Television for Netflix. The synopsis (via Variety) reads, “Since the tragic death of her...

  • Godzilla X Kong: The New Empire review: A new world can’t make this sequel feel anything but stale

    Godzilla X Kong: The New Empire is a mouthful of a title. And one that’s surprisingly hard to parse out on its own, especially as it suggests more of a brand collab between those famed cinematic monsters than anything else. Then again, that may well be the best way of understanding what’s happening in this fifth “Monsterverse” flick, directed by Adam Wingard (The Guest). While its predecessor, Wingard’s own Godzilla vs. Kong, announced itself as a thunderous clashing of the titans, this sequel...

  • Robert Downey Jr., Robert Downey Jr., and Robert Downey Jr. get funky in new Sympathizer trailer

    The Sympathizer, the new HBO limited series from Park Chan-Wook and Robert Downey Jr., premieres next month, and it couldn’t come at a more perfect time. Aside from Park being behind the camera for the first time since 2022’s Decision To Leave, Downey is riding high off his recent Oscar win and is apparently making a meal of being able to act again. Now that Christopher Nolan has resurrected his dwindling credibility (his words), he’s playing a host of roles for Park, including what appears to...

  • In The Land Of Saints And Sinners review: Even Liam Neeson must be getting tired of this

    It’s clear early on in In The Land Of Saints And Sinners that director Robert Lorenz was inspired by his frequent collaborator Clint Eastwood. Lorenz was Eastwood’s producer and second-unit director for many years, and Eastwood starred in his directorial debut, Trouble With The Curve (2012). You could call this, his third directorial feature, an Unforgiven (1992) wannabe. Its plot and lead character arc mirror Eastwood’s Oscar-winning classic Western. Both are about lonely killers trying to...

  • Ice Spice shares the origin of "Stop playin’ with ’em, Riot" as she fails to complete Hot Ones

    If you’ve listened to hip-hop, you’ve heard producer tags—it’s DJ Khaled heralding the arrival of “another one” or the declaration on a Metro Boomin beat, “If young Metro don’t trust you, I’m gon’ shoot.” In recent years another tag has entered the popular lexicon, courtesy of up-and-coming producer-rapper duo RiotUSA and Ice Spice: “Stop playin’ with ’em, Riot.” On a new episode of Hot Ones, Ice Spice explains the origins of the phrase and their partnership. “We was friends first. I would be...

  • What to watch on Apple TV Plus: 32 best shows streaming right now

    Apple TV+ quickly emerged as one of the most popular and reliable streamers with the breakout Emmy-winning hit Ted Lasso. But the platform offers so much more, including comedies like Shrinking and powerhouse dramas such as Silo and Pachinko. Unsure about what to watch? The A.V. Club has assembled this guide to the best shows to check out, including recent gems like The Completely Made-Up Adventures Of Dick Turpin, which premiered in March. This list is in alphabetical order. It was last...