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Colin Farrell Anchors Secret Sci‑Fi Thriller on Apple TV

Colin Farrell has shifted seamlessly between prestige dramas, dark comedies, blockbusters and television for about a decade, a run that began with The Lobster. He tends to recognize strong writing, and Sugar’s return for a second season on Apple TV on June 19, 2026, is a reminder that his

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Which Sci‑Fi World Would You Survive?

Sci‑Fi Survival Quiz: Which Sci‑Fi World Would You Survive? Five universes. Five completely different ways the future went wrong — or sideways, or up in flames. Eight questions will figure out which dystopia, galaxy, or desert wasteland you'd actually make it out of alive. The quiz probes

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Kate Gosselin focuses on rescue dog as son promotes memoir

Kate Gosselin posted a TikTok Sunday that focused on her dogs and made no mention of son Collin’s forthcoming memoir, "In the Shadow of Eight: Surviving the Reality of My Childhood." In the clip she updated followers on her rescue dog Koda and her other dog, Meika,

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Mina the Hollower will join Rivals of Aether 2 roster

Yacht Club’s Mina the Hollower is headed to the roster of Rivals of Aether 2. A brief teaser shown during EVO confirmed the crossover and noted that Mina will be playable sometime in 2027, though the full reveal will come later. Developer Aether Studios also used EVO to announce

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Krypton: a Game-of-Thrones-style sci-fi that works as a Supergirl prequel

James Gunn has built the new DCU around the Superman mythos, with the first two films focusing heavily on the House of El and Krypton's history. Before the DCU brought Brainiac to theaters and Jason Momoa played Lobo in Supergirl, Syfy aired Krypton, a prequel set roughly 200

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Appa's Lost Days Remains Avatar's Most Devastating Episode

For a series remembered for exhilarating bending battles and a sharp sense of humor, “Appa’s Lost Days” remains quietly devastating. In just 25 minutes the episode makes Appa the emotional anchor of the story: he says nothing, yet his fear, confusion, loneliness and hope register with absolute clarity. The

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In search of the perfect bouchon in Lyon

I first stumbled into a bouchon as a 20-year-old Erasmus student, after spending a semester in the Auvergne and taking weekend trips to Lyon. My first meal—stringy, overpriced beef muscle that cost more than a hostel bed—left me sceptical, but nearly five years living in the city taught

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Alannah Keyser apologizes after being booted from Love Island USA

Alannah Keyser apologized after a resurfaced video led to her being booted from "Love Island USA." In a TikTok post Saturday she addressed a clip of her singing along to Roddy Ricch’s 2019 track "The Box," which contains a racial slur. She said she was

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Netflix announces Cyberpunk: Edgerunners 2 for this fall

Netflix has announced a release window for the second season of Cyberpunk: Edgerunners, slated for this fall. The series takes an anthology approach and will follow a new cast of characters after the events of the first season. Edgerunners played a big part in Cyberpunk 2077's redemption arc.

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Why Toy Story's Five‑Part Saga Keeps Resonating

Disney's five-part Toy Story saga is trending on Disney+. Its durability over 31 years stands out: each installment has continued to deliver fresh, compelling stories and raise the stakes for characters familiar to generations of viewers. When Toy Story debuted in 1995 it was the first fully computer-generated

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Eddie Marsan: 'I've only been addicted to two things — funk and praise'

Eddie Marsan says the first song he fell in love with was My Sweet Lord by George Harrison, which he remembers hearing one summer on the Isle of Sheppey. The first single he bought was Big Time by Rick James from Paul's Music on Cambridge Heath Road, and

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Which Taylor Sheridan World Do You Belong In?

A ten-question quiz sorts you into one of four Taylor Sheridan worlds: Yellowstone, Landman, Tulsa King or Mayor of Kingstown. The quiz frames each world as brutal, complicated and built on power, loyalty and the price of survival. Questions probe where your power comes from, who you put first, how

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Josh Sawyer: Obsidian has 'Karma Police' to keep RPG skills useful

On the Human Can Opener podcast, Obsidian design director Josh Sawyer explained how the studio balanced Fallout: New Vegas to ensure skill checks and character builds felt meaningful. He said the goal is for players to enjoy the characters they create and to avoid situations where a chosen build is

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New indie text adventure hides an eerie vaporwave labyrinth

It’s the pit of summer: humid weeks of midday naps that end with the sensation of the brain resetting. Some dreams can be logged and picked apart with certainty; the frayed, scattered ones bob in a darkened void like blinking eyes hiding in a starry veil. In The Dreams

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George R.R. Martin's Dark 4-Part Thriller Makes Streaming Comeback

George R.R. Martin’s executive-produced Dark Winds has finished its fourth season but remains a strong performer on AMC+’s streaming charts. After its early 2026 release the show climbed to the top of the service’s weekly streaming chart and stayed in the Top 10 throughout the season;

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Spielberg Walked Away From Harry Potter to Make A.I.

Steven Spielberg, who has been the driving force behind films like Jaws, E.T., Indiana Jones and Jurassic Park over the last five decades, was set to direct Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone after the book series was sold to Warner Bros. In February 2000 he dropped

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Christopher Nolan Reveals Two Films That Inspired The Odyssey

Christopher Nolan's new film The Odyssey brings Homer's epic to the screen, following Odysseus' 10-year journey back to Ithaca after the Trojan War. The movie debuts in theaters on Jul. 17, 2026. Nolan said two films influenced his work: Andrei Tarkovsky's Andrei Rublev

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Which Horror Villain Do You Have the Best Chance of Surviving?

Which Horror Villain Do You Have the Best Chance of Surviving? The quiz asks eight questions about instincts, setting, and the kinds of fear that get under your skin to figure out which killer you might actually beat. Your survival odds are calculated from your instincts, strengths and particular way

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Prime Video's Night Manager Is a Perfect One-Day Thriller

The Night Manager remains one of the smartest spy thrillers on streaming and can easily be watched in a single day. The series first aired in 2016; both seasons now stream on Prime Video, and Season 3 is already in development. When Season 2 arrived nearly a decade later it

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The Pirate Genre's Best Action Hero Since Jack Sparrow Officially Returns

Five legendary universes. Five completely different visions of what the world could be — or already was. One of them is the world your instincts, your values, and your particular way of existing were built for. This is where you would find your people — and your purpose. Your answers point to

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How to watch the BET Awards 2026 live for free: Time, host, nominees

Culture's Biggest Night is back. The BET Awards, honoring the best Black music, TV, movies, and sports of the past year, are tonight, June 28, at 8 p.m. ET. The ceremony takes place at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles and will air on BET; comedian Druski

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Tom Hall Unlocks Vault to Mark Anachronox's 25th Anniversary

When Anachronox released in 2001, it emerged in the shadow of Ion Storm Dallas’ more infamous fiasco. With John Romero’s Daikatana consuming resources and attention, Tom Hall’s quirky sci‑fi RPG barely escaped before the studio imploded. Over the last quarter‑century it has built a devout cult

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Supergirl misses expectations, opens second to Toy Story 5

Supergirl opened to $38 million domestically, short of the $50–$55 million target, and has grossed $68 million worldwide. It finished second to Toy Story 5, which added $70 million domestically this weekend and now sits at $585 million globally. With a $170 million production budget and an estimated $300

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Scorsese's 128-Minute Cape Fear Remake Earns Its Place

When people ask, "Does this really need to get remade?" it often refers to things such as Cape Fear, the new Apple TV series based on three existing source materials: the novel The Executioners by John D. MacDonald, the 1962 film by J. Lee Thompson, and the 1991

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MAPPA's Jimoto Saiko mixes cute character designs with criminal chaos

MAPPA’s 15th‑anniversary presentation included a slate of high‑profile projects, but Jimoto Saiko immediately stood out for its striking tonal contrast: adorable character designs that suddenly give way to gang activity, hard drug use and violence. The story began as a webcomic by Usagi on X in 2021