Culture Ill director: 'Our game isn't gore porn' despite graphic trailer The story trailer for Ill drew attention for its graphic moments — eye-scoopings, skull stompings and even a zombie baby's skull being crushed — but developer Team Clout's CEO Max Verehin said there's a narrative running through it, inspired in part by Half‑Life 2'
Culture Stephen King's Divisive '90s Thriller Seeks Redemption on Free Streaming Apt Pupil, Bryan Singer’s 1998 adaptation of Stephen King’s novella from Different Seasons, is set to join Tubi’s free streaming library on July 1. Starring Brad Renfro and Sir Ian McKellen, the film was released at the peak of Singer’s Hollywood run—his follow-up to The
Culture A Series of Unfortunate Events: Netflix's Three-Season Steampunk Adaptation Netflix’s A Series of Unfortunate Events adapts Daniel Handler’s books across three seasons and 25 episodes, blending steampunk fantasy, Gothic horror, melodrama, suspense and spy-caper elements. The long-form format preserves the books’ calibrated satire and metafictional cleverness, giving the story room to breathe where feature-length adaptations often fall
Culture Adam Sandler hits the town, 'The Bear' cast shares 'Final Family Meal' and more sightings The cast of HBO’s The Bear marked the end of the series with a “Final Family Meal” red carpet at Nine Orchard on the Lower East Side. Jeremy Allen White, Ebon Moss-Bachrach, Ayo Edebiri, Matty Matheson, Liza Colón-Zayas and Lionel Boyce posed for photos at the emotional gathering. Actress
Culture Xbox developing live-action Sea of Thieves movie Xbox announced a live-action Sea of Thieves movie, developed with Hisako Films, the production company of Spider-Man: Brand New Day director Destin Daniel Cretton. A director or writer has not yet been attached. The game, which debuted in 2018, puts the player in control of a pirate who completes voyages
Culture Love and Deepspace fans split over new werewolf love interest Valko The developers of Love and Deepspace have revealed a new love interest, Valko, who debuts in the game on July 9th. By day he is a tech CEO; by night he leads a werewolf clan. Reaction from the fandom is divided. Many players are excited to have another romantic option,
Culture 'Predator' Director Tackling Another Legendary Mythical Monster At the Annecy International Animation Film Festival, Dan Trachtenberg will direct an animated feature based on the graphic novel Freddy the 13th by Yehudi Mercado. The comic offers a playful mash-up of Jason Voorhees and Freddy Krueger, turning those icons into a parody where a man inadvertently brings down a
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Culture Which Lord of the Rings Character Are You? A Middle-earth quiz poses ten questions to reveal which Lord of the Rings character you are. Labeled "One Quiz · Ten Questions · Your Fate Revealed," it asks readers to answer honestly to discover their match. Questions range from "You are handed a responsibility that could destroy you. What
Culture Jenny Mollen says relationship with Jason Biggs is 'still romantic' Jenny Mollen says her relationship with estranged husband Jason Biggs remains "still romantic" despite their decision to divorce. On the "Not Skinny But Not Fat" podcast, host Amanda Hirsch suggested the split marked "the end of the romantic part," but Mollen disagreed: "And
Culture Final Fantasy’s Yoshitaka Amano has a new anime on the way called Zan Yoshitaka Amano has an original limited anime in production titled Zan, based on his dark fantasy art project Deva Zan, which was compiled into an official artbook in 2013. The anime’s trailer will debut at Anime Expo in Los Angeles on July 3. The project dates back to 2010,
Culture Which sci-fi world would you survive? Sci‑Fi Survival Quiz: Which Sci‑Fi World Would You Survive? The Matrix, Mad Max, Blade Runner, Dune, and Star Wars are the five universes the quiz tests. Eight questions figure out which dystopia, galaxy, or desert wasteland your instincts were built for. The questionnaire asks how you react when
Culture Nicolas Cage Joins Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 as Playable Character Nicolas Cage will appear as a playable character in Call of Duty: Black Ops 7, joining the game’s Season 4 Reloaded starting Jun. 25. The high-octane teaser casts him as a one-man army who barges in and takes down an elite soldier. Cage’s videogame résumé is slim—his
Culture Netflix Announces Hot Ones: Extra Heat Premiere on July 13 Netflix has ordered a spin-off of the popular interview series, Hot Ones, titled Hot Ones: Extra Heat. The show will premiere exclusively on Netflix on July 13, with Sean Evans returning as host and executive producer alongside Chris Schonberger, Sarah Honda, Aaron Cooke and showrunner K.P. Anderson; the first
Culture From Burma to Big Brother: George Orwell’s best books – ranked! The list ranks ten of George Orwell’s books, running from A Clergyman’s Daughter at number 10 up to Animal Farm at number 1, and summarises what each contributes to his work. At 10, A Clergyman’s Daughter casts Orwell’s usual surrogate as Dorothy Hare, a repressed woman
Culture 'The Studio' filmed a Season 2 scene in NYC referencing Catherine O'Hara's death Seth Rogen’s Apple TV satire The Studio filmed a Season 2 episode in New York, staging a scene at Gallagher’s Steakhouse on W. 52nd Street. The production used the restaurant’s real waiters and bartenders and shot Rogen and Ike Barinholtz at the eatery’s central bar shortly
Culture Marvel's Blade game said to still be in development Arkane Lyon and Bethesda Softworks unveiled Marvel's Blade at the 2023 The Game Awards. The project has been largely quiet since, and its absence from the recent Xbox Games Showcase prompted speculation it might be canceled. Bethesda head Todd Howard confirmed the game is still alive. He said
Culture Action Thriller The Furious Sets Digital Release Date The Furious, a Hong Kong martial-arts actioner directed by Kenji Tanigaki and starring Xie Miao and Joe Taslim, has drawn strong praise since its Toronto International Film Festival premiere in September 2025. Critics embraced its intensity; it held a 100% Rotten Tomatoes rating until recently and currently sits at 98%
Culture Dutton Ranch Episode 7 Reveals Beulah’s Secret and Mariano’s Rise Episode 7 of Dutton Ranch, titled "Den of Sin," flashes back to 1981 and rewrites Beulah Jackson’s past. A younger Beulah, played by Rebeca Robles, is assaulted by Luke, a mechanic she meets in Fort Worth; she later discovers she is pregnant, confronts Luke at his trailer
Culture Harry's visit to King Charles unlikely to mend William rift Prince Harry is set to visit King Charles III in the UK next month, but multiple royal experts say the meeting is unlikely to repair his fractured relationship with Prince William. "I think it is almost impossible to draw any conclusions about a reconciliation between Harry and William at
Culture $600 Criterion box set brings Stanley Kubrick's filmography to 4K Criterion has announced The Complete Kubrick, a 30-disc collection that gathers 4K restorations of all 13 of Stanley Kubrick’s feature-length films. The set brings Lolita and Eyes Wide Shut to 4K in the United States for the first time and also includes three short films. Extras are extensive: about
Culture Bethenny Frankel and I wear the same 'outrageous' $48 BaubleBar necklace Bethenny Frankel shared a Jewelry University post on Instagram praising BaubleBar, saying the brand "continues to innovate" and that the "quality is good." She first unboxed the heart-shaped 18K Gold Daphne Tennis Necklace, then revealed the Lexi Crystal Collar Necklace — a piece I recognized because I
Culture Zelda: Ocarina of Time remake dev cancels Unreal Engine project CryZENx, the developer behind a fan-made remake of The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, has ended the project after Nintendo announced an official remake for Switch 2 later this year. In a Patreon post, CryZENx wrote, "I would like to tell you that [the] Ocarina of Time Project
Culture John Wick Director's Gears of War Movie Reveals Plot Details David Leitch, co-director of John Wick, will direct Netflix's feature adaptation of the video game Gears of War, which will serve as an origin story for the game's central team, Delta Squad. The screenplay is by Dune's Jon Spaihts. The official logline reads: "
Culture Mike Flanagan's 'The Bent-Neck Lady' Is a Horror Masterpiece Shirley Jackson's 1959 novel The Haunting of Hill House has inspired several screen versions: the 1963 film The Haunting, a 1999 adaptation also called The Haunting (which Collider calls a "dumpster fire of a horror movie"), and even Scary Movie 2. In 2018, Netflix released a
