Saturday Night Review: Jason Reitman's Drama Is A Hollow Recreation Of A Chaotic, Iconic Night

This review was originally published during the Toronto International Film Festival. Saturday Night Liveis just one year away from its 50th anniversary, and here comes Jason Reitman with a rowdy, profane-filled film adaptation of the show’s debut. Reitman is intimately connected toSNLthanks to his father, Ivan Reitman, so there is this strong feeling that no one else could take on such a massive project likeSaturday Night,with its various moving parts. But the film fails to answer one crucial question: Why does this exist?...

July 19, 2025 · 5 min · 976 words · Jonathan Diaz

Spy x Family Might Have Revealed Anya and Damian's Future Without Anyone Realizing It

Chapter #108 of theSpy x Familymanga is by far one of the most unique entries in the series. One of the reasons why fans find this story so interesting is because Melinda, wife of the series’ main villain, revealed her predilection for the art of Tarot readings. The manga went as far as to have the woman attempt to predict the future ofthe relationship between Anya and Damian. Nonetheless, her inexperience and nervousness caused her to fail the reading, leaving the Forger family, as well as the readers, disappointed with the lack of answers that came from the chapter....

July 19, 2025 · 4 min · 829 words · Roger Hall

Squid Game Season 2 Only Having 7 Episodes Was Divisive, But It Makes Season 3 Much Better

Warning: This article contains SPOILERS for Squid Game season 2.After the three-year wait forSquid Gameseason 2, it’s no surprise that viewers are disappointed by how short the latest outing is — butits seven-episode run actually makes season 3 much better. The Netflix series returned for its sophomore season on June 20, 2025, withall seven episodes ofSquid Gameseason 2dropping on the platform at once. Gi-hun rejoining the tournament proved exciting, but the newest episodes didn’t cover the entire competition....

July 19, 2025 · 5 min · 919 words · Joseph Trevino

Sylvester Stallone And Michael Caine Starred In 2 Movies Together, And They Could Not Have Been More Different

Sylvester Stalloneworked withMichael Cainein two movies across three decades, 1981’sVictoryand 2000’sGet Carter, which were very different in genre, plot, and critical results.Some of Stallone’s highest-grossing moviesinclude theRockyfranchise andCliffhanger(1993). He is also known for his long-term rivalry and eventual friendship with Arnold Schwarzenegger; in the later stages of their careers,Stallone and Schwarzenegger worked togetheronThe Expendablesfranchise andEscape Plan(2013). Meanwhile,Michael Caine’s best moviesof his career includeZulu(1964) andEducating Rita(1983) and he won two Oscars forHannah and her Sisters(1986) andCider House Rules(1999)....

July 19, 2025 · 4 min · 752 words · Nina Young

Talulah Riley: Net Worth, Age, Height & Everything You Need To Know About Elon Musk's Ex-Wife

Talulah Rileyis an actor, writer, and public figure thanks to her marriage to tech CEO Elon Musk. She has a net worth that may not be quite as high as her wealthy ex’s, but it’s still an impressive amount. Born in Hertfordshire, Riley began her acting career in 2003 with the British TV showAgatha Christie’s Poirotas a young Angela Warren. Over the years, she briefly appeared insmall roles inThor: the Dark World,Inception, and more, but it wasn’t until around 2016, when she had a supporting performance inWestworld, that she began getting more attention....

July 19, 2025 · 4 min · 789 words · Megan Williams

The Boys' TV Success Saved Its Creator From Having To Write Marvel or DC Heroes

Summary If there’s one thingThe BoyscreatorGarth Enniscannot stand, it’s superheroes. That much has been made clear throughout his career, as Ennis will take any chance he gets to paint superheroes in a negative light, or - at the very least - exclude them from his stories entirely (including those that take place in the Marvel/DC universes). And that’s whyThe Boys’ TV success is so significant to Garth Ennis on a personal level, as it saved him from having to write sincere superhero stories....

July 19, 2025 · 4 min · 703 words · Tammy Woods

The Dark Knight Series’ Secret Fourth Movie Sets Up The Perfect Way For A Fifth Film To Still Release Without Ruining The Trilogy’s Legacy

The “secret” fourth movie in Christopher Nolan’sDark Knightseries is exactly how a future fifth film should be made. An animated anthology movie set in the same universe as Nolan’s live-action trilogy,Batman:Gotham Knightis a lesser-known film that was released in 2008. However, it truly is the perfect vehicle for futureDark Knightstories to be told. Nolan’s finalDark Knightmovie was 2012’sThe Dark Knight Rises. While very satisfying in many ways, the trilogy-ender starring Christian Bale still left audiences with several questions about Gotham’s future and the fate of the city’s next Batman....

July 19, 2025 · 3 min · 463 words · John Buck

The Highest Warp Factor In Star Trek Explained

Star Trek’sstarships travel vast distances throughout the galaxy thanks to faster-than-light travel known as warp speed. Within theStar Trekuniverse, the invention of warp drive technology is often used to determine whether a culture is ready to learn that other life exists in the galaxy. The Vulcans made first contact with Earth, for example, just afterZefram Cochrane (James Cromwell)completed humanity’s first successful warp flight.Starfleet’s Prime Directive states that official first contact should only occur after a civilization has achieved faster-than-light travel....

July 19, 2025 · 4 min · 829 words · Cynthia Medina

The MCU's Latest Hulk Appearances Have Me Genuinely Worried Bruce Banner Will Stay Smart Hulk For Good

I’m concerned that Bruce Banner might be SmartHulkfor the remainder of hisMCUcareer based on his most recent appearances.Hulk’s MCU arcis unique insofar as, unlike most fellow Avengers, he has only starred in one solo movie,The Incredible Hulk, before co-starring insubsequent Avengers movies(andThor: Ragnarok) alongside his heroic cohorts. The most recent of these saw Bruce Banner renounce the Savage Hulk persona, using the intervening years between the Snap and the Blip to merge his consciousness with the body of the Hulk at his lab in Mexico....

July 19, 2025 · 5 min · 1024 words · Russell Hernandez

The Umbrella Academy Season 4 Highlights A Problem With The Hargreeves' Powers With 1 Diego Scene

Warning: Spoilers ahead forThe Umbrella Academyseason 4.The Umbrella Academyseason 4 certainly had no shortage of faults, but one of the most prominent was highlighted even more by a Diego fight scene near the end of the Netflix show’s final run. TheHargeeves siblings are all incredibly powerfulindividuals when they have Marigold in their systems. Still, the last run of episodes didn’t seem to know how to abide by the rules the show had set for itself over the previous three seasons....

July 19, 2025 · 5 min · 1046 words · Karen Krueger

Tracker Season 2 Introduces A Fan-Favorite Character In The Making

This article contains spoilers forTrackerseason 2, episode 6, “Trust Fall.“CBS’Trackerseason 2, episode 6, “Trust Fall,” introduces a new character, Keaton, and he already has the potential to become a fan favorite of the show. In the sixth episode ofTrackerseason 2, Colter searches for campers who disappeared overnight. The stakes are even higher when Colter only finds one of the missing campers and learns that there were gunshots, suggesting the missing campers might be in danger....

July 19, 2025 · 5 min · 869 words · Kevin Sanchez

We Finally Know When Tom Holland's Peter Parker Is Coming Back To Us As The MCU's Spider-Man 4 Gets An Official Release Date From Sony

Peter Parker’s return to theMarvel Cinematic Universehas finally been set as Sony Pictures announces an official release date forSpider-Man 4. One of the most highly anticipated projects in the MCU timeline has been theupcomingSpider-Man 4, after Tom Holland has been absent from the franchise since 2021’sSpider-Man: No Way Home. However, following many years of development, Sony Pictures and Marvel Studios are closer than ever to turning Holland’s sequel from concept to reality....

July 19, 2025 · 3 min · 431 words · Christina Chapman

What Anora’s Name Really Means (& Why She Doesn’t Use It)

The titular character inAnorapurposefully avoids using her full name, and the word’s meaning is part of why. Sean Baker’s new film has been praised by critics and audiences alike, boasting an incredible 98% on Rotten Tomatoes. Much of the praise has been geared toward Mikey Madison, the 25-year-old actress who leads theAnoracastas the titular character. She delivers aterrifically nuanced performance as a stripper whose life is drastically altered by the whims of a wealthy Russian boywho asks her to marry him....

July 19, 2025 · 3 min · 623 words · Crystal Johnson