Stranger Thingsstar Gaten Matarazzo has discussed how Eddie’s death will help shape Dustin’s series arc. Eddie sacrificed himself in season 4, in the Upside Down, to save the day, and his newly formed big brother/little brother bond with Dustin has now been severed.Stranger Thingsseason 5is set to drop on Netflix in 2025, and the show’s concluding chapter will seek to tie up loose ends and conclude the Vecna storyline, but the core characters will haveplenty of trials and tribulations along the way, not the least Dustin....

Warning: Contains spoilers for Venom: The Last Dance!WithVenom: The Last Dancecapping off theVenomtrilogy, the story of Eddie Brock and Venom appears to have come to a close. The iconicMarvelvillain turned anti-hero found surprising success in 2018’sVenom, becoming a box-office sensation and kicking off a brand new cinematic universe for Sony. Thoughthe movies of Sony’s Spider-Man Universehave seen their fair share of ups and downs, it was the Venom films that remained a constant....

Squid Game’sreturn at the end of 2024 couldn’t have gone much better as it maintained the momentum from season 1 and became one of Netflix’s most-viewed projects of all time, but this could all change in 2025. After season 1 blew all expectations out of the water and had audiences around the world hooked,Squid Gameseason 2 broke Netflix viewership recordsand cemented itself as one of the platform’s biggest-ever shows, proving how valuable the IP is....

This article contains discussions of attempted murder. Spoilers for Prime Video’s Cross are ahead! At the end ofCrossseason 1, episode 7, Ed Ramsey injects himself with a mysterious drug that has major implications for the storyline. Based on the books by James Patterson, season 1 has Detective Alex Cross go up againstCross’ serial killer called The Fanboy, who was created for the show instead of pulled from the source material. The character has an obsession with serial killers, idolizing them to the point of choosing victims who could be transformed to look like the murderers....

Wickedwas one of the biggest films of 2024, adapting the hugely popular 2003 Broadway musical, in turn based on the 1995 bookWicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West. The film was a huge hit commercially and critically, even while released alongside some other massive films that saw similar success. One of the biggest reasons forWicked’s great reviewswas its characters, as the film boasts a large cast made up of plenty of interesting individuals, even those who don’t get very much screen time....

Warning: This article contains SPOILERS for Daredevil: Born AgainVincent D’Onofrio’s Wilson Fisk is back in the MCU, but Kingpin’s got a subtle new look that’s actually a lot deeper than it may seem. The newly elected mayor of New York City is a major part ofDaredevil: Born Againhaving previously returned for a smaller role inHawkeyeand as the chief antagonist in its spin-offEchoin 2024. And here, he’s a totally different prospect....

Resident Alienseason 3 finally started to ramp up a specific aspect of the sci-fi dramedy’s world, but showrunner Chris Sheridan has already explained why the upcoming run won’t be able to keep it going. So, although theResident Aliencastis thankfully returning to continue the story after a period of uncertainty, the pace of the project’s worldbuilding is unlikely to be able to continue as it did in its most recent batch of episodes....

Wickedhas hit a new high at the box office. The movie is based on the Broadway musical of the same name which tells the origin story of Elphaba (Cynthia Erivo), the future Wicked Witch of the West fromThe Wizard of Oz, and her unlikely friendship with Glinda (Ariana Grande-Butera). TheWickedreleasekicked off the weekend before Thanksgiving in 2024 and its box office quickly rose to make it the highest-grossing Broadway musical adaptation both domestically (beating 1978’sGrease) and worldwide (beatingMamma Mia!...

There are signs that controversialBelow Deck Sailing YachtFirst OfficerGary Kingis just getting started in the franchise, and may become a captain at the behest of theBelow Decknetwork. Gary King was first introduced inBelow Deck Sailing Yachtseason 2as Bosun, and he became the First Officer of Parsifal III in season 4, and has retained that title.BDSYis theBelow Deckfranchise’s third spinoff, with the OG show andBelow Deck Mediterraneanbeing its predecessors. Gary has been joined in all four seasons by Chief Stew, Daisy Kelliher, andCaptain Glenn Shephard....

Wolf Mandirector Leigh Whannell explains how his upcoming film is related to his previous work,The Invisible Man(2020). Starring Christopher Abbott as Blake,Whannell’sWolf Manrebootfollows a father and his family during a full moon as they are stalked by a werewolf, with Blake soon beginning to exhibit signs of becoming a beast himself. Whannell is no stranger to rebooting Universal monster movies, as, after making the sci-fi thrillerUpgrade(2018), he releasedThe Invisible Man, which earned positive reviews for its inventive new take on the classic tale....

The recent legacy of theWWEWomen’s World Championshipis interesting enough to evaluate. The title was originally established in 2016 as the SmackDown Women’s Championship, with Becky Lynch becoming the inaugural champion at Backlash. After Royal Rumble winner and Raw Superstar Rhea Ripley defeated Charlotte Flair for the title at WrestleMania 39, the title moved to Raw. There, it was renamed the WWE Women’s World Championship. In the time since, the title has been positioned in high regard, fully established in the main event picture....

Director Jon M. Chu’s blockbuster movieWickedcenters on Elphaba Thropp and the events that led to her becoming known as the Wicked Witch of the West, and Glinda is a major part of this story. The majority ofWicked: Part Itakes place at Shiz University and outlines Elphaba’s relationship with the other students and the professors. While much of this time is focused on her understanding of the inequality of different groups in Oz, just as importantly,Wickedis a story of thefriendship between Elphaba and Glinda....

TheX-Menare some of the most powerful heroes in Marvel lore, with the mutant X-gene granting them incredible abilities. Created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby, the X-Men can control the weather, warp reality, and travel through time, with 62 years of stories building out an army of mutant heroes and villains. It’s therefore pretty surprising thatsome of Lee and Kirby’s creations arestillamongX-Men’s most powerful characters of all time. Here are the 12 most powerfulX-Mencharacters created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby....