Warning: this article contains spoilers for Mufasa: The Lion KingMufasa: The Lion Kingwas one of the final few movies of 2024, and it is still going strong even as the 2025 movie slate begins to spin its wheels up. The film tells theorigin story of Scarand Mufasa before they became the royal family of the Pride Lands. It also explores how and why Mufasa became the leader that he was in the original movie....
Eliois one of Pixar’s most highly anticipated movies in recent memory, and the promise of horror references makes me more confident than ever that it’ll be the studio’s best original project in almost a decade. After the success ofInside Outin 2015, Pixar has tried hard to find its next big original hit, but nothing has matched the film’s success. The lack of relatable and memorable stories has left the studio on a bit of a cold streak; however,Inside Out 2’s incredible box office performance is encouraging forElio, as are the horror comments from its director....
Quick Links Pokémon GOhas just introduced its newest season, Max Out, which adds more Pokémon to the game and a whole new dynamic of Dynamax Battles and Power Spot stops for trainers to be on the lookout for. Asone of the biggest updatesPokémon GOhas ever released,the changes are spread out over a few weeks to give players a chance to adjust to everything. Between Dynamax Pokémon, Max Battles, Power Spots, Max Particles, Galar Region Pokémon, and a fresh season for GO Battle League, these elements could prove to revitalize the augmented reality mobile game....
Warning: Spoilers for Pokémon Horizons, episode 64Pokémon Horizonshas just revealed a terrifying new way of enhancing a Pokémon’s power to the max, and it’s shedding light on the villains' motivations. Unsurprisingly, the Explorers' Spinel was the one to first utilize this mysterious substance, causing his Pokémon to become far stronger and extraordinarily faster than it had ever been before. In a fairly recent episode ofPokémon Horizons, it was revealed that Spinel managed to steal a small sample of a substance known as Laquium, implicating Friede in the process....
British-Iranian filmmaker Babak Anvari premiered his gripping new thrillerHallow Road, which centers on two parents who receive a distressing call late one night–their teenage daughter has accidentally hit a pedestrian while driving along a dark road. As the parents race to reach their daughter, disturbing revelations threaten to tear their entire family apart. Hallow Roadis led by Matthew Rhys, known for his work in projects includingThe AmericansandPerry Mason,andThe Wheel of Timeseason 3’s Rosamund Pike....
There’s a fine line a storyteller must walk when it comes to complicated protagonists, especially when they are women. Give them too many flaws, have them make too many mistakes, and an unforgiving audience might instantly write them off as unlikable and unsympathetic. Beth, the woman at the center ofScrap, is deeply flawed and frustrating, and there are so many moments where I thought I wouldn’t be able to empathize with her....
Summary Two cast members have leftSaturday Night Liveafter season 49. The long-running NBC sketch comedy show was created by Lorne Michaels and originally began airing in 1975, featuring guest hosts and musicians along with live and pre-recorded sketches performed by a rotating cast of comedy performers. So far, no hosts or musical guests have been announced for the landmark season 50, but formerSNLcastmember Maya Rudolph has reportedly been set to return to reprise her role as Presidential nominee Kamala Harris through the end of the 2024 election....
Captain Christopher Pike (Anson Mount) made an offhand comment about the Gorn onStar Trek: Discovery, little knowing how much the hostile race of alien reptiles would impact his life onStar Trek: Strange New Worlds.Before Captain Pike and the USS Enterprise faced the Gorn, Chris was assigned as the temporary Captain of the USS Discovery. InStar Trek: Discoveryseason 2, Pike’s mission was to lead an investigation of theRed Angel to learn how this time-traveling entitywas tied to his Science Officer, Lieutenant Spock (Ethan Peck), and Section 31’s malevolent, threat assessment A....
Warning: This article contains SPOILERS for The Agency episode 7.The Agencyis ramping up nicely as the season goes along. The second half of season 1 has solved most of the problems I had at the start of the show, and the series' slower pace helps with great character development. While that formula does not necessarily translate to major thrills every episode, I have come to enjoy how the show builds tension in different ways....
Quick Links Season 1 ofThe First Descendantintroduces new weapons to the game, including the Peace Maker hand cannon you may unlock by gathering various materials. Like any new item crafted in this third-person shooter, you have to get the blueprints for the Peace Maker to build it. There are a lot of items you need to gather first before you can consider constructing this weapon for your favorite character. The Peace Maker qualifies as an Ultimate weapon with theSurging Peace unique abilityexclusive to the gun....
The Golden BachelorettestarPascal Ibgui is controversial, but made it to Joan Vassos' Final Three, and even though he’s defied producers andcalled Chock Chapple a"stalker,“he still has a shot at starring inThe Golden Bachelorseason 2. Whether he’s chosen as the leading man of season 2 is up to the producers, not Pascal, but he would be a bold choice. The fact that he challenged producers doesn’t necessarily take him out of the running....
In 2017, the remake of Stephen King’sItbroke a nearly 20-year-long box office record, and now, it is unclear whether another movie will ever beat it. Originally published in 1986,Itis set in the fictional town of Derry, Maine, where every 27 years,a killer clown named Pennywisearrives to kidnap, murder, and terrorize children. The book’s protagonists,a group of kids called the Losers, embark on a mission to not only survive Pennywise, but take him downonce and for all....
Amazon Prime Video has a lot riding onThe Rings of Power, making season 2’s Rotten Tomatoes praise an enormous win for the streaming service. Like any adaptation of J.R.R. Tolkien’sThe Lord of the Ringsand his expanded legendarium,The Rings of Powerseason 1 was met with excruciating pressure, receiving a divisive response from both audiences and critics.The Rings of Powerseason 2 reviews, however, have seen the show in a kinder light. Given the enormous budget Amazon has committed to the series, this is surely a huge relief....
