Sarah Thorp Talks Showrunning & Co-Creating The Apple TV+ Psychological Drama Before

The new Apple TV+ psychological dramaBeforeis not what you’d expect famed comedian Billy Crystal’s latest project to be. It may be even more surprising to learn that the unique show, in which a grieving child psychiatrist finds a young boy at his doorstep who appears to have eerie connections to his past, originated with Crystal himself.Beforeis a dark, tense look into grief, human connection, and even the supernatural in which mysteries abound and are slowly unraveled over the course of 10 episodes....

June 9, 2025 · 8 min · 1685 words · Dustin Doyle

SDCC 2024: LEGO Star Wars: Rebuild The Galaxy Team Tease New Story & Jedi Bob's Big Break

Summary Screen Rantwas atSan Diego Comic-Con 2024getting new scoops on exciting projects likeLEGO Star Wars: Rebuild the Galaxy. Coming in September,LEGO Star Wars: Rebuild the Galaxyis a four-part miniseries set to upend establishedStar Warscanon with fun new takes that include a beach bum Luke Skywalker, Ewok bounty hunters, and Darth Jar Jar Binks. On top of everything else, the Disney+ miniseries presents twisted versions ofStar Warsicons like X-Wing/TIE Fighter mashups and a dark-side Millennium Falcon....

June 9, 2025 · 12 min · 2380 words · Roberto Phillips

Skeleton Crew Star Jude Law Finally Reveals How Much Jedi Training His Star Wars Villain Had (& It's Less Than Some Thought)

Star Wars: Skeleton Crewstar Jude Law has confirmed that his mysterious “Jedi,” Jod Na-Nawood, had never used a lightsaber before the show. Jod Na-Nawood’s story went full circle by the end ofSkeleton Crew, with the pirate captain pretending to be a Jedi due to hisForce powersand the lightsaber now in his possession. Many watched his lightsaber style attentively, with some discussion about hislightsaber form, while others pointed to the hesitance and suggested he’d never used a lightsaber before....

June 9, 2025 · 3 min · 450 words · Ronald Moon

Smile 3's Setup Risks Hurting The Franchise's Most Effective Tool

The following contains spoilers for Smile 2, now streaming on Paramount+Smile 2’sending sets upSmile 3, but that film could lose the strongest aspects of the franchise.Smile 2was a critical and commercial hit, building on the success of the previous film by shifitng the story from Sosie Bacon’s Dr. Rose Cotter to the globally-known pop-star Skye Riley. Infected with the same seemingly demonic entity that preys on trauma and spreads through horrific acts of self-harm, Riley’s arc was unique to Rose’s but consistent with the rules and themes of the first film....

June 9, 2025 · 5 min · 897 words · Matthew Farley

Space Marine 2 Missions List & How Long To Beat

Space Marine 2 Missions List & How Long To Beat While Space Marine 2 has you follow a more linear and traditional third-person shooter narrative, it also adds in a variety of side missions you can choose to do in co-op in Operations mode. With quite a lot to get stuck into, it’s useful to know how much you’re in for before booting up the game. Fortunately, we’ve put together afull list of all the main story and Operations co-op missions in Space Marine 2below....

June 9, 2025 · 3 min · 508 words · Tanya Brown

Star Trek is Making Section 31 Even More Evil (Putting Roddenberry's Vision For The Future in Jeopardy)

Warning: contains spoilers forStar Trek: Defiant#19! Star Trekis makingSection 31somehow even more evil, putting creator Gene Roddenberry’s vision for the future in jeopardy. For 26 years, Section 31 has pushed Roddenberry’s utopian ideals to their extreme. Working in secrecy, Section 31 safeguards the Federation’s safety–no matter the cost. Now, inStar Trek: Defiant#19,new and disturbing details about the organization come to light, showing just how terrible they are. Section 31 first appeared in an episode titled “Inquistion....

June 9, 2025 · 3 min · 618 words · Alicia Thomas

Step Aside, Game of Thrones. If You Want Angst, These 10 Anime Series Will Leave You Traumatized

Game of Thronesis one of thebest TV series of all time. It’s a show filled with highs, lows, andincredible moments of angst.Luckily, these themes aren’t unique to the medium of live-action television shows. Anime is another art form filled with great, dark, bleak shows that will leave viewers feeling traumatized well past their final episodes. Some series are more brutal than others, but at their core their psychologically shaking and are more than capable of invoking an existential crisis or two....

June 9, 2025 · 9 min · 1852 words · Sarah Murphy

The Angry Birds Movie 3 Cast & Release Date Revealed In First Poster

The Angry Birds Movie 3has had its cast and release date revealed in a huge update. The movie is the second feature-length sequel in the animated movie franchise, which adapts the game series of the same name. TheupcomingAngry Birds Movie 3, which was officially announced in June 2024, is set to be helmed by John Rice from a screenplay by Thurop Van Orman, with whom he co-directed the second installment....

June 9, 2025 · 3 min · 542 words · Eddie Santiago DDS

The Keep Proves That Michael Mann Needs To Make Another Horror Movie

The Keepis one of Michael Mann’s lesser-known movies, but the 1983 supernatural horror has aged very well, and it proves Mann should try his hand at the genre again. Auteur film directorMichael Mann has been making moviessince 1981 with his feature debut,The Thief, and since then, he’s earned 10 Golden Globe nominations and 12 Academy Award nominations with 1 win. Most of his movies are crime dramas and thrillers and his ability to depict action on screen has yet to be topped....

June 9, 2025 · 6 min · 1234 words · Lisa Cox

The Order: Husk’s Mafia Story Moment Is What Distinguishes Him From Bob Matthews, Jude Law Explains

Warning: SPOILERS ahead for The Order!The Orderstar Jude Law has explained how Husk’s mafia story moment is what distinguishes him from Bob Matthews, despite their similarities. Based on real events, the action thriller follows Law’s Terry Husk, an FBI agent who, in 1983 Idaho, investigates a multitude of criminal operations he believes are coming from the same organized group. This trail leads to Bob Mathews (Nicholas Hoult), a neo-Nazi in charge of a white supremacist crime organization....

June 9, 2025 · 4 min · 738 words · Christine Hughes

The Simpsons Season 36 Brings Back The Best Trick That Saved Its Reputation

Summary AlthoughThe Simpsonsmay struggle to maintain the show’s improved critical standing, one piece of news from the show’sComic-Conpanel is great for its future.The Simpsons season 36seems likely to be a major departure for the series.The Simpsonshas been on the air for over 34 years and has aired over 760 episodes in that time, so it is fair to say that the show’s formula seems set in stone. Despite this, seasons 34 and 35 featured some surprisingly big changes to the series, and these changes went beyondThe Simpsons’ usual retcons....

June 9, 2025 · 6 min · 1091 words · Stephanie Mitchell

The Simpsons Season 36 Confirms Return Of Sideshow Bob For Hit TV Show Parody

Simpsons Season 36 Image Confirms The Return Of A Deceased Character From 8x Oscar Nominated Actor Summary Fan-favorite character Sideshow Bob is returning inThe Simpsonsseason 36, as the long-running animated comedy is set to parody the HBO hitThe White Lotus. A favorite with both audiences and critics,The White Lotusis a dark comedy that focuses on rich people behaving badly while on vacation. So far, each season of the Mike White-created dramedy has ended with a murder of some kind....

June 9, 2025 · 3 min · 482 words · Kevin Smith

The Simpsons Season 36 Just Mocked The Show's Oldest Plot Hole

Warning: This article contains SPOILERS for The Simpsons season 36, episode 5, “Treehouse of Horror XXXV” Just when it seemed likeThe Simpsonscouldn’t poke any more fun at the show’s premise, season 36, episode 6 proved that the series is well aware of one common complaint from viewers. AsThe Simpsonsseason 36’s Treehouse of Horror Halloween specialproved, the long-running series isn’t above mocking its own reliance on formula.The Simpsons’ season 37 renewalhas not been confirmed yet, but the first few outings of season 36 have proven that its writers and creators are not at all afraid of taking risks and trying new things, with varying degrees of success....

June 9, 2025 · 3 min · 594 words · Ronald Reynolds