The Human Centipede’ Is About More Than Just Gross-Out Body Horror

It’s been over 10 years since the shockingTom Sixfilm entered the cinema world with mixed results. In many cases,The Human Centipedewon’t go down on the list as one of the greatest horror films of all time since the reviews were divided by critics and fans; in fact,The Human Centipedeholds the distinction of being the only review to receive no stars from legendary criticRobert Ebert. However, there’s no denying the impression that this controversial film made....

June 6, 2025 · 6 min · 1188 words · Barbara Harris

The Rock Energy Drink ZOA Teams Up With Xbox for a Collaboration Aimed at Gamers

I’m a bit of a fanboy when it comes toDwayne “The Rock” Johnsonand I’m not ashamed to admit it. It’s part hometown pride, part personal connection, and partly the fact that the man makes some mighty entertaining movies. So when an opportunity to check out The Rock’s new energy drink brand, as part of a collaboration with Xbox, came through my inbox,of courseI was going to check it out. I mean, I’m the same person who rockedThe Rock Clockfor a while (until getting up at 4:45am started to get, well, tiring....

June 6, 2025 · 5 min · 915 words · Tammy Riley

Transparent's Jill Soloway Replaces Bryan Singer as Red Sonja Director

Well, I certainly wouldn’t have expectedJill Solowayto tackle theRed Sonjamovie following the success they had with the award-winning Amazon seriesTransparent, but here we are. Millennium Films has tapped Soloway to replaceBryan Singerbehind the camera, and they’ll also write the script, too, as they apparently have a “bold new take” on the character, according to Deadline. Here’s the thing… they’re going to need one, because as far as I’m concerned, Red Sonja is a D-list character who offers limited upside at the box office....

June 6, 2025 · 4 min · 698 words · Bryan Hughes

Vice Oscar Buzz Praises Christian Bale and Amy Adams

Adam McKay’s new movieViceplayed this weekend to media and guild members, and the buzz was incredibly positive. The film chronicles the rise of Vice President Dick Cheney, and while many prognosticators had the movie on their radars, it looks like McKay has delivered the goods. A lot of the praise is reserved forChristian Bale’s transformative performance as Cheney, butVariety’s Kristopher Tapley points out thatAmy Adams, who plays Cheney’s wife Lynne, is likely to be in the Oscar race yet again:...

June 6, 2025 · 2 min · 359 words · Dr. Jesus Garcia

WandaVision Episode 4 Recap: What's Happening Here?

[Editor’s note: The following containsspoilersforWandaVisionEpisode 4, “We Interrupt This Program."] Real talk: I’m genuinely on the fence about “We Interrupt This Program” coming in as it does in this season ofWandaVision. On the one hand, I love how the show is taking a step back to show a whole other side of the story being told here, and the insights we gain from these 30 minutes are essential to understanding what’s going on....

June 6, 2025 · 4 min · 655 words · Amy West

Why The CW's Ringer Was Ahead of Its Time

Ringer, which aired for one season on The CW in 2011-12, was a thrilling adventure of intrigue, mystery, and complex relationships, which was not the type of content that The CW was focused on about a decade ago now. It aired alongside the90210reboot, the originalGossip Girl, and other teen dramas likeThe Vampire Diaries, so it definitely didn’t fit in… and had it aired just a couple of years later, there’s no doubt it would’ve been far more successful given the excellent premise of the series....

June 6, 2025 · 7 min · 1340 words · Colleen Allen

‘The Boulet Brothers Dragula’ Have Officially Gone From Bold to Boring

There has never been areality program as subversive asThe Boulet Brothers' Dragula. Originally aYouTubeseries, this Shudder hit focuses on the grungiest, most monstrous aspects of Drag, with each season seeing a new group of ‘Drag Monsters’ go through intense challenges for a cash prize and the title of “World’s Next Drag Supermonster”. Its mission was to elevate aspects ofLGBTQ+ culture that aren’t often discussed and the communities that shirk societal acceptability in favor of true authenticity....

June 6, 2025 · 5 min · 859 words · Tiffany Walker

‘The Four Seasons’ Ending Explained: How That Death and a Baby Shift the Show’s Future

Editor’s Note: The following contains spoilers for The Four Seasons Tina Feyis among the best comedy writers of the modern era, and given the success of30 RockandThe Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, there was much anticipation for her next project on Netflix. WhileThe Four Seasonswas a relatively obscureAlan Aldafilm, Fey decided to reboot the same story from a modern perspective, and told the same narrative throughout eight episodes. Although fans of the original certainly had their reservations,The Four Seasonsends on a surprisingly emotional note,forcing the viewers to reassesstheir perception of the main characters....

June 6, 2025 · 5 min · 994 words · Michelle Horne

“I Think It’s a Great Ending”: Kim Dickens and Bobby Naderi on the Twists and Surprises of ‘The Better Sister’

[Editor’s note: The following contains spoilers for The Better Sister.] The eight-episodePrime VideothrillerThe Better Sistertells the story of sisters Chloe (Jessica Biel) and Nicky (Elizabeth Banks), who are seemingly vastly different on the outside and yet probably equally as broken on the inside. When Chloe’s picturesque life is turned upside down by the brutal murder of her husband Adam (Corey Stoll), the sisters work through an estranged that was partly due to Chloe being the guardian of Nicky’s son Ethan (Maxwell Acee Donovan), from her own prior relationship with Adam....

June 6, 2025 · 7 min · 1379 words · Christopher Powell

'Ahsoka' Giving Sabine the Force Is Boring

Editor’s note: The below contains spoilers for the Ahsoka finale. One of the more interesting ideasAhsokabrought to Disney+’s ever-expandingStar Warstable was redefining the Jedi. What deems one worthy of the term? Is it the Force granting someone special powers? What happens to those who occupy a space outside the cleanly delineated Jedi versus Sith binary? Protagonist Ahsoka Tano (Rosario Dawson) is famed for shucking off the Order’s restrictive shortcomings and exemplifying the Jedi’s purest ideals....

June 5, 2025 · 6 min · 1182 words · Traci Obrien

'Bridgerton's Queen Charlotte Prequel Trailer Shows Royal Love Story

Dearest reader, love is in the air this Valentine’s Day, and will be in the airwaves—or the streaming equivalent, rather—when Netflix’sBridgertonprequel,Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story,premieres on May 4. Fans have been eager for any peek into the romance of Queen Charlotte (India Amarteifio) and King George (Corey Mylchreest), and at long last, the first trailer for the romance series is here. Like the first two seasons of the flagshipBridgertonseries,Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Storyfollows the young couple in the early days of their courtship and marriage....

June 5, 2025 · 2 min · 373 words · Stacie Russell

'Good Omens' Season 2 Posters: Aziraphale & Crowley Are Ready for Mischief

The return ofGood OmenstoPrime Videogets closer every day, and the studio is hard at work promoting the new episodes from the comedy featuring an unlikely pair of powerful beings working together. Aziraphale (Michael Sheen) and Crowley (David Tennant) are back, with new adventures that will place them right in the middle of the conflict between Heaven and Hell. The unlikely pair has to find new horizons for themselves, given how none of them are part of an established team anymore....

June 5, 2025 · 3 min · 440 words · Jesse Wood

'Manifest' Season 4: What to Expect

Quick Links It’s true! What seemed like the untimely demise ofManifesthas taken a 360-degree turn and the show is finally headed for a resurrection. The crew and passengers of Montego Air Flight 828 are on board and about to take you on a supersized, final journey. After three long seasons, packed with drama, suspense, and shocking revelations, NBCcanceledManifestin June 2021. Shortly after the Season 3 finale, which ended in a huge cliffhanger, the show was cut short, much to the disappointment of fans, creators, and cast members alike....

June 5, 2025 · 9 min · 1856 words · Carolyn Anderson