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When it comes to historical biopics, especially the ones about famous musicians, there are a lot of stinkers. Maybe the greatness of the music alone is enough of a crutch to get even the most mediocre of these films made — and, look, the music in Bohemian Rhapsody is the best part of that movie — but at a certain point these movies became awkward star vehicles for actors to chase award nominations, with plots lifted straight from their Wikipedia pages, and not much else.Still, in even the dullest genre there are some standouts, and there are plenty of biopics…

It comes as no surprise that USA Network’s first show in its return to scripted programming is a legal drama. The network popularized this genre with hit shows like Suits and White Collar, and it’s back to capitalize on that winning formula. Enter The Rainmaker, a series based on John Grisham’s novel of the same name. The show has been airing for the past two months, with the season concluding last Friday, but it has largely flown under the radar. This may be related to the mixed reception it received when the first few episodes were made available for review,…

Star Trek: Starfleet Academy can solve 5 big mysteries left behind by other Star Trek series. Executive produced by Alex Kurtzman and Noga Landau, Star Trek: Starfleet Academy premieres Thursday, January 15, 2026, with two episodes on Paramount+. By virtue of being set after the end of Star Trek: Discovery in the late 32nd century, Star Trek: Starfleet Academy becomes the farthest continuous point in Star Trek’s timeline. Starfleet Academy can reference the full thousand years of Star Trek’s established canon. Star Trek: Starfleet Academy has already teased that the cadets may learn about Captain Benjamin Sisko (Avery Brooks), and…

For a director’s project that would come in between an MCU sequel and the latest in the 28 Days… zombie horror series, Ibsen seems an unconventional choice. But in a world that tends to flatten complicated women and their myriad ambitions, it makes perfect sense that Nia DaCosta would turn to the tangled web of ​‘Hedda Gabler’ and jolt the classic awake. It enters the 135-year-old canon with aplomb, reimagining a traditionally buttoned-up play as a feverish and sumptuous tale of desire, manipulation and hubris.At its heart is Tessa Thompson, giving a performance so commanding that it seems to reshape the molecules around her. Her…

A Poetic, Adult-Free Road Movie FableThe film is an enigmatic, experimental road movie by renowned artist Ben Rivers, co-written with Don DeLillo, that follows a girl named Moon through a mysterious, adult-less, post-societal world. Structured as a series of fragmented encounters, the film blends elements of fiction, documentary, and poetry, using the journey to explore themes of climate anxiety, language, and the possibility of reinvention through a child’s eyes.Mare’s Nest is a mysterious and uncategorizable film that follows Moon (Moon Guo Barker) on a journey through a post-apocalyptic world entirely devoid of adults. Director Ben Rivers (Two Years at Sea, Bogancloch) co-wrote the…

Every Stephen King story is connected in the same fictional universe (or multiverse if you want to get technical about it). But that also means that every Stephen King film adaptation is also connected, even when they are made by different filmmakers, or released by separate companies, or even if there are multiple versions of the stories in multiple films.Don’t believe us? Check out our latest Stephen King video ahead of the series premiere of the new King TV show It: Welcome to Derry. We’ll break down exactly how every Stephen King movie — from The Shining to The Shawshank Redemption to Stand By Me — all link up…

Christmas is still many weeks away, but HGTV is delivering a major gift to fans.With more than 50 episodes from new series and 400 episodes of fan favorite juggernaut House Hunters and House Hunters International coming by the end of 2025, HGTV continues to maintain a consistent advantage over its competitors. In light of the summer’s bloodbath, HGTV is showing no signs of slowing down. However, it comes with a stipulation: out with the Instagram homes, in with the controlled mess. As HGTV recalibrates and shifts its focus, the once-home for aspirational domestic calm has given way to programming based…

Anime viewers have never lived in a more excellent age in terms of breadth of access to their favorite shows. While it can be frustrating at times to judge which streaming service one should flock to, whether it’s specialist services like Crunchyroll or HIDIVE, or something more generalist, some mainstay options stay consistently reliable. Netflix is one such case. Netflix is home to plenty of excellent anime, with much of its most potent evergreen content still being legacy hits like Naruto. It even has exclusive anime that dominates viewership charts globally. Netflix’s most acclaimed anime offerings are surprisingly diverse in…

Putting on this year’s festival of Palestinian film in the Canadian cultural hub wasn’t easy, but the stories kept coming. It’s a typical Wednesday afternoon on King Street West, Toronto’s bustling entertainment district. Wading through busy sidewalks and avoiding the perpetual construction feels a little like swimming upstream, all to the ambient noise of passing streetcars and the screeching tires of food couriers. Ten days earlier, the current was a lot stronger. The area around the TIFF Lightbox, home to the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF), had been cordoned off for its 50th edition, red carpets unfurled for Hollywood’s elite…