The casting of Lupita Nyong'o as Helen of Troy has reignited one of the internet’s favorite modern hobbies: arguing about history with the confidence of a tenured professor and the sourcing habits of someone quoting a TikTok stitched over anime footage. With the...
Hollywood has a long, storied tradition of polishing troubled narratives until they sparkle brighter than a Swarovski display case. But the new Rachel Zegler Glamour profile — penned by none other than Hollywood feminist Helen Mirren — doesn’t just buff the apple. It dips it in molten sugar, rolls it in gold dust, and then tells us it’s organic.
I saw Zootopia: Better Zoogether and wrote a review so that you don’t have to sit through this. And, yes, there will be spoilers.
Is Greenville SC safe? Or has a masked vigilante descended upon these peaceful streets, armed with… kindness, CPR certification, and a dedication to not letting people drown near brunch spots? We’re talking of course about the masked menace that has come to be known as Greenville Spider-Man.
Here’s the twist Hollywood didn’t see coming: the superhero everyone mocked in October 2022 now looks downright healthy next to this October’s headliners. In fact, The Rock’s Black Adam, a perceived total failure just a few years ago, would have been a dream come true for this year’s October box office. It’s a stark reminder of just how far the movie industry has fallen and a giant question of whether it can ever come back again!
The Themed Entertainment Attractions report was released for 2024 and Magic Kingdom was, once again, the most visited theme park in the world according to the analysis. However, it wasn’t by much, and now, with some deep investigation into the numbers, there’s something true Disney afficionados (and perhaps investors) just have to see. It turns out, that when we apply the likely calculations TEA is using to determine the attendance, Magic Kingdom actually dropped in per session ticket sales.
Disney has worn its share of very expensive bruises at the box office. Prior to the post-pandemic trend of losing money on major blockbusters, Disney would often react strongly to a public failure. John Carter and The Lone Ranger are the two canonical examples that triggered boardroom autopsies and strategy pivots.
BlueSky, the platform often marketed as a “friendlier” alternative to X, is currently melting down in a rage. Users there have spent the past several days unleashing a torrent of abuse toward actress Keira Knightley — not because she said anything hateful or controversial, but because she dared to suggest that people with different opinions should learn to live together.
Yes, really.
The gaming press just can’t help itself. This week, GameRant published an article claiming Hogwarts Legacy 2 must follow its instructions to avoid the same “boycott” that allegedly haunted the first game. It’s a claim so absurd it borders on parody — because Hogwarts Legacy sold over 34 million copies.
In an apparent act of retaliation against the notorious Sweet Baby Inc detected list, an allegedly pro-DEI Steam curator list has been created, and it’s called “Sweet Baby Inc. Blessed.”
When The Simpsons co-showrunner Matt Selman told Entertainment Weekly that it would “destroy” Universal Studios to lose The Simpsons from its theme parks, you could almost hear the collective groan from theme park fans who’ve actually walked through Springfield lately.
When Ridley Scott — the man behind Alien, Blade Runner, and Gladiator — declares that “most modern movies are sh*t,” you’d expect the internet to light up. And it did. In an interview with Variety, the 86-year-old director claimed today’s cinema is “drowning in mediocrity,” saying he often re-watches his old work because new films “just aren’t very good.”
Remember when Microsoft could make Halo games and they were awesome? Remember when people played those games, paid for those games, and Xbox 360 was the leading console the world-over? Well… those days are long gone now, and the blame must be laid at the feet of Game Pass and a Microsoft cultural push that destroyed the very studios it devoured for intended domination.