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Warning: The following copy has SPOILERS for WWE SmackDown (Aug 10, 2025) TheWWERoyal Rumblefallout continues as this week’sSmackDownrolls into Memphis, TN.RumblewinnersJey Uso and Charlotte Flair will be onSmackDownto address the blue brand’s champions, Cody Rhodes and Tiffany Stratton. The Bloodline will be in town, and Damian Priest will react to being eliminated bySmackDown’s LA Knight. There will hopefully be an update on the medical status of Roman Reigns, and hear from Kevin Owens after he attacked his best friend, Sami Zayn, at the end ofMonday Night Raw....

If you’re considering delving into the Iain M. Banks’ Culture series, you would be forgiven for feeling a little overwhelmed by the sheer volume of work and deciding what order to read them in. Thankfully, it is mostly down to personal preference, so here is mine. When I read these books the first time, I picked them up more or less in order of publication and read them this way. Now, I would like to prelude this piece by saying that it is perfectly fine....

The2025 Golden Globesare complete, and the winners in each movie category could have a significant impact on the2025 Oscars. Now that the new year is upon us, awards season is in full effect, with the 82nd Golden Globes ceremony marking the start of a busy two months until the 97th Academy Awards. On the movie side,The BrutalistandEmilia Pérezproved to be among the biggest of the2025 Golden Globes winners. They won the most awards among the film nominees, withEmilia Pérezwinning four Golden Globesafter its leading ten nominations....

One of the trademarks of the eponymous lead ofElsbethis that she carries a lot of bags. The character has been known for her eccentricity since she first appeared onThe Good Wife, though she now uses her quirks to help her solve homicides for the NYPD.Elsbethseason 2will continue to focus on these types of lighthearted mysteries and play into the title character’s idiosyncrasies, which make it a far different show from the ones it was spun off from....

The Officehas its fair share of iconic long-running jokes, from Jim pranking Dwight to “That’s what she said,” butone of the best is Michael’s hatred of Toby, which can be explained in a season 1 deleted scene.NBC’s mockumentary sitcom is considered one ofthe best shows of the 2000s, partly due to Steve Carell’s Michael Scott. Many unique traits define his character. One of the most prominent and hilarious (and not one of his cringy attributes), though, is his disdain towards Toby....

Baldur’s Gate 3has ten recruitable companions, with six being origin characters and the majority having their own personal quests. All of these characters have connections to the overall plot as well as the world as a whole, but one of them notably falls short. Minthara has some of the smallest amounts of content compared to the other companion characters despite being met in Act 1, and doesn’t have the nostalgia factor of Jaheria and Minsc....

Warning! This post contains spoilers for Apartment 7A. AlthoughApartment 7Aadds some depth toRosemary’s Baby’s existing lore, it surprisingly cuts one crucial scene from the original film. Set only a few months beforeRosemary’s Baby’s ending,Apartment 7Aborrows many story ideas and thematic elements from its parent film. Since it unfolds in the same setting as its predecessor, it also marks thereturn of many ofRosemary’s Baby’s characters. However, despite presenting itself as a direct extension of the original movie’s world,Apartment 7Aunintentionally retcons the parent film’s story in more ways than one....

Josh O’Connor is following up his acclaimed turn in Luca Guadagnino’sChallengerswith the timely dramaRebuilding, which is already off to a rave start at 2025’s Sundance Film Festival. O’Connor found himself drawn to working on the film out of a combination of looking to continue exploring a variety of genres on screen, also evidenced by his upcoming turns inRian Johnson’sWake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mysteryand Steven Spielberg’s mystery UFO movie, and his excitement of getting to work with writer/director Max Walker-Silverman....

TheGod of Warfranchise continues to be a major piece of IP for Sony and PlayStation. The first game, developed by Santa Monica Studio, was released back in 2005, kick-starting a franchise that continues to this day. The earlier games explore Greek mythology through Kratos, a Spartan warrior, who pursues vengeance against Ares and the Gods of Olympus after the murder of his family. Later installments, including the most recent game,God of War: Ragnarok, has Kratos instead meeting with figures of Norse mythology in the realm of Midgard....

Spike Lee has worked regularly in Hollywood since the mid-1980s, and he now has a number of iconic films under his belt. Lee is responsible for movies likeShe’s Gotta Have It(1986),Do the Right Thing(1989),Malcolm X(1992), andInside Man(2006). In more recent years, he’s showed no signs of slowing down, releasing movies likeBlacKkKlansman(2018) andDa 5 Bloods(2020). Martin Scorsese has been around for even longer, with his first feature film dating back to 1966....

Quick Links Reviews for Paramount Pictures' new gory thriller rom-comNovocainehave been stellar so far. Directorial duo Dan Berk and Robert Olsen mark their fifth collaboration here with this queasy crowd-pleaser, centering Jack Quaid as Nathan Caine, a mild-mannered credit union clerk whose uniquedisability prevents him from feeling physical pain. Berk and Olsen last joined forces in the Paramount+ original movieSignificant Otherstarring Maika Monroe, but this movie sees the pair working off a script by screenwriter Lars Jacobson, though they explained thatNovocainesaw a few important changessince its original incarnation on the page....

MasterYodais one of the most iconic characters inStar Wars, but there are still quite a few things about him that make no sense. Since he debuted inThe Empire Strikes Back, Yoda has been a crucial part of several differentStar Warsmovies and shows. It’s partly because of how much he’s featured in the franchise, and other iconic things, likeYoda’s greatest quotesand the fact that he’s one of themost powerful Jedi ever, that he’s become such a symbol of the franchise as a whole....

Sometimes,TV shows introduce characters who seem fundamental to the story, but it becomes clear that the writers aren’t sure what to do with themafter their initial storyline. The result is often that theTV show will repeat the same storymany times, focusing on one character. Maybe said character will eventually be written out of the show when the actor or writers have had enough, but they may be needed for one particular future storyline....