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Netflix’s new Christmas movie,Meet Me Next Christmas, has everything that can be expected from a holiday movie, but with one twist, it subtly fixed a tiring trope in Christmas rom-coms. Holiday content has begun on Netflix, and kicking off the season isMeet Me Next Christmas. Directed by Rusty Cundieff,Meet Me Next Christmasstars Christina Milian as Layla, who’s in a stable relationship with her boyfriend, with whom she attends the Pentatonix Christmas Eve concert every year....

While waiting for John Krasinski to get around to makingA Quiet Place 3, it’s the perfect time to watch a different horror film he produced with the same studio: theRosemary’s BabyprequelApartment 7A. The third and final chapter in theA Quiet Placetrilogy has been in development since the release ofA Quiet Place Part II, but it is taking a couple of years to come together.A Quiet Placereturned to theaters this summer withthe standalone spin-off prequelA Quiet Place: Day One, butA Quiet Place Part IIIhas yet to happen....

Manhwais bigger than ever, and while the medium has produced some truly incredible stories, few are as revolutionary or as hard-hitting as Choi Gyu-Seok’sThe AWL. Fans of manhwa looking for a series. Far from the high fantasy or dark horror that many associate with manhwa,The AWLis a thoroughly grounded story tackling the very real issues of labor rights in a world often all too happy to trample all over laborers. The result easily ranks among thebest manhwa of all time....

AsDoctor Whoapproaches 20 years since Christopher Eccleston and Billie Piper led the successful revival, the pair will reunite for new adventures in Big Finish’s audio drama line. Eccleston’s Ninth Doctor encountered Piper’s Rose Tyler when battling the Nestene Consciousness in2005’s season 1 premiere “Rose,“leading her to join the Time Lord in the TARDIS. Despite helping him move past his traumatic past,the Ninth Doctor gave his life to save Rose, regenerating into David Tennant’s Tenth Doctor as Eccleston departed the series after a single season....

Harry Potter and the Cursed Childseeks to undo one problem with the original series, but the play’s entire premise rests on a detail that makes no sense after a rule established 18 years earlier. TheHarry Potterbooksintroduce many rules throughout their run, seeking to explain how magic works within the Wizarding World — and why certain storylines play out the way they do. Most of these pieces of lore hold up years later, like the fact thatFelix Felicis couldn’t solve Harry Potter’s problemsor the fact thattime-turners couldn’t be used regularly....

Eiichiro Oda’sOne Piecehas already made the leap to live-action withNetflix’s adaptation, and Iñaki Godoy has been widely praised for his portrayal ofMonkey D. Luffy. But what if Luffy in real life was a little more… pumped up? A unique new contest in Japan is set to answer that question bycombining bodybuilding with a search for the most Luffy-like competitor. The upcomingONE PIECE Body Make Contest Presented by BragMeneventwill take place on June 1st in Kawasaki, near Tokyo....

Overwatch 2 News Oops! It looks like Blizzard tried to give away the Owl Guardian Mercy skin for free after selling it nine months ago. Their bad. Blizzard seems tofail at learning a most valuable lesson– You don’t mess with Mercy fans. Revealed earlier in the week as a new Amazon Prime Gaming free giveaway, the Guardian Owl Mercy skin appearing in this fashion raised immediate outrage. It may have something to do with the fact that the skin was sold in the game’s shop a mere nine months ago....

Sean Connery’s flawed sci-fi WesternOutlandis ripe for a remake. Peter Hyams is one of the great unheralded filmmakers of his time, having helmed many genre greats likeCapricorn One, 1986’sRunning Scared,Narrow MarginandTimecop. Hyams’Outlandis a stealth remake of 1952’sHigh Noon, and cast Sean Connery as a Marshal assigned to a bleak mining facility on Jupiter’s third moon, Io. Outside its Western trappings,Outlandisveryinspired by Ridley Scott’sAlienin terms of production design and general mood....

The highly anticipated second season ofSolo Leveling, titled Arise from the Shadow, has just released a sneak peek of the events that will take place in the series premiere, teasing Jinwoo’s next big mission after his job change.Solo Leveling season 2is expected to have 13 episodes to finish the original 25-episode batch commissioned by Aniplex and will soon be available on Crunchyroll for fans eager to continue watching Sung Jinwoo leveling up....

Many have long argued thatNightwing, asBatman’sfirst partner and the originalRobin, is the rightful heir to the cowl when the Dark Knight steps down or meets his end. Even DC has backed this notion, showcasing Dick Grayson donning the cowl during moments when Bruce Wayne was believed dead or out of commission. But with one comic, it’s become undeniable: Batgirl Cassandra Cain is the true successor to the Dark Knight. Cassandra Cain’s competition for the mantle of Batman narrows down to her two youngest brothers: Tim Drake and Damian Wayne....

Susan Twist returns, as theDoctorWhoactor is confirmed to return for season 15 after having appeared throughout Russell T Davies' second showrunning tenure. Making her debut in David Tennant’s second Fourteenth Doctor adventure “Wild Blue Yonder” during the show’s 60th Anniversary celebrations, Twist would play several characters encountered throughout history by Ncuti Gatwa’s Fifteenth Doctor and Millie Gibson’s Ruby Sunday.The truth behind Twist’s rolewould be revealed inDoctorWhoseason 14, where it was revealed that she was a weapon of classic villain Sutekh (Gabriel Woolfe)....

Ahsoka Tanois one of the most beloved characters in the entireStar Warsfranchise, but some episodes focused on Ahsoka are better than others. The Togruta Jedi was initially introduced in theStar Wars: The Clone Warsanimated movie, where it was revealed she was Anakin Skywalker’s Padawan. ThroughoutThe Clone Wars’seven seasons, Ahsoka became the show’s heart and one of the most intriguing characters, as Ahsoka’s fate followingOrder 66was still a mystery. When the character debuted in 2008, there were a lot of fans who didn’t like her....

The Big Bang TheorystarKaley Cuocohas boarded a new HBO comedy series from the creators ofHacksamidst speculation about her return as Penny. New details on the long-gestatingBig Bang Theoryspinoffrecently emerged, confirming that Kevin Sussman, Brian Posehn, and Lauren Lapkus would reprise their respective roles as Stuart, Bert, and Denise. The spinoff, from franchise co-creator Chuck Lorre, is intended for the Max streaming service. Though the project is still in its early stages, Cuoco has expressed an openness to appear....