These 5 Minutes in 'The Handmaid's Tale' Series Finale Completely Change How You Rewatch the Show

Editor’s note: The article below contains spoilers for The Handmaid’s Tale Season 6 finale. After six seasons, the Emmy-winning seriesThe Handmaid’s Taleended withan emotional full-circle moment that’s subtle, but changes everything we knowabout the beginning of the series. At the heart of June Osborne’s (Elisabeth Moss) journey has always been her desperate attempt to reunite with her daughter, Hannah. Even when she had the chance to escape Gilead in earlier seasons, she stayed behind because Hannah was still there....

July 7, 2025 · 4 min · 798 words · Elizabeth Taylor

This Surprisingly Violent PG-13 Horror Movie Has Found a New Streaming Home

Fifteen years ago, one of the most popular recent horror movies debuted in cinemas and it still makes lists ofunforgettable storiesto this day.Drag Me To HellstarredAlison Lohman(Matchstick Men) as a cursed woman who has to fight tooth and nail for her own survival. The movie was directed by horror masterSam Raimi(Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness), and starting this month, it has found a new streaming home on Prime Video....

July 7, 2025 · 3 min · 506 words · Luis Bridges

This Unmade Marvel Movie Almost Starred KISS, The Village People, & Cher

The history ofDazzler, a largely peripheral but popular member of the X-Men that debuted inX-Men#130, could be a film unto itself, a story of race, disco, missed windows, and cross-media promotions. But it pales, though, in comparison to what could have been: a Dazzler film with a concept so crazy it hinges on the cusp of believability. ForgetTaylor Swift’s rumored association with Dazzleron film.Thisfilm would have hadRodney Dangerfieldas four characters.KISSfightingThe Village People....

July 7, 2025 · 5 min · 957 words · Dana Guerrero

What Happened To Eowyn After Sauron's Defeat In The Lord Of The Rings

J.R.R. Tolkien’sThe Lord of the Ringsis a saga rich with character growth, and few arcs are as transformative and inspiring as that of the White Lady of Rohan. Éowyn (Miranda Otto), is first introduced inPeter Jackson’s second installment of the trilogy,The Two Towers, where she appears as a noblewoman of Rohan, torn between duty and longing for freedom from oppression. Disguising herself as a man to fight in the Battle of Pelennor Fields, Éowyn delivers one ofThe Return of the King’s most iconic moments by defeating the Witch-king of Angmar, but her justifying finale was far from finished....

July 7, 2025 · 4 min · 837 words · Todd Stone

What Is a Mandalorian? Character, Race, & More on the Star Wars Show

Who is the nameless Mandalorian at the center of the events of the Disney+ original seriesThe Mandalorian? Sure, it’s cool to have a show named after you but, uh, what do we really know about this guy? Well, we know the Mandalorian is played byPedro Pascaland we know that there is a small number of Mandalorians who have survived the Empire’s reign of terror. But before we can even look ahead tofuture episodes ofThe Mandalorian, it might do us some good to break down who this Mandalorian is that we’re following in the show as well as what his personal history is and the history of his people....

July 7, 2025 · 3 min · 599 words · Madeline Roberts

Why A Series of Unfortunate Events Show Is Good

In the words ofLemony Snicket: I’m sorry to say that this article you are reading is extremely unpleasant. It is my sad duty to write this unpleasant article, but there is nothing stopping you from closing this tab at once and reading something happy if you prefer that sort of thing. In Netflix’sA Series of Unfortunate Events, Lemony Snicket (Patrick Warburton) tells the dreadful tale of the Baudelaire orphans, Violet (Malina Weissman), Klaus (Louis Hynes), and Sunny (Presley Smith), who recently lost their parents in a terrible fire and are being pursued by a treacherous villain named Count Olaf (Neil Patrick Harris), who is dying to get his greedy hands on their fortune....

July 7, 2025 · 9 min · 1760 words · Sarah Weaver

Why the Universal Soldier Sequels Show How to Save a Bad Franchise

Universal Soldierisn’t a particularly memorable movie. It’s not quite as fun or as gleefully indulgent as other films within theRoland Emmerichfilmography, and it doesn’t feature the best from eitherJean-Claude Van DammeorDolph Lundgren, both of whom are mostly stripped of the charisma they normally bring to their performances. It’s a film that fetishizes the U.S. military in a vein similar to other 90s action movies, but not to the point of campy fun in the style ofTony ScottorMichael Bay....

July 7, 2025 · 5 min · 1048 words · Crystal Nichols

‘A Good Person’ Review: Florence Pugh & Morgan Freeman Deal With Addition

In the opening ofA Good Person, the third film written and directed byZach Braff, we hearMorgan Freeman’s Daniel reading a quote as he looks out over his model train set and the town he’s built. The quote says “blissfully have I been lost in a world of my own creation,” and while we’ll come to learn that this is true of Daniel’s experience with this miniature world he’s made, this also could be true of the previous films Braff has written and directed....

July 7, 2025 · 5 min · 1021 words · Teresa Lee

‘The Circle’s Twin Tactics Have Set the Stage for a Flawless Victory

Nicky ScarlottaandJoJo Scarlottaintroduced themselves to viewers ofThe Circleas “the embodiment of the Staten Island stereotype.” And it is true that the Italian-American twins, who daylight as construction workers and moonlight as influencers, appear to be exactly what viewers might expect. With their cornicello talismans, excitable personalities, and hometown pride, these boys are all about their roots, right down to the way they pronounce “New York” with that signature Staten Island emphasis....

July 7, 2025 · 4 min · 755 words · Morgan Montgomery

'90 Day Fiancé's Angela Deem Proves Older Women Have Sex Appeal

Angela Deemis a firecracker by any measurement, but the self-proclaimed cougar is a whopping 22 years older than her Nigerian husband,Michael Ilesanmi.After a failed marriage to a white man that was near her same age, and several unsuccessful turns in life. Like many women,the reality stardecided she wanted something very different than she’d ever experienced before in the romance department. If the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over, expecting a different result, Angela decided she was by no means insane....

July 6, 2025 · 6 min · 1239 words · Kathy Olson

'Somebody, Somewhere' Season 2 Images Show Sam Moving On

Bridget Everettis back in new images for the second season of HBO’s comedy,Somebody Somewhere. Thanks toVanity Fair, audiences can take a look at the actress reprising her role as Sam, a woman who actively tries to find happiness in her life while grieving the death of her sister. The loss of her sibling coupled with the fact that she is over forty years old makes Sam fall into a midlife crisis, leaving her in a place where the road to inner peace looks like an impossible task....

July 6, 2025 · 2 min · 402 words · James Joseph

'You' Season 4 Episode 6 Recap: Best Friends Until the Grave

Editor’s note: The below contains spoilers for Episode 6 ofYouSeason 4. Netflix has finally released the last five episodes of Season 4 ofYou, taking Joe Goldberg (Penn Badgley) into a new and exciting direction as the killer is forced to face his inhuman actions. Part 1 of Season 4 was structured as a whodunit, as Joe raced against the clock to find the identity of theEat-the-Rich Killer. Now that the truth is in the open, Part 2 pushes Joe to use his grim serial killer abilities to hunt down Rhys (Ed Speleers), London’s wannabe mayor who hides dark secrets....

July 6, 2025 · 7 min · 1444 words · Matthew Sullivan

10 Best Action Movies of the 2020s So Far, According to Letterboxd

It’s no secret that action has become one of the most prolific and iconic genres of film, with each generation having a wide selection of legendary titles that break the mold and achieve legendary status. The 2020s have already made massive waves when it comes to exciting action filmmaking, whether it be dynamic original films likeThe NorthmanandTenetor the latest installments in beloved franchises likeJohn Wick: Chapter 4andAvatar: The Way of Water....

July 6, 2025 · 10 min · 2059 words · Hannah Johnson