Uncharted: Joe Carnahan Wrote an R-Rated Script

The fan-favoriteUnchartedvideo games are, perhaps surprisingly, rated T for Teens, with theESRBnoting Blood, Language, Suggestive Themes, Use of Tobacco, and Violence as descriptors. That rating/content combo might fly in the video game world, but the regulatory body governing movie ratings, the MPAA, is a different beast. That’s whyJoe Carnahan’s script for the Naughty Dog game adaptation needs to aim for an R rating, which is exactly what the screenwriter intended....

June 6, 2025 · 4 min · 748 words · Amy Adams

‘Doctor Who’ Adds Drag Queen Jinkx Monsoon

Ru Paul’s Drag RacestarJinkx Monsoonhas joined the cast of the upcoming season of British dramaDoctor Who,Varietyhas reported. They are well known to have won Season 5 ofRuPaul’s Drag Raceas well as the seventh season ofRuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars,becoming the first person to win two seasons of the show across its iterations. The long-running adventure series will return in November 2023 with some celebratory surprises. Three special episodes will bring backDavid Tennantas the 14th Doctor to coincide with the60th anniversary of the series....

June 6, 2025 · 2 min · 403 words · Megan Richardson

‘House of the Dragon’ Season 2: Olivia Cooke on Miguel Sapochnik’s Exit

Miguel Sapochnik’s sudden departurefrom HBO’sHouse of the Dragonwas a creative shake-up that surprised fans and even some stars of the show. The announcement came mere days after theGame of Thronesprequel premiere, prompting a mix of shock and disappointment from viewers and cast members. Among the actors who expressed their thoughts on Sapochnik’s shock exit wasSteve Toussaintwho plays Lord Corlys Velaryon, The Sea Snake, on the show. Now months later,Olivia Cookeanother prominent star of the show who portrays Lady Alicent Hightower is the latest to share her perspective on Sapochnik’s departure as co-showrunner while also revealing how the show is progressing in his absence....

June 6, 2025 · 3 min · 473 words · Lisa Watson

‘The Other Two’ Season 3 Review: Max Series Remains Hilarious

The Other Twoisn’t just one of thebest comediesof the past decade, it’s unquestionably a way of life. While single-camera sitcoms have aptly revitalized the television landscape thanks to an influx of streaming services and channels offering more programming, the Max Original series filled with its sharp writing, nuanced humor, and consistently funny performances led byHeléne YorkeandDrew Tarverremains in a league of its own asSeason 3 drops this week. If there’s a show to beat or just get into after your last binge, it’s this one....

June 6, 2025 · 8 min · 1539 words · Joseph Williams

"I Told You What You Want": ‘We Were Liars’ Showrunner, 53, Reveals How TV Writers Make You Root for a Ship Without Even Realizing It

At least once, everyone should experience what it feels like to realize two television characters are into each other romantically several episodes — if not seasons — before they get together. According toWe Were Liarsco-showrunnerJulie Plec, creating those moments for the audience is an alternatively frustrating and gratifying task. At an “Escape With Prime Video” luncheon event in New York City, celebrating the female-focused storytelling on the streamer’s summer slate, Plec discussed how, as show-runner forThe Vampire DiariesandThe Originalsin addition toWe Were Liars, she and her writers are able to lay the foundation for the fiercest ‘shipping wars for unsuspecting fans....

June 5, 2025 · 4 min · 693 words · Lynn Cox

'A League of Their Own' Will Get 4-Episode Conclusion

The murmurs were true,A League of Their Ownwill come to a conclusion with a shortened four-episode run for Season 2, Prime Video has announced. The announcement comes on the heels ofspeculation starting last monthabout the series winding up with the limited run. The period sports drama is created byWill GrahamandAbbi Jacobsonand got quite a fanfare for its maiden season. Set in the 1940s,A League of Their Ownfollows Carson Shaw, who leaves her small-town life after her husband is sent to war, as she finds the perfect opportunity to pursue her dream of being a professional baseball player, and Maxine Chapman, who shares the same dream but being a woman of color, she is rejected from even trying out....

June 5, 2025 · 2 min · 413 words · Carolyn Beard

'Lazarus' Anime: Trailer, Cast, Plot, and Everything We Know So Far

Quick Links When it comes to anime, no discussion of the best of the best is complete without mentioning the masterShinichirōWatanabe. Celebrated worldwide for his groundbreaking shows with strong fandoms likeCowboy Bebop,Space Dandy, andSamurai Champloo, Watanabe’s work is notable for his natural flair in style and music, deep emotional introspectiveness and exploration of mature themes in a medium often considered to be just for kids.Cowboy Bebopis often hailed as the best anime series of all time by fans, and the influence of that anime show and pop culture at large is undeniable....

June 5, 2025 · 6 min · 1142 words · Laura Hickman

'The Idol' Finally Makes Jocelyn as Manipulative as Tedros – Good!

Editor’s note: The below contains spoilers for Episode 4 of The Idol. Almost every day of her life, Jocelyn (Lily-Rose Depp) is woken up by her personal assistant and best friend, Leia (Rachel Sennott), who draws open her curtains and tells her it’s time to start the day. But in the fourth episode ofThe Idol, Jocelyn woke herself up for once, and this time, it was to the reality that she’s being manipulated by Tedros (Abel “The Weeknd” Tesfaye)....

June 5, 2025 · 5 min · 1041 words · Debra Diaz

10 Best 'Keeping Up with the Kardashians' Episodes, Ranked According to IMDb

Keeping Up with the Kardashiansmight have ended back in 2021, but theKardashian-Jennersare hard to forget. A reality TV series that boasts a whopping 20 seasons (not includingKeeping Up’s spin-offs), one might find this number to be excessive, and all this for a family that’s only famous for being famous. If that’s not enough, they’ve decided to document their lives once again on Hulu’sThe Kardashians. Although the premise itself is similar toKUWTK,The Kardashiansis their attempt to show their realities on their own terms....

June 5, 2025 · 7 min · 1385 words · Tiffany Rose

10 Best Hugh Laurie Movies, Ranked

Hugh Laurieis famous on both sides of the pond for his phenomenal TV work. In the UK, he’s most well-known for his turns inlegendary comedieslikeA Bit of Fry and LaurieandRowan Atkinson’sBlackadder. In the US, Laurie is the gruff title character inHouse, a modern medical Sherlock Holmes. He shone yet again in last year’s World War II drama seriesAll the Light We Cannot See. However, Laurie has also been turning in solid film work for decades, even if it doesn’t rise to the heights of his small-screen appearances....

June 5, 2025 · 9 min · 1877 words · Kimberly Cohen

10 Classic PG-Rated Movies With Surprisingly Racy Jokes

Most of the time when a movie’s rated PG or G, parents can feel confident there’s not going to be anything too adult in there. The kind of content dealt with in these sorts of movies tends to be mild and kid-friendly, and while there might be rare instances of bad language or some low-level violence, it’s not usually going to be anything too bad. RELATED:Raunchy Jokes In The Shrek Series You Missed As A Kid...

June 5, 2025 · 7 min · 1424 words · Timothy Bates

15 Highest-Grossing Animated Franchises of All Time, Ranked

Animation has proven itself to have become some of the most lucrative franchises targeted toward audiences of all ages on the big screen. Especially with continuing support and new installments year after year, the race for which animated franchise is the most profitable is constantly changing and up for grabs. The animated franchises that find the most success usually happen to be some of the most well-regarded and easily recognizable franchises of all time, continuing their legacy in the hearts and minds of many....

June 5, 2025 · 10 min · 1964 words · Deborah Sawyer

A Futile and Stupid Gesture: David Wain on Netflix Dramedy

One of the many films to world premiere at this year’sSundance Film Festivalwas directorDavid Wain’sgreat new movie,A Futile and Stupid Gesture. The film chronicles the life and career of National Lampoon co-founderDoug Kenney(played byWill Forte)and doesn’t gloss over his troubled life. If you don’t know Doug’s name, he co-foundedNational Lampoonwith fellow Harvard studentsHenry BeardandRobert Hoffmanand helped grow it from a local college paper to a hugely successful nationwide brand. He also worked as a writer in Hollywood on films likeNational Lampoon’s Animal HouseandCaddyshack....

June 5, 2025 · 2 min · 237 words · Katie Contreras