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‘Star Trek: Strange New Worlds’ Casts Sulu and Bones for Series Finale
Hikaru Sulu and Leonard “Bones” McCoy, two iconic characters from the original “Star Trek” series, will make their first appearances in…
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“No Other Choice” Eliminates the Competition with Style
Paper cuts are the worst. In “No Other Choice,” a new comic thriller from the South Korean filmmaker Park Chan-wook, You Man-su (Lee…
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A Notable Year For Boxing - And The Names Behind It
2025 was a big one for boxing. Major cards, undisputed champions, a surge in sign ups in local boxing gyms, better equipment - the sport…
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Hideo Kojima Found Himself Unexpectedly Hooked on ‘KPop Demon Hunters’ — and ‘Ended Up Crying My Eyes Out’
Hideo Kojima is the mastermind behind hit action game franchise “Death Stranding,” set in a desolate, post-apocalyptic world in which…
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‘Assassin’s Creed’ Netflix Series to Be Directed by Johan Renck (EXCLUSIVE)
Netflix‘ upcoming live-action “Assassin’s Creed” series — which has already been building out its main cast, with Toby Wallace…
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Ayushmann Khurrana Banks on Family Entertainment With Four-Film Slate Following ‘Thamma’ Success (EXCLUSIVE)
Bollywood star Ayushmann Khurrana is riding high on the success of “Thamma,” his first festive release that crossed the INR 100 crore mark…
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‘My Hero Academia’ Concert Tour Unveils Trailer, Key Visual
Toho has unveiled a trailer and key visual for the “My Hero Academia In Concert” world tour. The tour, produced by GEA Live, is set to…
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30 Years Later, This ’90s Cult Classic Gets a Long-Awaited Sequel on Max
Those who followed the independent film scene in the 1990s might remember that Edward Burnswas once a figure that was seen as being part…
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3 Prime Video Shows You Need to Binge This Week
In perhaps the least surprising news of 2025, the Prime Video streaming charts have been destroyed in nuclear fashion by the return of…
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Michael Douglas and Rob Reiner Talked ‘A Lot’ About Their Sons’ Struggles Before Director’s Death: ‘This Was a Man Who Always Gave It His Best’
Michael Douglas says he and Rob Reiner often connected over their sons’ troubles before the “Stand by Me” director was killed. As part of…
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US bars approvals of new models of DJI, all other foreign drones
DJI, the world’s largest dronemaker, sells more than half of US commercial drones The Federal Communications Commission said on Monday it…
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‘Avatar: Fire and Ash’ Varang Actor Oona Chaplin Is Charlie Chaplin’s Granddaughter and Considered Changing Her Name: ‘It’s Tricky to Feel Undeserving’
Oona Chaplin is the actor behind “Avatar: Fire and Ash” villain Varang. She’s also the granddaughter of film icon Charlie Chaplin. Oona,…
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How Netflix Leveraged ‘Stranger Things’ Buzz to Boost ‘The First Shadow’ Ticket Sales on Broadway
Fans left the Dec. 19 performance of “Stranger Things: The First Shadow” buzzing after a once-in-a-lifetime moment: Jamie Campbell Bower,…
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Nike’s Futuristic Foamposite Will Receive a Regal Revamp for NBA All-Star Weekend
Nike’s ahead-of-its-time Air Foamposite One sneaker will once again be a centerpiece of the brand’s NBA All-Star Weekend releases.…
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“Waiting to Exhale,” Thirty Years On
Forest Whitaker’s “Waiting to Exhale” is perhaps the quintessential “chick flick”—and an ideal case study for all that the cinematic…
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Helen Siff, ‘Hail, Caesar!’ and ‘You Don’t Mess With the Zohan’ Character Actor, Dies at 88
Helen Siff, a character actor known for roles in “Hail, Caesar,” “You Don’t Mess with the Zohan” and more, died Thursday in Los Angeles of…
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London City Lionesses: What led to Jocelyn Precheur sacking and what's next for club?
While Precheur's impact was important during the club's infancy, there is a feeling London City are moving towards a Spanish football…
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Korea Box Office: ‘Avatar: Fire and Ash’ Ignites Market
James Cameron’s long-awaited “Avatar: Fire and Ash” made a dominant entry at the Korean box office, opening to $10.2 million from 1.3…
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Netflix refinances part of US$59 billion loan for Warner Bros bid
The streaming giant plans to tap capital markets to further reduce its bridge facility and extend its debt maturities Netflix refinanced…
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“Father Mother Sister Brother” Explores the Mysteries of Family Life
This is what happens when “The Dead Don’t Die” dies. That scintillating Jim Jarmusch movie, from 2019, a mashup of comedy, science…
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Is the Dictionary Done For?
He also introduces us to terms likely to be new to many readers: “sportocrat,” “on fleek,” “vajazzle,” and the German word…
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The Year the Movies Went Big on Isolation
Retreating to sparsely populated and remote settings, these films did not attempt to build dense webs of social relations or to show their…
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Lorenzo Mattotti’s “Goodbye to All That”
For the cover of the December 29, 2025 & January 5, 2026, issue, the artist Lorenzo Mattotti depicted a time-honored way to shake off the…