Belly Conrad (Lola Tung) has kind of been on her villain arc inThe Summer I Turned Pretty, and the show needs to know that they’re not doing the character any favors. The coming-of-age drama,The Summer I Turned Pretty, based on the trilogy of novels by Jenny Han, has always been filled with the painfully awkward moments from your high school years that you desperately try to remove any evidence of from your Facebook page....

Warning! This article contains spoilers for Black Mirror season 7, episode 6, “USS Callister: Into Infinity.” Black Mirrorseason 7’s “USS Callister: Into Infinity” not only marks the return of many familiar characters from season 4’s episode 1 but also features some new faces. Created by Charlie Brooker, Netflix’sBlack Mirroris known for following an anthology format, where each episode unfolds a standalone narrative. The only shared theme between all episodes in the series is that they highlight the dark implications of humanity’s growing dependence on technology....

Valorant Reaver 2.0 Bundle Trailer has Us Counting Down the Hours Until Release One of Valorant’s most anticipated bundles ever is only hours away from hitting the storefront, and just when you thought you couldn’t be any more hyped Riot Games has unveiled a new trailer. If you’ve been sifting through the various images and videos online then you’ll be familiar with the design already, but there’s nothing quite like a Riot Games trailer to up dial up the excitement....

The following article contains discussions of illness and suicide. With its massive main cast, it’s unsurprising thatShamelessalso featured a large variety of supporting characters throughout, with many having a significant impact, especially Bianca Samson. Premiering in 2011,Shamelessran for 11 seasonsand revolved around the dysfunctional, lower-class Gallagher family comprised of alcoholic patriarch Frank Gallagher (William H. Macy) and his six children. The show walked a fine line between dark comedy and tackling serious, devastating issues like disease and addiction....

Wickedraised the bar for musical films with its successful theatrical run, becoming one of thebest movies of 2024and one of the highest-grossing movies of the year.Wicked’s box office successcould lead to more musical films premiering in theaters in the near future. One groundbreaking Broadway hit that should receive a film adaptation isLin-Manuel Miranda’s 2015 musicalHamilton,which depicts the life of Alexander Hamilton and his impact on American history. WhileWickedhas been around on Broadway far longer thanHamilton, the latter’s popularity and high quality demands a big-budget film adaptation on par with directorJon M....

Warning: Spoilers for Batman: The Brave and the Bold (2023) #20 and Plastic Man No More! (2024) ahead! When readers imagine the ideal partner for aWonder Womanteam-up, their minds might immediately go to some of DC’s most powerful figures – rather than the perpetual goof-up that isPlastic Man. However, the conclusion to their latest two-part adventure has a surprising amount of heart,showing that the Amazon princess of Themiscyra and the shapeshifting ex-convict actually share a lot in common....

NBC’sBrilliant Mindspremiered on September 23 with new episodes airing weekly on Mondays. The show is inspired by real-life physician, Oliver Sacks, and sees Zachary Quinto (Star Trek,American Horror Story) play a neurologist who has a condition called prosopagnosia, also known as facial blindness. After being fired from his previous job, Oliver Wolf takes his long-time friend up on her offer to work at Bronx General Hospital. Carol entrusts Dr. Wolf with a group of young interns, who are caught off guard by hisunconventional approach to care....

Summary Before Han So-hee and Park Seo-joon’sGyeongseong Creatureseason 2 makes its way to Netflix later this year, there are plenty of other shows to watch.Gyeongseong Creaturewas one of Netflix’s ambitious original K-dramas to date, as it came with a hefty production budget of 70 billion won ($53 million). The story that mixes a dark historical context with a thrilling supernatural mystery made an interesting combination that makesGyeongseong Creature’s upcoming second season one of themost exciting K-dramas releasing in 2024....

While mostTV spin-offsare doomed to live in the shadows of their original series, some have proven themselves worthy successors that evenmanage to outdo the program they were based on. Making a truly great spin-off will always be a daunting task, as creators are required to maintain the legacy of the original while carving out something new that can stand on its own. For a spin-off series to capture viewers' imaginations, it needs to be more than simply returning to familiar worlds with known characters; it must find a way to tell new stories in a fresh and interesting way....

For much of cinematic history, famous action roles were synonymous with male characters, especially on major television networks. There were, of course,female-ledproductions, but the closest audiences got to a female action star wasAnnie Oakleyin 1956. The ’70s offered more of a renaissance for powerful women in action roles, with shows likeWonder WomanandCharlie’s Angelsbeing huge hits of the time. But, the truth is, it took a while for women-fronted projects to become more commonplace....

Plenty of iconic movies feature lead characters who have very little screen time. It’s important to note that “leading character” in this context isn’t a label that is necessarily limited to the movie’s protagonist or main character, with severalgreat moviesalso playing host to a lot of standout deuteragonists or villains who have made a name for themselves despite only receiving a small amount of screen time over the years. Fromendlessly rewatchable superhero filmsto thebest war movies of all time, many of cinema’s most famous and celebrated films are renowned for this strange anomaly....

Aspiring actors may get big breaks right away in a TV show or a movie, but there are plenty who were featured inmusicvideos before their fame arrived. For any artist, a great music video can be the key to major success for a particular song, so getting the story right is essential. Some will choose to make the video as big as possible and cast current stars, likeGreen Daywith Gaten Matarazzo in “Meet Me on the Roof....

Summary Disneyis known for its beloved animated classics, plenty of which feature moments that have not aged well.It is not surprising that parts of Disney’s corpus are outdated or problematicwhen the studio has been producing movies since the 1930s. Even some titles which are considered amongDisney’s best animated moviesdemonstrate some bad moments like this, proof that most people are willing to accept such flaws when the movie is decades old....