Dwayne Johnson’sRed Oneattempts to add a fresh take to the Christmas movie genre, but it repeats an old Santa trope that’s never really made sense. The world of The Rock’s2024 Christmas movieis filled with mythological beings connected to various holidays, blending them into the real world through magical lore. This includes J.K. Simmons' Santa Claus being a very real figure in this universe, as he uses magic and technology to deliver presents to every kid around the world on Christmas Eve....

Emily Blunt has shown that she can excel in a variety of genres, and some of her most popular movies show off her talents as an action star.Emily Blunt’s best moviesshow off her skills in dramas, comedies and more genres. She’s famous for her role alongside her husband John Krasinski in theQuiet Placemovies, as well as her chameleon-like performances in biopics. Emily Blunt went through a brief period in the early 2010s when she consistently appeared in action movies....

TheJeopardy!Masterstournament returns to primetime for season 3 on April 30, and there are nine phenomenal and fan-favorite players returning to compete for the grand prize. For the first time in its three seasons,the 2025Jeopardy! Masterstournament features nine of the game show’s highest-ranked current champions, which is three more than the usual six. They’ll compete for the $500,000 grand prize, the coveted Alex Trebek Trophy, and the title ofJeopardy! MastersChampion. Hosted by Ken Jennings, the 2025Jeopardy!...

Peanutsalways did a stellar job of showing the seasons and all the benefits of each time of year.Likewise, the beloved comic strip showed the winter snow as both a source of hilarity for readers and aspects for thePeanutsgang to have fun with.The snow, much like in the real world, causes a lot of joy and fun for many while also causing some annoyances sometimes inThe Peanuts. Snowball fights, snowman building, and sledding are all adored snow-centered traditions that thePeanutsgang as well as readers look fondly on....

Friendsco-creator David Crane offers a definitive response to a frequently suggested reboot idea. The seminal sitcom about six friends growing up and falling in love is celebrating its 30th anniversary, having premiered on NBC in September 1994, and the milestone has offered the show’s creative team a chance to reflect on a ten-season run that helped define an era. Even though the milestone is more somber this time around, due to the death of actor Matthew Perry, Crane says thathe’ll often get asked about a reboot involving the children oftheFriendscharacters....

Warning: The following contains some SPOILERS for Gladiator II!A historian is pointing out one historical error in the shark naval battle in Ridley Scott’sGladiator II.The sequel to Ridley Scott’s 2000 epicfollows Maximus' son, Lucius Verus (Paul Mescal), as he steps back into the gladiator arena after Rome invades his home city, Numidia, under the rule of twin emperors, Geta (Joseph Quinn) and Caracalla (Fred Hechinger). The naval battle is a cruel form of entertainment that fills the Colosseum floor with water and tiger sharks while re-enacting a naval warfare with fighters from two boats fighting each other to death....

By now it is common knowledge that theHarry Potterseries ends with an epilogue that has long had viewers divided, but at the very least, there is one epilogue detail that actually rings true. Before the release ofHarry Potter and the Cursed Child,the final note of Harry’s story came from theepilogue at the end ofHarry Potter and the Deathly Hallows.Set nineteen years after the Battle of Hogwarts, this scene focuses onHarry, Ron, and Hermione as they bring their children to Platform 9 3/4, preparing to send them off to Hogwarts....

One key part ofHogwarts Legacyis a little lacking, particularly in comparison to some of the classic Harry Potter tie-in games. While those games are now much older and a little buggy at times,they had something that was more closely tied to the source material that is not seen as much inHogwarts Legacy. It does exist in the newer game, but not to the same extent and this could all be fixed in the sequel....

NBA 2K25players seem to be having some difficulty with the new shot meter in the game. There seems to be a huge difference between the shot meter in this year’s iteration and theNBA 2Kseries' previous games, leading to confusion when it comes to taking a shot. Players have talked about how an arrow will appear that does not align with where they are aiming and instructions that look the same no matter where the player is on the court....

Lex Luthor has been one of the most important characters in theDC Universe, and I can’t believe thatSuperman & Loishas actually made me care about his love life in the latest episode. While thisversion of Lex Luthorhas virtually nothing in common with the Michael Rosenbaum iteration that was featured onSmallville,the series has begun to make me feel invested in similar ways.As the show comes to a close, it is compelling to see some small parallels between the two disparate series and their version of this villain....

I first watched the indie sci-fi movieThe Vast of Nightat Fantastic Fest in 2019, and I still think about it five years later, shocked that the director still hasn’t made another movie since then.The Vast of Nightis a lo-fi sci-fi film set in the late 1950s one Friday night in the fictional desert town of Cayuga, New Mexico. While the whole town is at the high school for a big basketball game, teenager Faye (Sierra McCormick) is left to operate the telephone switchboard while local radio DJ Everett (Jack Horowitz) is manning the station for the night shift....

MCU Thanos actorJosh Brolinwould be a great casting choice for aDCUvillain, but not necessarily for Darkseid. The DCU is growing at an accelerated pace, as several actors have been confirmed to join the franchise before the DCU’s first movie hits theaters.Creature Commandos' season finalemarks the end of the DCU’s first installment, yet the DCU has already announced the main actors for projects such asLanternsandSupergirl: Woman of Tomorrow, and major characters such as Batman, Starfire, and Dick Grayson have been confirmed to exist in the DCU....

DC Comics' all-new Absolute Universe is officially in full swing, redefining classic heroes in a bold way, and fans want to know if this alternate world will cross over with the original continuity everyone knows and loves. One writer discusses the possibility of DC’s universes colliding and what that would entail, hinting at the future of the Absolute Universe in the years to come. Scott Snyder, the author ofAbsolute Batman, shares his insights on a potential crossover between the Absolute Universe and DC’s prime universe in aninterview with Comics Beat....