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Smoke episode 8 review: the shocking twist that burns everything down
TL;DR: In the Smoke Season 1 finale, Taron Egerton’s Dave is revealed not just as the arsonist—but as a man who’s been hallucinating his entire identity. A jaw-dropping twist shatters the illusion…
Alien: Earth episode 3 review: when the alien wails, the human breaks
TL;DR: In Alien: Earth Episode 3, Wendy isn’t psychically linked to the Xenomorphs—she’s just the only one who can hearthem. Thanks to her synthetic body’s ultra-sensitive hearing, the alien surgery triggers unbearable sonic…
Dept. Q renewed for season 2 at Netflix with Matthew Goode returning
Netflix has officially renewed Dept. Q for a second season, confirming the return of Matthew Goode and the rest of the ensemble cast. The announcement comes nearly three months after the crime…
Frodo and Gandalf set to return in The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum
Frodo and Gandalf are set to return in The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum, according to Ian McKellen. Speaking at the For the Love of Fantasy event in London on…
Fallout season 2 images confirm new Vegas setting and Lucky 38 tease
Prime Video has released the first official images from Fallout season 2, and they hint at a major setting long speculated by fans: New Vegas. The new stills, which arrive ahead…
Butterfly season 1 finale: daughters, ghosts, and the dead we carry
TL;DR: Prime Video's Butterfly lands a killer first season with a final twist that promises even more emotional wreckage to come. A spy thriller with a bleeding heart. Watch it now,…
House of Guinness: Steven Knight’s new Netflix drama premieres September 2025
Netflix has set a release date for its next major historical drama. House of Guinness, an eight-part series from Peaky Blinders creator Steven Knight, will premiere globally on September 25, 2025. The series turns its…
Outlander: Blood of My Blood review: a bold, addictive prequel that stands on its own
TL;DR: If Outlander makes you feel things you don’t want to unpack in therapy, Blood of My Blood will rip your heart out, whisper sweet Gaelic nothings into it, and hand it back with…
Snoopy Presents: A Summer Musical review: Peanuts returns with songs, nostalgia, and heart
TL;DR: Snoopy Presents: A Summer Musical is a beautifully crafted return to Peanuts form, blending heartfelt storytelling with original songs that hit all the right emotional notes. Centered around Charlie Brown’s…
Night Always Comes review: brilliant lead, bruising story
TL;DR (For My Dubai Skimmers):Vanessa Kirby shines in a relentlessly grim Netflix drama about housing desperation and class warfare. It’s stylish and urgent, but weighed down by too much trauma…
The Terminal List: True Believer enters production with global scope
The Terminal List is moving forward with its second season, officially titled The Terminal List: True Believer. According to creator Jack Carr and showrunner David DiGilio, production is actively underway, and the…
Nobody 2 review: Bob Odenkirk is still a badass, but this time the movie forgot to care
TL;DR:Bob Odenkirk is still swinging, but this time the punches don’t mean much. Nobody 2 delivers slick, bloody action, but without the heart, humor, or novelty of the original, it’s just noise…
Countdown episode 10 review: Meachum, Oliveras, and the end that reboots everything
TL;DR: Episode 10 of Countdown closes the Volchek chapter with tension, heart, and a well-earned catharsis, then flips the table entirely to set up an eerie, fresh storyline. Come for the explosions, stay…
Thriller series Kabul premieres exclusively on STARZPLAY in MENA August 14
STARZPLAY will premiere the six-episode political thriller Kabul across the Middle East and North Africa on August 14, offering all episodes as a complete box set from launch day. Created by Olivier…
Butterfly review: high-octane espionage with an emotional core
TL;DR: It’s Taken meets The Americans, with a bilingual twist and just enough heart to make the bullets hurt. Daniel Dae Kim’s Butterfly is the kind of show that starts by lying to you—in the nicest…
Alien: Earth review: a thrilling, dense, and unapologetically weird new chapter
TL;DR for the Busy Space Trucker: Alien: Earth isn’t just “what if xenomorphs but TV.” It’s Noah Hawley grabbing every flavor of the Alien franchise — haunted-house horror, corporate greed, existential…
Disney’s first anime, Twisted-Wonderland, sets October 29 premiere
Disney is set to release its first full-length anime series, Twisted-Wonderland, on October 29 via Disney+. The project adapts the popular mobile game of the same name, reimagining classic Disney villains…
Weapons review: terrifyingly smart, brutally human, and impossible to shake
TL;DR: Zach Cregger follows up Barbarian with a horror mystery that’s less about monsters in the walls and more about monsters in the mirror. With standout performances from Julia Garner, Josh Brolin,…