You odyssey how Matt Damon rang in his daughter Gia‘s 18th birthday. The Oscar winner and his wife Luciana Barroso Damon brought their entire brood—including kids Alexia, 27, Isabella, 20, and Stella, 15—to Disneyland to mark the special milestone. And like many families vacationing at the Happiest Place on Earth, the couple matched with their
The perfect Kylo Ren replacement got the ending Adam Driver’s Ben Solo deserved in the Star Wars sequel trilogy. From his very first scene in Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Kylo Ren became one of the Disney era’s most compelling characters. Though strong with the Force and determined to emulate his grandfather, Darth Vader, Kylo
“I believe there are monsters born in this world to human parents,” begins the trailer for Zoe Kazan’s adaptation of East of Eden, which looks freaking incredible. The monster of Steinbeck’s epic multigenerational saga is Cathy Ames, played by Florence Pugh in the 7-episode limited series coming to Netflix October 1. Pugh leads an all-star
Three cheers for how Woody Harrelson and Matthew McConaughey discovered they could be brothers. Three years after the How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days actor revealed their bond might extend beyond friendship, the Cheers star recalled the moment that Matthew’s mom Mary Kathlene McConaughey—who he’s known for over 25 years—spilled the beans. “She
We tend to think of Barcelona as a flamboyant, opulent and romantic European city, but you can trust that in crime fiction you will discover what lies beyond the façade. Teresa Solana’s new novel, The Butterfly House, seems the perfect place to start. Translated by Peter Bush, the book is released on 12 September 2026,
Anna Faris isn’t afraid to have deep conversations with her son. The Scary Movie actress got candid about how she approaches the topic of religion with her and ex-husband Chris Pratt’s son Jack, especially because the 14-year-old is more devout than she is. “I didn’t grow up with religion,” Faris explained to host Chelsea Handler
For its 35th anniversary as the premiere theme park destination for gorehounds and horror nerds, Universal’s Halloween Horror Nights has brought out the big claws. We’ve got the first Oscar-winning haunted house in Sinners, the fourth and final Stranger Things house (and water show), a tribute house for Ozzy Osbourne, and the first attraction devoted
R. F. Kuang is the bestselling author of Yellowface, The Poppy War, and Babel, to name a few, and today is the publication day for her newest novel: Taipei Story, out from William Morrow. Check out an excerpt below. Was I an Ugly Human Being? I had just read Jamaica Kincaid’s A Small Place in
The final performances of Moulin Rouge! The Musical easily topped this week’s Broadway box office chart, grossing a big $2,336,973 at the Al Hirschfeld Theatre, a nice jump of $140,768 over the previous week. With original, Tony-winning cast member Aaron Tveit back as Christian for the engagement’s final two weeks, sales surged with his fans
It looks like Hailey Bieber is on the rhode to reconciliation. Two years after sparking feud rumors by revealing that she’s “not super close” with her family, the Rhode Skin founder stepped out for dinner with her dad Stephen Baldwin, mom Kennya Baldwin and older sister Alaia Baldwin in Los Angeles. For the Aug. 20
Event Horizon is back on streaming. The classic sci-fi movie has returned to streaming today following its epic 2026 sequel, and as the revered film approaches an important milestone. One of the best movies starring the late Sam Neill, Event Horizon is a sci-fi horror movie that follows a rescue crew arriving at the titular
Not many people know this, but I have Lincolnshire roots. However, until now I’ve not come across a crime series set in the north-east part of the county where my ancestors fished, made bricks and wove baskets going back into time immemorial. All that has changed now that I’ve discovered DS Butler’s Karen Hart series,
Whitney Leavitt & Connor Leavitt: Married Whitney Leavitt found the perfect dance partner in Connor Leavitt, whom she wed in 2016. But it wasn’t always smooth sailing for the couple—who share kids Sedona, Liam and Billy—as they navigated life in the spotlight. For instance, the Dancing With the Stars alum had to shut down rumors
EXCLUSIVE: In Monday’s press release revealing AMC Theatres‘ new distribution venture Leawood Films, distribution veteran Kyle Davies was listed as an advisor. However, we’ve come to learn that the exec is leaving Bleecker Street as President of Distribution to lead distribution at the No. 1 theater chain’s new film label. Leawood Films, AMC said, will
Beautiful, mysterious, unpredictable and impossible to forget, Despina Mirou isn’t simply playing the part of a star. She is living one of Hollywood’s most fascinating lives. There is something deliciously old-fashioned about Despina Mirou. Not old-fashioned in the conventional sense. Nothing about Mirou could reasonably be called conventional. But she possesses something increasingly rare in
Hoda Kotb is looking into a developing story—her love life. The former Today co-anchor revealed she and a mystery man have “texted recently” after meeting by chance on a flight. “It was the weirdest connection in the world,” Kotb told Jenna Bush Hager and Sheinelle Jones during the Aug. 21 episode of Today With Jenna
Director Casper Kelly’s Barney-inspired horror movie Buddy was a massive hit for Roadside Attractions and Saban Films over the weekend, managing to double its box office projections. The indie horror movie debuted in the #6 spot on the domestic box office charts against some real heavy hitters, scaring up $5,363,827 across the weekend in just


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The galaxy far, far away is set to expand, thanks to Star Wars: Starfighter, which is set to soar into theaters as part of the 2027 movie schedule. Set five years after the events of The Rise of Skywalker, the film will see Ryan Gosling play a new character named Kade Auberon. There was considerable
Dark Trip, independent game studio iWorlds’ mix of psychological horror with a dash of Lovecraft, will launch on Steam and Meta Quest on October 29, which coincidentally is during Valve’s annual Halloween festival, Steam Scream. Currently, the game is in Early Access on Meta Quest, while those PC players itching to check the game out
In Chloe Benjamin’s exquisitely imagined and emotionally rich Under Story, a woman moves to Antarctica in search of a fresh start and finds far more than she expected. It’s an extreme choice. The icebound landmass where McMurdo Station is situated sees “less rain than the Sahara” and is so remote that airplane travel is restricted
Gwen Stefani, Gavin Rossdale’s Son Zuma Looks So Grown Up in Rare Photos on 18th Birthday Gwen Stefani is feeling cool about her son’s new chapter. The No Doubt singer celebrated her and ex-husband Gavin Rossdale’s son Zuma officially becoming an adult, ringing in his 18th birthday with a heartfelt video that highlighted the teen’s
Alan Ritchson and Sydney Sweeney star in two of the most ambitious upcoming sci-fi movies on Netflix. With the two powerhouses as the leads in the new sci-fi projects, it is hard not to see how Netflix is inching closer towards a whole new sci-fi era. When it comes to sci-fi movies, Netflix does not
Going back to Poe’s C Auguste Dupin and Conan Doyle’s Sherlock Holmes, procedural mysteries have an illustrious history in crime fiction. Damien Boyd’s new Seeing Red fits that popular model quite neatly. This is his 16th book in the DI Nick Dixon Crime series, and you feel like you’re in excellent hands from the opening
Switch 2 owners won’t have to feel left out with Frogwares’ The Sinking City 2, as the developer will be bringing the survival horror game to Nintendo’s console next year. Frogwares made the announcement late last week as part of the Future Games Show, complete with a new trailer. Released a few weeks back for
Do you ever feel like a beloved show goes off the air and the creatives hold on to the idea of revisiting the franchise, only for any future series to never get the green light? That’s sort of where Manifest was when it wrapped up after four seasons back in 2023. The series had been
Critic’s Rating: 4.1 / 5.0 4.1 Do you know that discourse about whether women should choose the man or the bear? Well, switch “bear” out with “storm,” and the answer remains the same. One simple camping trip out with friends can turn into something out of a horror movie if your man-picker is broken. Sheesh!
Can we just a minute to appreciate women? Actually, we’ll take a few minutes. Oh, yeah, and their allies, too, because shout-out to the best man on Furious, thank you very much. If anything, our Characters of the Week prove that women can hold their own and be compelling to watch in the process, so
The Big Brother gods gave us a little treat this weekend. After the 1,000th-episode extravaganza, Julie Chen Moonves introduced an unprecedented twist, while also informing us that live feeds would be unavailable until after Sunday night’s episode. But that doesn’t seem to be the case because feeds are back, baby! And there’s a lot to
TRAILMARK Games and developer Odaclick Game Studio revealed late last week during the Future Games Show at Gamescom that Negan, the ruthless leader of the Saviors, will be a playable character in the upcoming throwback beat-’em-up The Walking Dead: Streets of Survival. Armed with Lucille, his infamous barbed wire-wrapped baseball bat, Negan will arrive with
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