Tessa Thompson and Nia DaCosta reunited at the Toronto International Film Festival for the world premiere of Hedda, a bold reimagining of Henrik Ibsen’s classic play Hedda Gabler. After their first collaboration on 2018’s Little Woods, the duo returns with a vivid, genre-bending adaptation that moves the action into the 1950s while holding onto the […]
The Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) lit up Friday night as Steve, starring Cillian Murphy, made its world premiere at the Royal Alexandra Theatre. The film, Netflix’s film reimagining of Max Porter’s Sunday Times bestseller Shy, earned a warm and emotional reception, with the spotlight also shining on breakout actor Jay Lycurgo for his deeply
Family comes in all sizes, shapes and forms, and HBO’s latest crime thriller Task explores the world of familial relationships — be it biological, chosen, fractured, or even criminal. Mare of Easttown creator Brad Ingelsby has taken his talents back to the suburbs of Philadelphia, via Delaware County, for his latest series, Task; however, he
Eddie Murphy may be in his mid-60s, but he remains booked and busy. His latest project, The Pickup, now streaming on Prime Video, brings Murphy together with comedic heavyweights Pete Davidson and Keke Palmer in a modern-day action caper. Of course, the Black icon has been a fixture in entertainment since the early 1980s, when
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Prime Video is not going all in on Motorheads for a second season. Deadline reported that Prime Video is cancelling the young adult drama after its first season, only giving the series three months after its May premiere to find an audience. It might not seem like a lot of time to cultivate a fanbase,
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Mami Watta is now the queen of queens in the Drag Race France pantheon. The Season 2 Drag Race France finalist is the winning queen of Drag Race France All Stars, beating out several fan favorites for the coveted title. Blavity/Shadow and Act Managing Editor Trey Mangum spoke with Mami Watta about the win as
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The Paper is officially here, and although it’s a spinoff of the beloved sitcom The Office, the new Peacock series stands entirely on its own. Greg Daniels and Michael Koman, the series follows “the documentary crew that immortalized Dunder Mifflin’s Scranton branch in The Office as they find a new subject when they discover a
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Coming of age in the “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” era of the Marines is the basis for Boots, Netflix’s upcoming dramedy that just dropped its teaser trailer Created by Andy Parker and starring Miles Heizer and Liam Oh, Boots follows a gay young man who, with his friend, joins the Marines in the ’90s, when
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Prime Video’s adrenaline-fueled series, Countdown, launched on June 25, 2025, and has piqued the interest of action-thriller fans. With its cinematic flair, pulse-pounding plot and charismatic cast, the show has seemingly got what it takes to build a loyal fanbase. It was created by Derek Haas, best known for hits like Chicago Fire and FBI.
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The Conjuring: Last Rites sees paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren, played by Patrick Wilson and Vera Farmiga, take on their final haunting, one inspired by a true story at the center of The Conjuring universe. According to USA Today, co-writer and producer James Wan, who directed The Conjuring and The Conjuring 2, said that the final chapter
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