Gavin & Stacey: The Finale is ripping up the record books in the UK. According to the BBC, the concluding episode of the British sitcom epic has now been watched by 19.3 million people, which makes it the most-watched scripted show since these records began some 23 years ago. It has smashed the show’s own
Month: January 2025
We have sad news from the world of music today, as beloved entertainer Wayne Osmond has passed away. Wayne, of course, was a member of the iconic family band the Osmonds, who scored a string of hits in the 1970s. News of his passing was revealed in a statement issued by his family earlier this
Yes, there are lies, betrayal and manipulation; but this isn’t reality TV’s usual lazy storyline of contestants screeching at each other. When the traitors are uncloaked or faithfuls banished, there are no hard feelings (maybe with the exception of when traitor Harry won season 2 – Mollie, my thoughts are still with you!) What also
Neil Young has bailed out of a major summer 2025 festival before his presence on the bill was even announced. In a letter on his Neil Young Archives site, the rock legend announced he and his band the Chrome Hearts were “looking forward” to playing the U.K.’s beloved Glastonbury Festival but have now opted out.
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It should likely come as no surprise that the upcoming Valentine’s Day slasher Heart Eyes received an appropriate slasher rating, and that R-rated stamp comes ahead of the film’s full trailer arriving next week. The slasher is set to arrive in theaters on February 7, 2025. Heart Eyes has been rated “R” for “strong violence
As the new year begins, a pair of lawsuits from former It Ends With Us collaborators Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni are making waves across Hollywood. Baldoni, director and colead of the big-screen adaptation of Colleen Hoover’s 2016 bestseller, is suing The New York Times for libel and false-light invasion of privacy over a December
Andrew Garfield, an actor who has defined the notion of being a modern leading man with feelings, thinks cinemagoers should be free to show their emotion without apology. Speaking to The Guardian, the star of We Live in Time, which came out this week, was told about a woman at a recent premiere of his
Will Trent return on Tuesday, January 7, for Season 3. That’s less than a week away! Gina Rodriguez joins the cast as ADA Marion Alba and will interact with Will Trent in the season premiere. She’s been rumored to have a run-in with the special agent, and then they’re forced to work together to bring
With a new showrunner at the helm, Hilarie Burton-Morgan is looking forward to a potential return to One Tree Hill. After she and Sophia Bush confirmed they’re working on a reboot of their hit WB/CW teen soap, the actress praised their writer and executive producer Becky Hartman Edwards (Virgin River, Firefly Lane, The Bold Type)
Justin Bieber and Hailey Bieber spent the first hours of 2025 with their family, with Hailey wishing the world a “HNY” on her Instagram Story — complete with a tiny baby foot belonging to Jack Blues Bieber, who is now just over four months old. Hailey and Justin have documented their son’s first holiday season
Very few artists commit to the bit the way “Weird Al” Yankovic does. The musician and comedian has spent decades carving out a place for himself within the music industry, putting his own spin on familiar tunes along the way, prompting some devoted fans to wonder if his work would warrant consideration for the Rock
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It should likely come as no surprise that the upcoming Valentine’s Day slasher Heart Eyes received an appropriate slasher rating, and that R-rated stamp comes ahead of the film’s full trailer arriving next week. The slasher is set to arrive in theaters on February 7, 2025. Heart Eyes has been rated “R” for “strong violence
Meghan Markle is kicking off the new year with a new Instagram account, returning to the social media platform after a five year absence, and racking up almost a million followers in the first day of her return. The account, given the simple handle @meghan, has two posts as of Thursday – her first post,
The latest episode of Creature Commandos gives viewers a first look at Batman in the DC Universe that James Gunn and Peter Safran created. Episode 6 of the Max series offers the first glimpse of the Caped Crusdar in this new universe. In a new interview, Gunn revealed why there are a lot of silhouettes and not
Presenters for 82nd Annual Golden Globes were announced this morning. The list for Sunday’s show includes Andrew Garfield, Anthony Mackie, Anthony Ramos, Anya Taylor-Joy, Ariana DeBose, Aubrey Plaza, Auliʻi Cravalho, Awkwafina, Brandi Carlile, Catherine O’Hara, Colin Farrell, Colman Domingo, Demi Moore, Dwayne Johnson, Édgar Ramírez, Elton John, Gal Gadot, Glenn Close, Jeff Goldblum, Jennifer Coolidge, Kaley
Earlier this week, Justin Baldoni filed a $250 million lawsuit against the New York Times for their reporting on Blake Lively‘s claims against him. In his lawsuit, he made a major claim against Blake‘s husband, Ryan Reynolds. If you don’t know the backstory, Justin directed and co-starred in It Ends with Us opposite Blake Lively
These days, the quickest way to a successful acting career is not going drama school and not even being a nepo baby — it’s podcasting. Yes, GK Barry of Saving Grace fame is apparently transitioning to the silver screen. Or at least the small screen. And no, your eyes were not deceiving you, that was
I remember when Tracy Chapman’s “Fast Car” was released in April of ’88, a striking introduction from a powerful and heart-rending new voice in music. “Fast Car” simply and beautifully relays the persuasive, hopeful desire to escape; the singer wants a “ticket to anywhere” and has “nothing to lose” or “prove.” Chapman has never confirmed
All The Love Under the Vast Sky edited by Kip Wilson (January 14) The entire premise and execution of this forthcoming anthology is brilliant and makes me so, so excited to read it. As the title suggests, this is an anthology exploring the meaning of love. What IS love anyway? This dives into the highs,
A new year is upon us, and with it, another “Where is it??” for Retroware’s Toxic Crusaders. It looked to be coming this past Fall (with the demo making that seem all the more likely), but that obviously never happened. So what’s the deal? Retroware has heard your cries, and has released a new development
It was very exciting to see the Globes make some unexpected choices in their nominations for this category by including Coralie Fargeat and Payal Kapadia. Indeed, this group of nominees is mostly international filmmakers, which reflects this group’s taste. But in the end, I think they’re going to give the award to American filmmaker Brady
Sweden’s Göteborg Film Festival will open with a world premiere screening of Norweigan filmmaker Eirik Svensson’s latest feature Safe House (Før mørket). Set during the Central African Republic’s civil war in 2013, the film centers on a desperate Muslim man seeking refuge in a field hospital on Christmas Eve, while a threatening Christian militia gathers
You’ve seen all kinds of other worst-of lists for 2024, but now, see them done TV Fanatic style! This list has a little of everything. Whether we once loved them or they never stood a chance, they can still land right here on the worst-of list. (TV Fanatic) Our current team, including Carissa Pavlica, Jack
Well, 2025 is already off to a surprising start for the Duchess of Sussex. Following a hiatus of nearly five years, Meghan Markle has officially returned to Instagram! The @meghan account was reserved under mysterious circumstances earlier this year, and it instantly began racking up big-name followers. Britain’s Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, looks on as
1. Make your board a mix of things in terms of timescale After all, it’s not realistically to expect yourself to achieve and manifest all of your 2024 dreams and goals by the end of January. Esther advises mixing short and long term things on your board. “Include pictures that indicate a bigger vision and
One of the most delightfully strange movies from the 2024 Sundance Film Festival is about to make its theatrical debut this January. And the first trailer for Love Me, a millennia-spanning romance starring Kristen Stewart and Steven Yeun, captures a portion of that delightful strangeness. Love Me begins well after the extinction of humanity, when
This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Erica Ezeifedi, Associate Editor, is a transplant from Nashville, TN that has settled in the North East. In addition to being a writer, she has worked as a victim advocate and in public libraries, where she has focused
When it comes to Best Of lists, they’re never very difficult to research and write when centered around the horror genre. Any time I hear people bemoaning the lack of quality present in modern-day horror, I end up more confused than anything else. Ignoring the bevy of quality mainstream horror releases this year, the horror