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Prime Video ha desvelado el primer tráiler y póster de la película Juego sucio, la nueva película dirigida por Shane Black y con Robert Downey Jr. como productor ejecutivo.

Basada en las novelas de la saga Detective Charlie Parker de Richard Stark, Juego sucio sigue a Parker (Wahlberg), un ladrón experto que se enfrenta al mayor robo de su vida. Junto a Grofield (Stanfield), Zen (Salazar) y un equipo experto, se verá envuelto en un golpe que los enfrenta a la mafia de Nueva York.

El thriller lleno de acción está protagonizado por Mark Wahlberg (Plan en familia) y...

On March 26, Marvel captivated the world with a five-hour live-stream that revealed the first actors who would be joining the cast of Avengers: Doomsday.

Over the course of the live-stream, Marvel rolled out director-style chairs, which each featured the name of a Marvel actor from both the MCU and the 20th Century Fox franchises. The live-stream was watched by millions of fans across the globe, who anxiously awaited the reveal of each new chair, with surprise after surprise during the event.

27 names were revealed over the course of the event, with the following actors all joining the cast of what is shaping up to be Marvel’s most ambitious Avengers film yet:

Chris Hemsworth (Thor)Vanessa Kirby (Sue Storm / The Invisible Woman)Anthony Mackie (Sam Wilson / Captain America)Sebastian Stan (Bucky Barnes / Winter Soldier)Letitia Wright (Shuri / Black Panther)Paul Rudd (Scott Lang / Ant-Man)Wyatt Russell (John Walker / US Agent...

First Look At Mark Wahlberg & Lakeith Stanfield’s Power-Packed Heist Drama (Photo Credit – Instagram)

Mark Wahlberg returns to the world of crime thrillers with Play Dirty, in which he plays a career thief who walks straight into a storm of trouble. The ‘Boogie Nights’ star’s latest target is not your usual vault but a heist tangled in a deadly web of power. From a ruthless South American leader to the ruthless New York underworld, and a billionaire with too much to lose, Parker’s job quickly turns into a brutal balancing act. However, he is not alone in the mess. Lakeith Stanfield plays Grofield, another slick operator with his sharp edges, as the two gear up for a mission that demands more than brute force.

Where and When Can You Watch Play Dirty Online?

Play Dirty will premiere on Prime Video on October 1, 2025. The first image, revealed at Collider’s exclusive preview,...

Mark Wahlberg's new heist thriller, Play Dirty, receives a Prime Video release date and reveals its first image. Co-written and directed by Shane Black – best known for Iron Man 3, The Nice Guys, and The Predator (2018) – the upcoming crime thriller follows a thief attempting a high-stakes heist that pits him against a South American dictator, the New York mafia, and the wealthiest man on the planet.

In addition to Wahlberg in the lead role, the cast also includes Oscar nominee Lakeith Stanfield (Judas and the Black Messiah), Rosa Salazar, Dermot Mulroney, four-time Emmy winner Tony Shalhoub (Monk), Emmy winner Keegan-Michael Key (Key and Peele), Nat Wolff, Dcu and MCU star Chukwudi Iwuji, Thomas Jane, and Saskia Archer.

Now, via Collider's Exclusive Preview event, a first-look image from Play Dirty has been revealed, showing its two stylish leads, Wahlberg and Stanfield, on their way to their next mission. Play Dirty...

Prime Video has assembled a crack team of thieves for their next film, Play Dirty, and in just under two months, they'll be sent out for the biggest job of their lives. The new heist thriller from the mind of Iron Man 3 director Shane Black will kick off the month of October on the platform with plenty of action and a star-studded cast led by Mark Wahlberg and Lakeith Stanfield. Ahead of its release, we're excited to share a new image of the two sharp-dressed stars strolling up to their next mission as part of Collider's Exclusive Preview event for upcoming movies. The pair will also be joined by Rosa Salazar for the operation, which will pit them against international power players in their attempts to strike it big.

Play Dirty is based on the Parker series of novels, particularly the first installment, 1962's The Hunter, created by...

Rashida Jones is one of those actors who turn up just about everywhere. She played Louisa Fenn on the Fox high school faculty drama "Boston Public," she was lawyer Marylin Delpy in David Fincher's "The Social Network", and her character Ann Perkins was an important part of the NBC hit sitcom "Parks and Recreation." She's also been known to work on sci-fi projects as of late, appearing in the "Black Mirror" season 7 opener ("Common People") as Amanda and playing the decoy protagonist Allison Becker in "Silo," one of the best sci-fi shows on Apple TV+.

As it happens, however, these aren't Jones' only recent science-fiction endeavors. In 2024, she starred in another Apple TV+ show -- one that could have become a stone cold classic if it wasn't for the fact that it was canceled after just one season. Said series was "Sunny," a dark comedy which pairs Jones' Suzie...

Nick Cannon is opening up about his decision to have so many children.

The 44-year-old actor appeared on Bobbi Althoff‘s Really Good podcast for the Thursday (June 19) episode. There, he talked about his 12 children and struggled to remember the names of all of them.

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Nick has a total of 12 children that he shares with six different women. When asked about the large number of kids, he explained his mindset by saying, “Why do I have so many kids? I have a king complex. You know, Black men, we always be like, ‘What’s up king?’ I really think I’m the king.”

When asked about the names of all his children, Nick made a joke that he might “get in trouble” but attempted to list off their names.

He said, “Here we go. I’ll lay them all out for you. Keep me honest.

Zoe Saldaña is making a statement: Her Best Supporting Actress Oscar for “Emilia Pérez” identifies as “trans.” Saldaña, who won the statue for playing a lawyer who helps a cartel boss (Karla Sofía Gascón) undergo gender-affirming surgery, told People that the award “goes by they/them.”

“We have it in my office and my Oscar is gender fluid,” Saldaña said. Saldaña later likened her Oscar win to being “the World Cup of acting,” at least as her sons Zen, Bowie, and Cy with husband and filmmaker Marco Perego understand it. Saldaña also had won a BAFTA, a Critics Choice Award, a Golden Globe Award, and a Screen Actors Guild Award for her role in “Emilia Pérez.”

The controversial film was nominated for a slew of Academy Awards, including Best Picture. Lead star Gascón, who is trans, was nominated for Best Actress as well.

Saldaña isn’t the first Best Supporting...

Zoe Saldaña hits the purple carpet at the LA premiere of her new movie Elio held at El Capitan Theatre on Tuesday evening (June 10) in Hollywood.

The 46-year-old actress was joined by her three kids – twins Cy and Bowie, 10, and Zen, 8 – for the screening of the Disney Pixar animated film.

Zoe was also joined by her co-stars Yonas Kibreab, Remy Edgerly, Brad Garrett, Jameela Jamil, Dylan Gilmer, Jake Getman, Naomi Watanabe, Brendan Hunt, Anissa Borrego and Shelby Young, as well as directors Madeline Sharafian and Domee Shi, and producer Mary Alice Drumm.

Here’s a synopsis: When Elio (Kibreab), a space fanatic with an active imagination and a huge alien obsession, is beamed up to the Communiverse, an interplanetary organization with representatives from galaxies far and wide, he’s all in for the epic undertaking. Mistakenly identified as Earth’s ambassador to the rest of the universe, Elio must form...

Did Blackpink’s Lisa and Rose cheer for Jennie’s solo at Coachella 2025?(Photo Credit –Instagram)

Blackpink’s Jennie is one of the most popular K-pop idols who has dominated millions of hearts globally. On April 13, Jennie owned the stage at Coachella 2025 like a stunner and wooed everyone at the concert. She finished the first lineup of K-pop performers for the first weekend of Coachella. From setting a bar with her stylish outfits to giving an unforgettable performance, she stole the limelight, for sure. But what was even crazier was her surprise element with Kali Uchis.

People have been going crazy ever since her performance was announced at Coachella 2025. All day, ‘Jenchella’ was trending on social media platforms even before she took the stage at the event. It was one of the most anticipated performers yesterday, and she sure did make a difference with her set. But the amazing part...

The Apothecary Diaries is one of the most popular series in recent times. Rightfully so, as Natsu Hyuga’s series offers the perfect blend of mystery, intrigue, interesting storylines, dynamic characters, a dive into darker themes, and court politics, all with the backdrop of a slowly blossoming romance.

As such, fans wanting more of such a masterpiece isn’t surprising. Unfortunately, as the anime is limited to one episode per week, it leaves the fans wanting more.

Maomao and Jinshi from The Apothecary Diaries | Credits: Toho Animation

That is why we have gathered here a list of a few anime series similar to The Apothecary Diaries that fans need to add to their watchlist as soon as possible. These will not only cure their craving for The Apothecary Diaries but also bring them new adventures, new characters, and new mysteries to explore at the same time.

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Netflix’s Murder Mindfully dropped on Halloween 2024 and instantly grabbed fans. It’s a dark comedy where a stressed-out lawyer hunting for Zen accidentally stumbles into the crime world instead. That’s not something you see every day.

Tom Schilling in Murder Mindfully (Credits: Netflix)

With Season 2 of Murder Mindfully on the horizon, fans can’t hold back their excitement! Netflix confirmed the next chapter, but the release date? Still a mystery. What’s next for this chaotic dark comedy? Will Björn Diemel juggle family and crime again, or will utter chaos take over? Here’s everything we know so far!

How Murder Mindfully‘s popularity led to a second season Tom Schilling in Murder Mindfully (Credits: Netflix)

Some shows fade away, but Murder Mindfully left a mark. Premiering in October 2024, it served up suspense, laughs, and mindfulness tips that spiraled hilariously off the rails.

Björn Diemel is a lawyer...

It's not often that you see an action movie which could also work as a stage play; the two mediums seem downright antithetical. Mel Gibson (with a script from Jared Rosenberg) was up to the challenge, though. His new film, a return to the director's chair after nearly a decade, is Flight Risk, which is almost entirely set inside a small Cessna Grand Caravan plane during its Alaskan flight. While we hear some voices, there are only three actors on-screen throughout nearly the whole film — Topher Grace, Mark Wahlberg, and Michelle Dockery.

Dockery plays a U.S. Marshal transporting an arrested fugitive, and her pilot is played by Mark Wahlberg. Dockery spoke with MovieWeb about the tight filming space and Gibson's direction. "It feeling like a play was the way it read for me, actually, when I first read the script. It was quite unique to anything I'd ever read before for screen,...

Romance is a huge anime genre. While fluffy and cozy romance will always have its place, there are plenty of romance anime with high stakes where far worse can happen beyond a broken heart. Sometimes the stakes have everything to do with the romance, and sometimes it means something as catastrophic as the end of the world.

In a high fantasy romance, a princess may need to team up with her devoted bodyguard to restore her kingdom from a despot. Other fantasy anime stories revolve around fated lovers who lose their lives and find each other over and over. Even contemporary romance couples have a lot to lose should they fail in their goals.

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Snow White with the Red Hair is a fantasy romance anime based on the manga by Sorata Akiduki. In it, a herbalist named Shirayuki flees her home when Prince Raj tries to make her his concubine. Along the way, she meets Prince Zen from the foreign kingdom of Clarines. The two quickly bond and, eventually, Shirayuki trains to become a court herbalist for Zen's kingdom. Thus begins their romantic journey together.

The anime is a well-loved shojo classic, leading many to seek stories like it. Fans appreciate a hard-working woman who isn't afraid to work to get what she wants. They find that kind of character admirable. However, no new content for the anime has aired since 2016. While fans may keep up with the manga, it never hurts to find new series to enjoy.

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The Apple TV+ sci-fi comedy series Sunny has been canceled after just one season, leaving viewers with a cliffhanger ending and concerns for the future of other streaming sci-fi shows. The ending of Sunny season 1 left several plot points open to exploration in season 2, including a shocking main character betrayal. As Apple TV+ has confirmed that viewers will not get a Sunny season 2, this continues a worrying trend for streaming channels. Sunny might be the latest canceled TV show that ended on a cliffhanger, but it is far from the first, with sci-fi shows often being affected.

FX on Hulu canceled Kindred after just one season, Prime Video's The Peripheral offered viewers hope when it was renewed for a second season before it, too, was canceled. It appears that The Oa's multidimensional cliffhanger ending will never be resolved after six years, and huge franchises are not immune to cancelation,...

Much like shojo heroines, shojo male leads also have stunning designs that leave viewers breathless. Many series in the shojo realm has their shojo heroines paired with an equally stunning looking male lead. Although appearances make a character appealing, their personality also contributes to just how dashing these characters are.

Fortunately, with the wide variety of shojo stories out there, there are plenty of shojo male leads that are not only visually appealing but also have an all-around green-flag personality to match with them. Many of these shojo male leads are considerate and patient, even if some of them come off as a little cold at first.

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There are many subgenres of shojo romance, from romantic comedy to historical anime with tongue-in-cheek elements.

Zen Wistaria Is a Dashing Young Prince With a Selfless Heart Anime: Snow White With the Red Hair

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Zoe Saldana is an Oscar frontrunner right now and her whole family is celebrating her on the press tour!

The 46-year-old actress was joined by her husband Marco Perego and their three kids while attending a premiere for Emilia Perez in Turin, Italy on December 2.

The longtime couple brought along their twins Cy and Bowie and younger son Zen.

Later in the week, Zoe traveled to London for more press opportunities.

Zoe was joined by friend America Ferrera while attending a lunch reception for Emilia Perez at the River Cafe restaurant on Friday (December 6) and later that night she was joined by co-star Karla Sofia Gascon at the Women In Film & Television Awards at the London Hilton on Park Lane.

In between the Italy and London trips, Zoe took a quick trip to New York for another event!

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Once you know how to unlock all characters in Dragon Ball Sparking Zero, you are truly ready to make the most of this game’s massive roster. With fan favorites and even some lesser-known fighters flying into the fray, it can get a bit confusing to fill out all the empty spaces in your roster.

The Tenkaichi games have always been known for their massive selection of fighters. The third game in the series also allowed players to use fusion to create some! While that mechanic is not present in Dragon Ball Sparking Zero, the game does have a robust roster, and we’re going to tell you how you can get them all!

How to Unlock All Characters in Sparking Zero? Sparking Zero has the largest roster in the Tenkaichi franchise.

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A fresh batch of licenses are here from North American publisher Seven Seas Entertainment, starting with a complete collection of Hiroshi Hiroyama's Fate/Kaleid Liner Prisma Illya manga. There's also an audiobook based on Shinobumaru's The Haunted Bookstore - Gateway to a Parallel Universe , so let's take a look at what's on the horizon below. Fate/Kaleid Liner Prisma Illya: The Complete Manga Collection by Hiroshi Hiroyama and Type-moon February 2025 Synopsis: Illya might be rich, but she’s just like any other elementary school girl—she has a secret crush and loves magical girl anime. But when a magical “Kaleidostick” wand named Ruby tricks her into signing a contract, Illya becomes a magical girl herself! Illya’s peaceful days might be over, but her fight to save the world has only just begun. It Takes More Than a Pretty Face to Fall in Love by Karin Anzai February 2025 Synopsis: Sana,...

Bidding farewell to My Hero Academia was never going to be easy. This lovable series of inspiring heroes, gripping character tales, and deeper emotional depth has certainly captured hearts all across the globe. It is only natural to feel something of a gap left in the superhero genre, after all the investment that was put into the epic journey of Izuku Midoriya coming to an end.

A still from the To Be Hero X official trailer 1 | Credits: BeDream Studio

But fear not! Good news indeed comes from the other corner of the earth. Set to fill that massive Mha hole within your heart, here comes the highly anticipated donghua, To Be Hero X. With its insane production values, this superhero anime is bound to bring you an epic, action-packed blast filled with all the excitement you seek!

To Be Hero X is Going to Shatter All Records of Superhero Anime...

“Red, White and Blue” – an Academy Award nominated short film dealing with emergency access to abortions — will roll out a series of celebrity-hosted screenings across the country to raise the issue before November’s presidential election.

Directed by Nazrin Choudhury and starring Brittany Snow, the project has been praised as “a film for right now, and we need it to be seen urgently by as many people as possible,” according to Jane Fonda, who sits on the host committee of a forthcoming screening. The rollout is spearheaded by Level Forward, and benefits numerous reproductive rights organizations.

Snow plays a single mom working as a waitress in Arkansas, one who urgently seeks an abortion but must flee across state lines. Traveling to Illinois with her preteen daughter, Snow’s character shows us that the procedure’s purpose and emotional fallout are far from what they seem. Choudhury wrote the script in...

[The story contains mild spoilers from the season finale of Sunny.]

In less than five years of its existence, Apple TV+ has carved a niche out for itself as a home to evocative, well-made and interesting science fiction, and the streamer has delivered once more with Sunny, the dark Japan-set retrofuturist comedy that wrapped its first season this week.

Starring Rashida Jones, Sunny tells the story of Suzie Sakamoto, a taciturn American woman living in Kyoto, whose life is upended by tragedy after her husband Masahiko (Hidetoshi Nishijima) and son Zen (Fares Belkheir) disappear in a mysterious plane crash. Poleaxed by grief, Masahiko’s company sends Suzie a domestic robot named Sunny, with artificial intelligence attuned to her particular needs and feelings. As Suzie, reluctantly, begins to bond with Sunny, and eccentric new friend Mixxy (annie the clumsy), the great enigma surrounding the plane crash begins to unravel involving the yakuza and domestic Japanese politics.

As well as tackling weighty themes of grief,...

Spoiler Alert: This post contains spoilers for the entire first season of “Sunny,” now streaming on Apple TV+.

As a Japanese actor, Hidetoshi Nishijima often receives offers to play morally gray characters, such as samurais and yakuza members, who are defined by a particular profession and era. But then he was approached for the role of a roboticist whose mysterious disappearance leaves his wife (and the clever robotic companion he designed for her) at the center of a criminal conspiracy in “Sunny,” Apple TV+’s darkly comedic, sci-fi thriller that just wrapped up its first season. Nishijima — who starred in “Drive My Car,” the 2021 Japanese film that was nominated for best picture, and won the Academy Award for international feature — relished the opportunity to play an ordinary man who must wrestle with existential questions about what it means to be human.

“Of course, his profession is a big part of this project,...

The finale of Sunny on Apple TV+ is now streaming, and it certainly delivered! I think it was a great finale and there were many plot points resolved that was exciting as a viewer who's been following this story along for the last 10 episodes. The natural question on our minds now is whether the series has been renewed.

At the time of this writing, Apple TV+ has not renewed or canceled Sunny starring Rashida Jones. This is nothing to worry about just yet though. While some shows get early renewals before a finale is even out, most of the time it takes at least a few weeks, if not months, to get a renewal.

I really hope that Sunny season 2 does happen because I think it's needed. And here's why! Spoilers Below.

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The series blends together comedy and mystery in an intriguing way which...

If you’re like me, you’re probably asking yourself if you’ve lost every bit of your sanity or just watched Sunny Season 1 Episode 10.

That was an exciting ending, to say the least, and the least was what was said since there are still unanswered questions!

Listen, don’t get me wrong. Sunny is a fantastic series with phenomenal acting and brilliant storytelling.

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Still, I am just like every other viewer in that I need resolution!

Two questions could’ve been answered easily and briefly, but I guess that was just too hard for the writers.

Is Masa alive? What was his relationship with Hime? That’s it! That’s all I needed to know!

All in all, Sunny was a crazy, wild ride that I would happily go on over and over again.

Sunny Is A Symphony Of What Happens When The Right People...

Apple TV+’s Sunny is one of the best shows on the platform. In fact, it’s one of the best shows out there right now, and it’s sad to see there isn’t much buzz about it. The show tells the story of Suzie, an ordinary American woman trying to find respite in Japan. There, she meets a man named Masa, who makes her realize that the hermit life isn’t exactly what she needs. Instead, they end up getting married and living together in Japan for 10 years, until one day Masa and their young son Zen end up missing after a plane crash. The show is a detailed and intricately woven story that brings in mystery and dark satire about AI, which is sure to be the next big thing in the industry. The show being set in Japan adds an extra flair to it, and the...

Not going to lie, I’m a little bit sad that Sunny is already over. It’s something I’ve been looking forward to watching every week. The show follows Suzie, a woman who learns that her husband and son have disappeared after a plane crash. This leads to many discoveries about said husband, making Suzie feel like she never knew him at all. But there’s more; the Japanese Yakuza are involved in this whole mess, and Suzie needs to figure out if her husband and son are still around or if they’re actually gone. Sunny episode 10 is the most colorful this season. Also yes, in typical season-finale fashion, there are a couple of massive reveals in this episode. So, without further ado, let’s go!

Spoiler Alert

How Do Suzie And The Gang Get Out?

Episode 10 begins with the Japanese festival of “Setsubun” to celebrate the onset of the spring season.

It’s been one long, wacky, winding road of misadventure, danger, and some not-so-Sunny exchanges between friends.

However, the series is working toward a finale of epic proportions.

At the very least, it’ll be one full of answers to these never-ending questions!

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As fans of Sunny have likely come to realize, the show is not one for spoiling any twists before we’ve reached them.

No matter how infuriating it is.

After Sunny’s Season 1 Episode 9, viewers have many questions, not just about what’s been going on but also about what’s going to happen now with everyone’s favorite violent Home Bot.

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We know now...

It would be just like the creative team behind Sunny to use a question as the title of an episode. Lord knows the series has been nothing but one question after another.

While the endless inquiries have been aggravating, they have also been one of the series’ biggest draws.

Many science fiction shows will worry about losing audiences if they don’t spoon-feed viewers exposition. That’s certainly not the case with Sunny.

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The show wisely utilized so many secrets because now that we are approaching the end, all of the other shoes can drop.

It’s been a wild, wacky adventure, but this ride is ending. Sunny is finally answering some big questions as a parting gift.

And they are doing it with all the camp and comedy that an A24 series can deliver.

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We wanted answers, and the creative team behind Sunny has finally found a way to give them to us. And they’re doing it in the most acid-tripping way possible.

Secrets and mysteries have been the series’ cornerstone since its first episode.

Luckily, Sunny is one of those shows where the journey is more fun than the destination.

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However, the show wants to make sure the arrival is just as reality-bending as the trek has been.

For the entirety of Sunny Season 1, there has been question after question, with more introduced in every episode.

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Zoe Saldana, in recent years, has graduated to become one of the biggest female stars in Hollywood. From Star Trek, to James Cameron’s Avatar, to her work in the MCU, Saldana has undoubtedly dipped her toe in some of the biggest franchises, which means that fans are bound to track each and every move of the actress.

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That, obviously, perhaps unfortunately, also includes her relationship status and history. And while the 46-year-old is now happily married to Marco Perego Saldana, there was a time when she had been linked to a fellow MCU star, with whom she has also worked in a 2012 film.

That is none other than Bradley Cooper, who played the epic role of the Raccoon, Rocket, in Guardians of the Galaxy.

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It looks like fans of the incredible Apple TV+ series Sunny will finally get some answers!

For the entirety of Season 1, there have been questions upon questions piling up.

Is Masa really dead? Why was he so secretive about his work? What was his relationship with Hime? How are the yakuza involved in all of this mess?

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With only a handful of episodes left, we’ll finally get answers to those questions.

But at the center of all of them and the series itself is Sunny, the Home Bot who’s not like other Home Bots. She’s a cool Home Bot.

From the start, it’s been clear that there is something unique and very different about Sunny.

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I’ve got to say, more than as a sci-fi thriller, I watch Sunny, for the fashion and architecture, because wow, is the Japanese setting so chromatically stimulating! Sunny follows Suzie, an American woman who’s been living in Japan for a decade. Suzie is married to Masa, a simple Japanese man who apparently works in refrigeration, and they have a kid together named Zen. Unfortunately, one day Zen and Masa go missing after their flight ends up crashing. This crash leads to Suzie discovering many dark family secrets about Masa, but moreover, it almost seems like Suzie knows nothing about the man she’s been married to for the last 10 years. Now, this all seems quite ordinary, but the big twist is that Masa may be involved with the Yakuza. Or rather, he may be the son of a Yakuza member (whoop). In episode 6, Mixxy finds Sunny at the...

I suppose what’s fun about A24 and AppleTV+’s Sunny is that it parallels the story of Sunny with that of her creator. Let me explain. See, the first 5 episodes of the show were spent looking for Masa and Zen. However, by the end of the 5th episode, Suzie accepts the death of her husband and child, but now, her entire world is consumed by the homebot Sunny. Ironically, this is when Sunny disappears too. I guess now all Suzie can do is spend her time looking for the homebot she so hated at first. The show begs the question: did Suzie truly know Masa, or was she simply looking for a companion so she’d never have to go back to her old life? Now, we don’t know what that life looked like, but what we do know is that Suzie was desperately in love with Masa.

A typical episode of “SpongeBob SquarePants” runs 11 minutes. Now, for those who can’t get enough of that Laffy Taffy-yellow fellow with the googly eyes and giggly laugh, a feature-length outing must already sound like 10 times the fun. Toss in the hook that a mad scientist wants to clone all the sea creatures from his corner of the ocean, and you’ve potentially got more SpongeBob than even the most insatiable sponge-head can handle.

Dropping exclusively on Netflix, “Saving Bikini Bottom: A Sandy Cheeks Movie” shifts the focus ever so slightly away from our porous … er, eponymous hero. You know, that absurdist slab of absorbent optimism (voiced by Tom Kenny) who lent his name to the show for the past quarter century: SpongeBob SquarePants (who just crossed the 300-episode mark). For the uninitiated, Sandy Cheeks is the name of SpongeBob’s Stem-luvin’ squirrel friend, not a reference to the level...

Episode 5 of Sunny is definitely my favorite so far. The episode, which is focused on motherhood and the unmatchable instinct of a mother to protect her child, is both heartwarming and heartbreaking at the same time. While the episode is intense as we go further into the world of the yakuza and what Masa might be involved in, it also helps us feel empathetic towards “Sunny,” the robot. Is it Dr. Frankenstein or the creature that is the problem? Can Sunny overcome Masa’s shortcomings and actually help Suzie? Does Suzie actually have an attachment to Sunny? Where does Mixxy fall on this chessboard? Episode 5 certainly has my cogs turning, and I can’t wait to see what comes next. Let’s dive straight into all the important events of episode 5.

Spoiler Alert

Was Masa Always Absent In Suzie And Zen’s Life?

Sunny episode 5 shows us that Suzie always...

The hazy visual beauty of Zen Pace’s experimental short Little Mirror hit me in its very first frames but its questions of one’s inner child are what has stuck with me in the weeks following that initial viewing. Pace’s short is a piece of live action, experimental, essay-style filmmaking featuring the artist Cavier Coleman as he wrestles with both his childhood and his inner child, who is physically presented in the film by actor Micah Pedley. It’s an exploration that comes through in both Coleman’s internal, meditative performance but also through Dn fave Ewurakua Dawson-Amoah’s beautifully articulated introspective narration which overlays the piece. With the film now online for all to see, Dn caught up with Pace to ask them about the film’s beginnings as a project, collaborating with Dawson-Amoah on the narrated poetry, and the intricate structuring of the short’s emotional through-line.

While each episode of Sunny is short and sweet, it’s certainly not simple. There’s a lot that goes into the 30-minute episodes, and sometimes they go straight over our heads. The show follows an American woman living in Kyoto, Japan, named Suzie. Suzie suddenly learns that her husband Masa and her son Zen have been in a plane crash and may not return home, but as soon as she learns of this terrible news, deep, dark familial secrets about Masa’s family start to unravel. From episodes 1-3, we learn that Masa was even hiding the fact that he worked in robotics from Suzie, and she despised them. Suzie also learns that Masa might be the owner of a robot sex ring. Episode 4 begins with a flashback of Masa driving Zen to school, and when they get there, he sends Zen off with a smile on his face.

Episode 3 of Sunny is quite an odd episode. It’s got some new revelations about Masa, but it’s also got some stuff about this futuristic Japan that goes right over your head. I’m still trying to wrap my head around a prosthetic finger. I suppose it’s like a luxury accessory, or maybe just a trendy item for those who’ve had a finger chopped off. Gangsters are all the rage, no? Jokes aside, this episode is about a certain memory that Suzie has of her husband and child, but it’s also about a new discovery that Suzie and Mixxy end up making together. Episode 3 begins with a grieving Suzie, who’s a changed person, but not for the reasons you’d think. It seems Sunny has basically taken over chores within days of entering Suzie’s life, completely changing her perception of homebots. Suzie’s grieving...

Suzie Sakamoto is struggling with loss. The American expatriate has called Kyoto home for over a decade, but after the mysterious deaths of her husband Masa and young son Zen in an apparent plane crash, she finds herself adrift.

Looking for answers, and with little left to ground her, Suzie turns to an unexpected source: Sunny, an advanced home robot gifted to her by Masa’s colleague from his work in robotics. As Suzie grows closer to Sunny, she discovers her late husband kept far more secrets than she ever realized.

This is the premise of the Apple TV+ series Sunny, created by Katie Robbins. The 10-episode, one-hour drama explores mystery and grief through the lens of robotics and modern Japan. Rashida Jones stars as Suzie, alongside Hidetoshi Nishijima as Masa in flashbacks. As Suzie investigates with Sunny’s aid, her understanding of her husband and life in Kyoto is turned upside down,...

Is AppleTV+ becoming the platform to have? In recent times, it’s delivered some unique and creative new TV that no other platform has been able to come close to. Their new Japanese-English sci-fi mystery is set in a futuristic Japan, where an American woman named Suzie’s life is forever changed when she learns that her husband and son have disappeared in a mysterious plane crash. Despite the world living with the times (i.e. with robots), Suzie is essentially allergic to them, but when her husband’s colleague shows up at her house with a robot, an unlikely duo is formed. Let’s dive straight into the first two episodes of the show to learn more about Suzie and her life.

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Why Does Everyone Think Masa Might Be Alive?

Episode 1 of Sunny opens with a terrifying scene where a white robot (almost like if Baymax were...

A woman’s best friend is her robot? That’s the pitch being sold by the ImaTech Corporation in the futuristic Sunny from Apple TV+. Just try convincing Suzie (Parks and Recreation‘s Rashida Jones), an American expat in Japan, who thinks A.I. “homebot” companions are creepy—and she’s not wrong. We first encounter Suzie in a daze of devastated grief after losing her husband Masa, an ImaTech employee and covert robotics employee, and young son Zen in a plane crash where they’re presumed dead. Suzie is less than thrilled when she’s gifted a perky new model named Sunny (voiced by Joanna Sotomura) as a consolation offering. Sunny, presented in English and heavily subtitled Japanese, begins as an offbeat, tragedy-laced buddy comedy—“I was programmed for you,” the bot pleads with her big eyes ...

After Daddy’s Home 2 and Father Stu, Mark Wahlberg is once again joining hands with Mel Gibson for Flight Risk which will hit theatres later this year. Clearly, Mel Gibson is completely focused on rebuilding his name in the industry after being in the dead center of many controversies in the late 2000s.

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While he has starred alongside Mark Wahlberg in the last couple of films, Flight Risk will have him sitting behind the camera lens and on the director’s chair. The upcoming film’s storyline sure seems promising; however, it looks like they have taken a page out of the script of Nicolas Cage’s iconic 1997 action thriller, Con Air.

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After 2016’s Hacksaw Ridge, Mel Gibson finally returned to direct his next feature, Flight Risk,...

While a DC/Marvel crossover movie might not be made into a reality, Superman writer-director and DC Studios co-head James Gunn got a Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 visitor on the set of the Man of Steel's newest cinematic outing. Said visitor was Phyla-Vell actor Kai Zen, who Gunn took a picture with.

Shared onto Instagram, the photo sees Gunn and Zen standing side-by-side and grinning at the camera. "Yesterday our favorite Guardian of the Galaxy (sorry [Chris Pratt]), [Phyla-Vell] herself [Kai Zen], visited the Superman set and stayed all day!" the filmmaker stated in the upload's description. This isn't the first time Gunn had people from Marvel Studios visit a DC project he was working on, as Marvel Studios executives Kevin Feige and Louis D'Esposito visited Gunn on The Suicide Squad's set.

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Hollywood star Zoe Saldana and her husband Marco Perego-Saldana keep the spark alive in their relationship by swimming nude together and making time alone whenever they can. Speaking on ‘The Drew Barrymore Show’, Zoe, who has been married to Marco since 2013, said: “When we’re in Europe and in the Caribbean, sometimes we forget our bathing suits and we just go for like a swim.”

The actress talked about how they tried to sneak away for some alone time but were caught out by their children Zen and twins, Cy and Bowie, who are just six and eight years of age respectively, as reported by femalefirst.co.uk.

Zoe said: “Oh God… and he just found a way to, to call sexy time like playing Legos naked.

So then the boys, at least, you know, our older ones caught on and they were like, ‘Are you guys kissing? Are you...

Shojo romance anime offers unique and captivating stories that anyone can enjoy, dedicated shojo fan or not. Fruits Basket, Ouran High School Host Club, and Kimi ni Todoke: From Me to You are among these standout titles loved by audiences worldwide. These shojo romance anime series fit into many different subgenres, including fantasy, historical, comedy, supernatural, and more.

There are many incredible shojo romance anime out there, including older classic series and newer titles that are steadily growing in popularity. Each of these intriguing series approaches the topic of romance in their own special way, creating fascinating and complex stories for fans to enjoy. Considering the sheer number of unique series, it is no wonder why romance is one of the most beloved genres in anime.

Shojo romance anime is often directed towards younger women, but fans of any gender or age can certainly find enjoyment within these amazing series.

Representation of disabilities in action movies raises awareness and can dispel misinformation. Characters with disabilities in action movies should be portrayed with good writing, avoiding clichés or exaggerated abilities. Several action movie heroes with disabilities, such as Ed Elrich and Daredevil, inspire audiences with their bravery and resilience.

Action movies have featured some awesome characters with disabilities throughout the years who are often overlooked by audiences and misunderstood by writers. As a result, many of the heroes with disabilities either receive minimized depictions in the form of weak writing, or excessively exaggerated depictions in the form of one's disability granting the character superpowers. While it's admirable that the entertainment industry is making greater strides to be more inclusive, clumsy writing can often be more harmful than good. With representation in Hollywood improving, it is still necessary for the industry to be mindful of how it portrays different groups.

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Hailed as one of the biggest epics of the wuxia genre, “A Touch of Zen” is a true masterpiece of the category that stands apart particularly due to its technical prowess and high symbolism. The script is based on a short story titled “The Magnanimous Girl” by Pu Songling that was published in 1679.

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Gu is a talented painter and scholar who still lives with his mother, who worries about him being unambitious, unmarried and his decline to apply for a civil servant position. Eventually, a young girl named Yang and her mother settle in an abandoned house nearby, which everybody considers haunted. Gu's mother however, does not seem at all bothered by the fact and she proceeds in an effort to arrange a marriage between Gu and Yang. The girl declines but she and Gu strike a peculiar friendship, after she...

Zoe Saldana opened up about being a mom to three sons and the lessons that she is trying to teach them.

The 45-year-old Marvel actress welcomed twin sons Cy and Bowie, 8, and Zen, 6, with her husband Marco.

In a new interview, she discussed how they split parenting responsibilities. Zoe also explained that she is teaching her sons to embrace any feminine traits instead of trying to hide them.

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Speaking to People, she said that they were teaching their boys to “honor themselves, their femininity, to celebrate their feminine self as well.”

Zoe continued, explaining, “We’re very hard on our boys the same way we’re hard on women. And boys are encouraged to be strong and to suppress their emotions. And then once you learn to do that so much for so long, you become completely excommunicated from your feelings.”

“We definitely understood...