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Remakes are often maligned among horror fans, but without them we wouldn’t have films like The Fly, The Thing, or The Blob. Granted, for all of the gems there are, there’s an equal measure of awful remakes as well. The line that separates the remakes between great and lackluster usually falls upon the director, their vision, and their intent for the new update. In the case of The Hills Have Eyes, it was original creator Wes Craven that saw an opportunity to update his gritty 1977 film after seeing the success of remakes like The Texas Chainsaw Massacre in the early aughts.

After watching High Tension, Craven approached director Alexandre Aja and his screenwriting partner Gregory Levasseur about the possibility of updating his film with the caveat that it has a new approach and something worthwhile in justifying its existence in the first place. The collaboration between the horror...

There’s a specific, dusty smell to an old box of tapes that sends me right back to my childhood bedroom, meticulously recording movies off the television. That feeling of holding a physical piece of media, a tangible record of a moment, feels almost alien today.

Man Finds Tape taps directly into that feeling. It begins in the quiet Texas town of Larkin, where Lucas Page unearths a MiniDV tape from his past. The footage is simple yet chilling: an unknown man in his room as he slept, an event he has no memory of. He does what anyone might do in 2025: he starts a YouTube series.

His investigation goes viral, drawing the attention of his estranged sister, Lynn, a documentarian. She returns home, camera in tow, thinking she is there to pull her brother back from an online obsession. Instead, she finds herself at the center of a glitch in reality,...

Hank Northrop, whose casting was first announced in February of this year, is set to make his “Days of our Lives” debut at the end of October, a representative for the daytime drama series has confirmed to Soap Opera Network, although character and storyline details remain under wraps.

Northrop is the son of “General Hospital” star Lynn Herring (Lucy Coe) and the late Wayne Northrop, who played the iconic role of Roman Brady on “Days of our Lives” from 1981-1984 and again from 1991-1994. From 2005-2006, the elder Northrop returned to the series once more but took on the new persona of Dr. Alex North as Roman had already been recast with actor Josh Taylor since 1997.

“I did the audition and I felt good about it, but my focus was on my father,” the younger Northrop recalled in an interview with TV Insider, thinking back to the time when he...

Apple TV+'s untitled adaptation of Lars Kepler's Joona Linna novels continues to expand its cast, as horror star Rory Culkin joins Liev Schrieber in the streamer's upcoming answer to the Reacher series. Younger sibling to Macaulay Culkin and Kieran Culkin, the actor received widespread attention in 2011 for his portrayal of Charlie Walker, a Woodsboro teen who would become one of the few to don the mask of the Ghostface Killer in Scream 4. Culkin also starred in Black Mirror, The Twilight Zone, Castle Rock, and Signs.

As reported by Deadline, Culkin has joined the cast of Apple TV+'s upcoming, untitled adaptation of the Joona Linna novel series. The report states that the actor is set to portray Karl, an idealistic but nervous employee at a high-security psychiatric institute who has good intentions, despite finding himself caring for some of the most dangerous inmates. Culkin will join series regular Schreiber,...

Lynn Hamilton, known for her role in iconic 1970s sitcoms like Sandford and Son, has passed away.

According to a statement shared to Instagram by her former publicist, Rev. Calvin Carson, Lynn passed away Thursday (June 19) at the age of 95.

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According to the statement, the actress passed away at her Chicago home due to natural causes and was surrounded by “her grandchildren, loved ones and caregivers.” She was married to playwright Frank Jenkins from 1964 through his death in 2014 and she had one child.

Lynn was best known for playing the role of Donna Harris in Sandford and Son and the role of Verdie Foster in the historical drama The Waltons, among other TV shows, films, and theater productions.

The statement shared by Lynn‘s former publicist states, “Her illustrious career, spanning over five decades, has left an indelible mark on the world of entertainment,...

General Hospital (Gh) spoilers tease that Brook Lynn Quartermaine (Amanda Setton) is out for revenge and is playing dirty.

In the June 16 episode Lulu Spencer (Alexa Havins Bruening) and Blq had it out about Lulu spilling the news that Giovanni “Gio” Palmieri (Giovanni Mazza) is the kid Blq gave up for adoption.

In a case of an eye for an eye, Blq plans to tell Rocco Falconeri (Finn Carr) about Britt Westbourne (Kelly Thiebaud) being his gestational carrier. Is this fair or is this one of the worst things a mom can do to another mom’s kid ?

Lulu In For a Rude Awakening

During their argument, Lulu claimed she didn’t lie to her children or keep secrets from them. But does Rocco know how he came into the world?

In case you missed it, Britt took Lulu and Dante Falconeri’s (Dominic Zamprogna) embryo as a way of...

"Clue" from 1985 is arguably the single greatest movie adaptation of a game ever made, whether video, board, tabletop, or children's game. Even 40 years later, it remains not just a hilarious comedy film in its own right, one of the best detective movies of all time, or even just a fantastic way of taking a familiar product and translating the gameplay to the big screen without sacrificing a good narrative. It is also a rather cool and effective experiment.

It's not like this was some small indie film. There was plenty of reason for optimism when it was announced and made. Jonathan Lynn's "Clue" boasts one hell of a comedic cast that includes Michael McKean, Leslie Ann Warren, Eileen Brannan, Martin Mull, Christopher Lloyd, Madeline Kahn, and Tim Curry.

It follows the barebones premise of the board game: strangers arrive at a mansion and one of them commits a murder.

A burgeoning YouTuber named Lucas Page (William Magnusen) finds a camcorder tape with his name on it in his parents’ house. The tape shows him, as a child, sleeping until two men dressed in black walk into his room, wake him, place something in his mouth, then walk out. Lucas has no memory of this ever taking place. Knowing right away that something is horribly wrong, Lucas starts to dig into where the footage came from—a search for answers that starts to completely unravel his life, and seems to involve his entire town of Larkin, Texas, but especially the evangelical Reverend Endicott (John Gholson).

A camera has caught a monster. But what kind of monster it caught is the real question that Man Finds Tape is concerned with, and the answer figuratively and literally changes shape as it goes on. The film, written and directed by Paul Gandersman and Peter S. Hall,...

Why Kyle Mackey Feels Like The Most Twisted Killer Of Criminal Minds: Evolution (Photo Credit – Prime Video)

Criminal Minds: Evolution just unmasked its most gut-churning villain yet, and no, it’s not Voit. The latest unsub doesn’t just kill. He orchestrates death like a twisted stage director, live-streaming slow suffocation from inside rigged coffins. And the worst part? He’s got ties to the monster the Bau already knows too well.

This week’s episode introduces Kyle Mackey, a man weaponizing divorce court rage into full-blown horror. But while the M.O. may scream new, the emotional fingerprints trace back to an old evil—Voit himself. And that’s where things get personal.

What Makes Criminal Minds: Evolution’s Kyle Mackey So Sinister?

The victims aren’t just killed, they’re displayed. Each was buried alive. Each death was timed. Each scream was captured in real-time. But this isn...

Comedian, actor, and interviewer Marc Maron has always had a lot on his mind. If you’ve ever seen his stand-up, you’ve gotten a full dose of his biting reflections on anxieties about the world and his place in it. However, this has always been, to some degree, a performance he’s worked at over months in venues across the country to get ready for a special.

In Steven Feinartz’s documentary “Are We Good?” (playing Tribeca Festival on June 14), we not only see Maron chipping away at this process but glimpse the man behind the mirth simultaneously trying to grieve and use his art as a way of processing the loss of his partner: the late, great filmmaker Lynn Shelton, who died in May 2020. The result would be his 2023 special, “From Bleak to Dark,” which Feinartz also directed and saw Maron grapple with how to engage with this...

On Friday June 13 2025, A&e broadcasts Killer Cases!

Death by Eye Drops Season 7 Episode 2 Episode Summary

The upcoming episode of “Killer Cases,” titled “Death by Eye Drops,” promises to be a gripping exploration of betrayal and deceit. This episode will air on A&e and delve into the mysterious death of Lynn Hernan, who tragically passed away at home while under the care of a longtime friend. The circumstances surrounding her death raise many questions, leading detectives on a complex investigation.

As the story unfolds, the coroner’s report reveals shocking details. Lynn was found to have been poisoned with an overdose of Visine eye drops. This unexpected twist sets the stage for a deeper inquiry into her life and the people around her. The detectives are tasked with uncovering the truth behind this chilling crime, and the investigation quickly reveals a sinister plot aimed at stealing Lynn’s money and real estate.

With video surveillance and social media at a fever pitch, the time for new takes on found footage is now, and you don’t have to reinvent the smartphone to do it. “Man Finds Tape” uses a traditional lo-fi approach to an elevated horror concept when a strange presence starts zapping minds in the small town of Larkin, Texas.

Written and directed by Peter Hall and Paul Gandersman, the supernatural mystery follows siblings Lynn (Kelsey Pribilski) and Lucas Page (William Magnuson) through a playful reconsideration of the unreliable narrator. The filmmakers’ background as novelists steers their world toward Stephen King territory, occasionally to its detriment. But in the end, their thoroughly imagined script pays off as a well-constructed monster movie — one that freshly challenges the sometimes-freeing, sometimes-suffocating subgenre and format.

Scary clips presented without context can be terrifying, but “Man Finds Tape” breaks new ground by tangling up its audience...

Man Finds Tape is a faux-documentary horror show like many others…at first. A man finds a tape (duh) and begins chronicling his investigation into strange happenings, ultimately descending into supernatural madness—but familiarity is short-lived. Writers and directors Paul Gandersman and Peter S. Hall have concocted an Eldritchian ode to The X-Files or Supernatural episodes with a backroads Texas twist. It’s cryptic creepypasta for the YouTube generation, delving into an online conspiracy world of Reddit hoaxes and fraudulent celebrities. On a meager budget and with clever ideas, Man Finds Tape introduces viewers to the chaos of actually finding the truths you seek.

Everything starts when Lucas Page (William Magnuson), a nobody from Larkin, Texas, finds an ominous tape in his childhood barn. He gains notoriety after starting a YouTube series about the tape, which gains overnight popularity. The more comments he receives, the more attention he gets, the more worrisome his videos become.

“Are all monsters a hoax, or is it possible that the monsters that haunt the 21st century hide in plain sight?”

Found footage and mockumentary horror films remain wildly polarizing and they’re subgenres where only the most successful or maligned releases seem to get any attention. For some horror audiences, there’s just too much of a buy-in and suspension of disbelief to truly get lost in found footage storytelling. The subgenre’s “simplicity” and budgetary freedom means that there are endless found footage films that are completely disposable and don’t have anything new to say or contribute. However, there’s been a growing trend of reflexive found footage and mockumentary horror films, like Found Footage 3D, Something in the Dirt, Butterfly Kisses, and Antrum, that strive to use the subgenre’s storytelling aesthetic to dig deeper into the human condition.

There are many opportunities for clever subversions...

The setting is a temple of global commerce, an Apple store in Amsterdam, its clean lines and glass walls suggesting a world of seamless connectivity. Into this space walks Ilian, a Bulgarian visitor on a simple mission to replace his lost AirPods. His mundane errand becomes the inciting incident for iHostage, a film that grounds its terror in the terrifyingly plausible.

A gunman named Ammar enters, fires shots that shatter the minimalist calm, and yanks Ilian into the center of an international crisis. With the Bulgarian as his human shield, Ammar issues his demands: a fortune in cryptocurrency and safe passage.

Outside, police forces scramble to contain the situation. Inside, other customers and employees are scattered, some hiding upstairs, others crammed into a supply closet, all nodes in a network of fear. The film immediately establishes a scenario rooted not in fantasy, but in the specific anxieties of our highly technological and public world.

It’s been 2019 since Ang Lee made Gemini Man. Now, after struggling to get his Bruce Lee biopic going, Old Gold Mountain has been announced.

With two Oscars to his name, and films as successful as Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, Life Of Pi, Brokeback Mountain and Sense & Sensibility to his name, Ang Lee is one of the more revered filmmakers of his generation. And yet: he’s not been able to get a film off the ground for half a decade.

Granted, his last movie was hardly his best, the 2019 Will Smith-headlined Gemini Man, itself a film that was in development for eons, and in truth, probably should have stayed there. Following up the box office disappointment that was 2016’s Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk, it seems that Hollywood has got less keen to give Ang Lee money. His planned biopic of Bruce Lee has been stuck...

On Friday 6 June 2025, Channel 4 broadcasts A New Life in the Sun: Where Are They Now?!

Season 7 Episode 14 Episode Summary

The upcoming episode of “A New Life in the Sun: Where Are They Now?” promises to provide an engaging look at the lives of those who have made significant changes in their lives. This episode will air on Channel 4 and will feature three different stories from various locations.

In Granada, viewers will meet B&b owners Steve and Martin. They have big plans to expand their business and are eager to share their journey. The challenges and successes they face in this process will be highlighted, showcasing their determination to grow their establishment.

Meanwhile, on the Costa Brava, Candy and Alex run a wedding dress store. However, they are feeling the pressure and burnout that comes with running a business. Their story will explore the emotional and practical challenges they...

In the upcoming episode of “Killer Cases,” titled “Death by Eye Drops,” viewers will dive into a chilling mystery that unfolds in the quiet home of Lynn Hernan. This episode, airing at 9:00 Pm on Friday, June 13, 2025, on A&e, promises to keep audiences on the edge of their seats as detectives piece together the shocking details surrounding Lynn’s untimely death.

Lynn, who was under the care of a longtime friend, appears to have died peacefully at home. However, the coroner’s report reveals a sinister twist: Lynn was poisoned with an overdose of Visine eye drops. This unexpected finding raises urgent questions about her friend’s involvement and the true nature of their relationship. As detectives dig deeper, they uncover a plot that suggests a motive rooted in greed, with plans to steal Lynn’s money and real estate.

The episode will explore the complexities of friendship and betrayal,...

Written by Sarah Thorp, Apple TV+’s latest psychological thriller Before follows Eli (Billy Crystal), a child psychiatrist who, after recently losing his wife, Lynn (Judith Light), is charged to take care of a troubled young boy who has a mysterious and haunting connection to Eli’s past. While struggling to make sense of the connection, Eli also begins experiencing intense hallucinations involving Lynn’s death, which might not be as clear-cut as it seems. Eli digs deeper into the hidden life of the wife he thought he knew, only to find that Lynn is haunting him from beyond the grave.

Here, Light speaks to Deadline about mindfulness, reincarnation and working with her cast and crew to bring this spine-tingling dynamic to life.

Deadline: Once upon a time, you played a real-life murderer, Audrey Marie Hilley, in Wife, Mother, Murderer alongside David Ogden Stiers. And lately, you’ve been in...

General Hospital spoilers for Monday, June 2 reveal Brook Lynn Quartermaine (Amanda Setton) isn’t backing down. Meanwhile, Alexis Davis (Nancy Lee Grahn) faces a nightmare scenario. Plus, Giovanni Palmieri (Giovanni Mazza) and Sonny Corinthos (Maurice Benard) talk about the big reveal. Here’s what you need to know.

General Hospital spoilers for Monday, June 2: Fury

First, General Hospital spoilers reveal Book Lynn unleashes her fury. Last time, Gloria Cerullo (Ellen Travolta) returned and got in the middle of Brook Lynn’s tirade at Lois Cerullo (Rena Sofer). This will lead to Brook Lynn wanting to know, “Do you regret giving my baby to Camila?” We assume, based on the teaser, that the answer is not what Brook Lynn wanted to hear. Although, to be fair, we doubt anything either could say will do much good. It was a huge betrayal, and Brook Lynn is still dealing with the emotional fallout being so fresh.

Here are the latest comings and goings casting news from all five daytime dramas: The Bold and the Beautiful, Days of our Lives, General Hospital, The Young and the Restless, and Beyond the Gates.

Soap Opera Casting For The Week of June 2, 2025

Find out if any of your favorite actors and actresses from yesteryear are returning to the shows you watch, if any newcomers have been cast in contract, recurring, or day-player roles, or if any popular performers are about to make their exit.

Days of our Lives

Matthew Ashford and Melissa Reeves return to Days for another story arc as Jack and Jennifer Deveraux. The supercouple make their debut on Thursday, June 5. They made their last appearance in Salem in December 2024.

Speaking of supercouples, Peter Reckell and Kristian Alfonso are back as Bo and Hope Brady too. (Take a look back at the characters’ long love story here.) They...

The upcoming episode of “A New Life in the Sun: Where Are They Now?” promises to be an exciting watch. Set to air on Friday, June 6, 2025, at 6:00 Pm on Channel 4, this episode dives into the journeys of three different couples, each facing their own unique challenges in their new lives abroad.

In Granada, Steve and Martin are ready to expand their bed and breakfast business. The duo has big dreams and plans to take their venture to the next level. Viewers will get a glimpse of their hard work and determination as they navigate the ups and downs of running a hospitality business in a beautiful but competitive environment.

Meanwhile, on the Costa Brava, Candy and Alex, who own a wedding dress store, are feeling the weight of burnout. The pressures of managing a business that caters to couples on one of the most important days of their lives can be overwhelming.

On the run from the law and seeking shelter, a group of desperate criminals instead stumble into the battleground between two factions of deadly creatures in A Hard Place. With the crime-thriller-turned-creature-feature now streaming on VOD, we caught up with director/co-writer J. Horton to discuss the making of his ambitious new movie, from filming in freezing temperatures and showcasing impressive practical effects to creating compelling characters and working with a dedicated cast, including the legendary Felissa Rose and Lynn Lowry!

Below, you can read our full Q&a with J. Horton, and to learn more about A Hard Place, visit:

AppleTV: https://tv.apple.com/us/movie/a-hard-place/umc.cmc.6l2e6p9xz1fndejlddyug9qk7 Prime Video: https://www.amazon.com/gp/video/detail/B0DVLC1WX4/ref=atv_dp_share_cu_r

Thank you for taking the time to answer questions for us, J. Horton, and congratulations...

Exclusive: XYZ Films has picked up world sales rights on the supernatural thriller Man Finds Tape ahead of its debut at this year’s Tribeca Film Festival.

Written and directed by Peter Hall and Paul Gandersman, the film stars Kelsey Pribilski, William Magnuson, John Gholson, Brian Villalobos, and Nell Kessler. It is produced by David Lawson Jr, Aaron Moorhead, Justin Benson, and Ashley Landavazo. Executive producers are Jessica Cargill and C. Robert Cargill (Sinister). XYZ Films also executive-produced.

The film marks the latest collaboration between XYZ Films and Moorhead, Benson, and Lawson’s Rustic Films, which includes titles such as Something In the Dirt, Synchronic, and Spring. The team also worked together on previous Tribeca titles, The Endless and Resolution, both directed by Aaron Moorhead and Justin Benson, with the latter being the filmmaking team’s directorial debut.

The official synopsis reads: After receiving a cryptic call, documentarian Lynn Page...

It appears Gio is having a very merry unbirthday during the May 15, 2025 episode of General Hospital.

Birthday Boy

The episode started out with Brook Lynn (Amanda Setton) talking out loud to the son she’s never met, hoping he’s having a good day. When Chase (Josh Swickard) caught her, she admitted that today is her son’s birthday. He comforted his wife like he always does, things only got weirder from there.

It being Brook Lynn’s son’s birthday means it’s Gio’s (Giovanni Mazza)… except, when Gio showed up to rehearse his Nurse’s Ball number, there wasn’t a single mention of it being his birthday. He played a Disney princess song for Donna (Scarlett Spears) while Sonny (Maurice Benard) and Lois (Rena Sofer) chatted, and after Donna asked him to perform at her birthday party this year, she asked when his birthday was.

No...

Port Charles may be in for a new mob boss after Sonny and Jason’s big decision on the May 12, 2025 episode of General Hospital.

Wanting Out

Half of Port Charles is currently working together to oust Sonny (Maurice Benard) as the town’s number one mobster. Sidwell (Carlo Rota) is hoping to take the reigns, and is being backed by Drew (Cameron Mathison), Tracy (Jane Elliot), and Jordan (Tanisha Harper). All Sonny has to do is sell his piers over to Sidwell, and he and Jason can officially retire.

Read This: Here’s what’s coming up on Gh.

When Sonny presented this idea to his righthand man, Jason immediately had second thoughts, wondering if putting Sidwell in charge of Port Charles was a smart move. As risky as it is, it may be the only way for Sonny and Jason to get out of the business and keep their families safe.

When it comes to choosing her roles, Judith Light says it ultimately comes down to two key factors: the people she’ll be working with and the deeper meaning behind the character.

“What does my character represent, and how can I carry this character to the audience in a way that gives them some insight into this person?” she explains.

Those guiding principles led Light to one of her most recent projects, the Apple TV+ limited series Before, in which she stars opposite Billy Crystal. The show follows Eli (Crystal), a child psychiatrist grappling with the recent death of his wife, Lynn — played by Light — whose presence lingers as he processes grief and memory.

“I always knew I wanted to work with Billy,” Light says. “And when Before came about, the dynamics of it, the story, and my interest in reincarnation really drew me to the project.”

Despite the show’s weighty themes of love,...

Today (Friday May 9 2025), ABC broadcasts an episode of “General Hospital“.

We’ve got the scoop on everything you need to know about the upcoming episode, including if it’s new, the time, cast, how to watch and all the episode details!

General Hospital Episode Summary

Sasha and Willow have a tense encounter, as unresolved issues come to the surface. Lulu questions Ned, seeking answers or clarification on something that’s been bothering her. Brook Lynn and Chase meet with Alexis, likely discussing a legal matter or personal issue. Tracy is surprised, caught off guard by something unexpected. Sidwell makes an offer, putting something on the table that could change the course of events.

General Hospital Preview Is Today’s Episode New or a Repeat?

Today’s “General Hospital” episode is new.

What Time is Today’s Episode On?

Today’s “General Hospital” episode will be broadcast on ABC at 3:00Pm Et/Pt.

General Hospital spoilers say that a lot of people can’t help but ask this same question: does Dante (Dom Zamprogna) have the right to know about Brook Lynn’s (Amanda Setton) pregnancy?

Dante Has The Right To Know The Truth

Or better yet, did he have a right to know about the baby after Lois (Rena Sofer) decided to take matters into her own hands? Clearly, everyone seems to be very split about this.

Clearly, Dante had a right to know and be involved in the decision-making to determine whether he wanted to give up his child for adoption or pursue the option of raising him with the support of his family.

As our fans can imagine, the internet certainly did have a lot to say about the matter.

Some fans have even commented with, “Well, if she had decided to raise the baby he would’ve been responsible financially for the child.

Jimmy Kimmel Millionaire Promo ( Photo Credit – Instagram )

Summer is here, and so are the release schedules for the seasonal shows. ABC recently unveiled its lineup for summer 2025 and it includes a host of exciting reality shows making their return from Celebrity Family Feud to Bachelor In Paradise. Here’s which shows are making their return in 2025.

ABC Summer Release Schedule: Which Shows Are Returning? July 7

Bachelor in Paradise Season 10 Premiere (8:00 to 10:00 pm Et)

Bachelor in Paradise is a dating reality series where contestants from old seasons of The Bachelor, The Bachelorette, The Golden Bachelor, and The Golden Bachelorette get a chance to travel to a destination and find love. It is hosted by Jesse Palmer, who also hosts the other editions of Bachelor.

Trending Days Of Our Lives Spoilers: Shawn Asks Steve For Help, Xander & Alex Work Together While Gabi & Philip Clash

The Real Housewives Of Orange County:...

Why Is Katie Ginella Having Issues Filming The Real Housewives of Orange County Season 19?(Photo Credit –Instagram)

The Real Housewives of Orange County season 19 is being filmed at the moment, and the drama has reached a point of no return. From Tamra Judge quitting the show (and then returning) in a fit of rage to news about Katie Ginella having a hard time with all the targeting happening.

It seems like season 19 is set to be a buzzing season for fans as they wait for its release. According to a new report, Katie has been accused of lying by the other cast members, but she has managed to hold her own and not let it affect her place on the show. Here’s everything we know about the situation.

Is Katie Ginella Finding It Difficult To Film Rhoc Season 19 Amid Cast Accusations?

According to Ok Magazine, things have not been easy for Katie,...

Channel 4’s “Worst House on the Street” is back, offering budget-conscious homeowners a dose of renovation inspiration. Property developers and siblings Scarlette and Stuart Douglas continue their mission to help families transform dilapidated properties into dream homes without breaking the bank. This Wednesday’s episode takes us to Leeds, where retirees Carl and Lynn have set […]

Worst House on the Street: Season 3 Episode 4...

iHostage (2025) is more than just a gripping thriller—it’s a profound exploration of the psychological and emotional aftermath of a real-life hostage crisis. The film delves into the lingering shadows of trauma, following the intertwined journeys of its three central figures: Ilian, the direct victim struggling to reclaim a sense of normalcy; Mingus, the quiet hero who acted selflessly in the face of fear; and Winston, the duty-bound officer burdened by the weight of responsibility. Rather than focusing solely on survival, iHostage asks a deeper question—what does it truly mean to live in the wake of terror?

Spoilers Ahead

iHostage (2025) Plot Summary and Movie Synopsis: How is the Relationship between Ilian and his Wife?

Ilian clearly values his connection with his wife. Even though he has just arrived in Amsterdam after a tiring journey, he takes her call without hesitation. Despite the inconvenience of having to use speakerphone,...

On Wednesday 23 April 2025, Channel 4 broadcasts Worst House on the Street!

Season 3 Episode 10 Episode Summary

The upcoming episode of “Worst House on the Street” promises to be an exciting journey for viewers. In this episode, Stuart and Scarlette step in to assist Carl and Lynn, a couple who have recently purchased a bungalow in Leeds. The couple dreams of transforming their new home into a comfortable space while also aiming to achieve their goal of being mortgage-free by retirement.

As the episode unfolds, viewers will see the challenges that Carl and Lynn face with their bungalow. It may not have the charm they hoped for, and there are likely many repairs and updates needed. Stuart and Scarlette will bring their expertise to the table, guiding the couple through the renovation process. Their goal is to turn the bungalow into a welcoming home that meets the couple’s needs and fits their budget.

A man storms into an Apple Store, gun in hand, and fires shots. As he takes customers and employees hostage, the armed man demands a breathtaking amount of money — all in cryptocurrency — before he’ll let anyone go. iHostage, inspired by the 2022 hostage crisis at an Amsterdam Apple Store, follows the attacker and those he’s holding for ransom. Directed by Bobby Boermans and written by Simon de Waal (The Golden Hour), the film stars Soufiane Moussouli, Loes Haverkort, and Marcel Hensema.

Stream it now.

Check it out at the top of this page.

When an armed man, Dutch national Ammar Ajar (Moussouli), enters an Amsterdam Apple Store, he demands a ransom of more than $200 million — and safe passage out of the city. He then takes Ilian Petrov (Šehović), a Bulgarian visitor, as his main hostage. Soon, chief negotiator Lynn (Haverkort) steps in, buying time for a...

Having gone through Director Bobby Boermans’ iHostage, I am a bit confused whether to appreciate the crude/tasteless humor conveyed by the title of the movie, which satirizes hyper-consumerism by slapping product tags on a real-life hostage crisis, or to use this point to have my already mediocre experience watching the movie ruined even further. Based on the 2022 Amsterdam Apple store hostage situation, iHostage re-enacts the event as a methodical, elaborate police procedural, and even though there is a conscious effort to humanize the characters involved, both perpetrator and victims, but as a viewer you can’t help but feel distanced due to the bare minimum efforts dedicated to the characterization. The documentary-level authenticity shown through the buildup, ramping up the tension definitely deserves acknowledgement, but there exists an emotional gap that contributes to an overall disconnect in the narrative.

Spoilers Ahead

What Was Ammar’s Motive Behind Hijacking?

iHostage...

Toward the end of his life, film critic Roger Ebert saved some of his most lavish praise for a young graduate of Columbia University who devoted his early career to making the kinds of movies not often promoted in the USA. Ramin Bahrani came straight out of the Ken Loach school of progressive storytelling, focusing on the lives and struggles of working-class people, the poor, and the displaced.

If you hurry, you can catch what may be Bahrani’s most crucial movie – 99 Homes – before it leaves Netflix at the end of April.

I don’t know if 99 Homes – released in 2014, a year after Ebert’s death – is Bahrani’s best movie. His three-picture run between 2005 and 2008, which included Man Push Cart, Chop Shop, and Goodbye Solo, is as good an early trio as you will find from an American director in the 21st century.

The first two are...

Netflix’s iHostage is a tense Dutch thriller that dramatizes the real-life 2022 hostage situation at an Apple Store in Amsterdam. Directed by Bobby Boermans and written by Simon de Waal, the film offers a mosaic-style narrative, presenting the crisis through multiple perspectives, including the perpetrator, hostages, and emergency responders. Premiered globally on April 18, 2025, iHostage delves into the psychological and emotional facets of a city held in suspense. This article provides a comprehensive details about Netflix’s iHostage cast and characters.

Plot Overview

Inspired by the actual events of February 2022, iHostage centers on Ilian, a Bulgarian man who becomes an unwitting hostage when a gunman named Ammar seizes control of an Apple Store in Amsterdam’s Leidseplein district. As the situation unfolds, the film explores the intricate dynamics between the captor, the hostages, and the police negotiators striving to resolve the standoff peacefully. The narrative sheds light on the motivations, fears,...

Gary Jensen, a stunt coordinator who collaborated with Bryan Singer on The Usual Suspects and the first two X-Men films and with Kevin Smith on Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back and four other movies, has died. He was 74.

Jensen recently spent two months in the hospital for back surgery and died April 11 at his home in Acton, California, his daughter-in-law Laura Jensen told The Hollywood Reporter.

He did stunts on films including Tron (1982), The Beastmaster (1982), Independence Day (1983), Hoosiers (1986), Peacemaker (1990), The Rookie (1990), In the Line of Fire (1993) and Due Date (2010).

Jensen also worked with Singer on Apt Pupil (1998) and with Smith on Dogma (1999), Clerks II (2006), Zack and Miri Make a Porno (2008) and Red State (2011), and he was a coordinator on 14 Perry Mason telefilms at NBC from 1989-94.

Born in San Francisco on Dec. 11, 1950, Gary Peter Jensen graduated from Chico High School in 1969, where his 100-yard dash record still stands,...

Netflix’s crime drama, iHostage, is a cinematic adaptation of the Amsterdam Apple Store hostage incident. Given the fact that Dutch director Bobby Boermans witnessed the events unfold in real time back in 2022, it is no wonder that the movie never lacked authenticity in its reenactment of the crisis. To add on to the dramatic elements, the movie focused on several characters—all of whom are shown to be connected with the central crisis in one way or another, thereby imbuing the necessary human touch that allows viewers the perspective to assess the crisis. However, the characterization isn’t developed as much as it should have been to make viewers feel sympathetic to the plight of either the victims/hostages or the perpetrator in question—which is a missed opportunity, to say the least.

Ammar Ajar, played by Soufiane Moussouli

Dutch actor Soufiane Moussouli began his acting career with theater performances,...

You see, there’s a reason why Netflix’s iHostage claims that it’s inspired by a true story and not based on one. Director Bobby Boermans and writer Simon de Waal have made a few noticeable changes to the true story, mostly to protect the privacy of the hostages and the authorities involved in the hostage situation. The Bulgarian man who was held hostage at gunpoint by the armed hostage-taker, Abdel Rahman Akkad, pleaded with the local channels and newspaper to remove his name from their reports so he could go back to his normal life and try his best to forget the horrors he was put through on February 22, 2022. As far as the Dsi officers and police negotiators are concerned, their names have been altered as well, though many of these officials have given numerous interviews to various media outlets after the incident, sharing how they contained the...

Directed by Bobby Boermans, known for his work on crime series like The Golden Hour and Mocro Maffia, “¡Hostage” plunges viewers into a harrowing recreation of the real-life hostage situation that paralyzed Amsterdam’s Leidseplein.

This is a tense thriller, unfolding over a few intense hours, with its power rooted in the editing and pacing. The script is solid, analyzing the situation from multiple perspectives and moving swiftly within the genre.

It’s entertaining, fast-paced, and well-produced – the perfect kind of film for a Friday night.

The Real-Life Amsterdam Incident

A 27-year-old man, identified as Abdel Rahman Akkad, dressed in camouflage clothing and armed with multiple firearms, entered the crowded Apple Store in Amsterdam’s Leidseplein. Akkad, reportedly an employee of a supermarket chain who used his work truck to get there, quickly escalated the situation, firing shots and claiming to have a bomb vest.

While many customers and employees managed to escape or hide,...

After having seen numerous tech products termed as revolutionary simply because they have a lowercase ‘i’ in front of them, owing to the proprietary naming conventions of Apple, we are finally set to watch iHostage, a new Dutch film streaming on Netflix. As the name suggests, the film’s plot has very much to do with the multi-billion-dollar tech company (Apple would have surely sued the makers otherwise), for it concerns a terrible hostage situation that took place at an Apple Store in Amsterdam in February of 2022. While the premise and the overall storyline in iHostage are quite interesting, the lack of depth or perspective means that we cannot empathize with either side, so it makes for an average watch.

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What is the Netflix film about?

iHostage begins at the busy Amsterdam Centraal station on a usual morning in the Netherlands, where a man named Ilian Petrov arrives...

There is this misconception that a documentary (or docuseries) based on a true story is supposed to just convey information, while a feature film (or a TV series) based on a true story is supposed to not just convey information but also move us emotionally. But if you have watched enough documentaries, docuseries, feature films, and shows, you know that it’s not as simple as that. Facts and interviews can be presented in a way that compels you to think about the subject in a certain manner even though you don’t know if you are getting the full picture. Meanwhile, fictionalized recreations can focus solely on data and statistics, without having the need to dabble in melodrama, and still be effective. That said, regardless of the genre one chooses to tell a true story, the thing that matters the most is the intent behind it. What is the...

General Hospital spoilers for Thursday, April 17 reveal Brook Lynn Quartermaine (Amanda Setton) and Harrison Chase (Josh Swickard) have things to discuss. Meanwhile, Curtis Ashford (Donnell Turner) has questions. Plus, Marco Rios (Adrian Anchondo) wants straight talk. Here’s what you need to know.

General Hospital spoilers for Thursday, April 17: Celebration

First, there’s been a lot of drama lately. General Hospital spoilers reveal we’ll have something to celebrate as Sonny Corinthos (Maurice Benard) hosts Dante Falconeri’s (Dominic Zamprogna) birthday party. Of course, we saw that now! It wouldn’t surprise us one bit if some drama happened at the big bash.

General Hospital spoilers for Thursday, April 17: Plans

Elsewhere, Brook Lynn and Chase plan their future. In the promo, he asks her if she feels the same way. There are a couple of things that come to mind off the top of our heads. One is...

In the upcoming episode of “Worst House on the Street,” viewers will see Stuart and Scarlette take on a new challenge as they help a couple named Carl and Lynn. This episode, titled “Bungalow Dreams,” airs on Wednesday, April 23, 2025, at 8:00 Pm on Channel 4. Carl and Lynn have recently purchased a bungalow in Leeds, and they have big dreams of transforming it into their perfect retirement home.

The couple hopes to make their home comfortable and stylish while aiming to be mortgage-free as they approach retirement. Stuart and Scarlette will bring their expertise and creative ideas to the table, but time is of the essence. The pressure is on as they work against the clock to renovate the bungalow. Viewers can expect to see plenty of ups and downs as the team tackles various challenges along the way.

As the episode unfolds, there will be moments of inspiration, tension,...

Meet the new Elizabeth and Mr. Darcy for the upcoming Pride & Prejudice series!

The works of Jane Austen have been fodder for movie and TV producers for decades. Every generation has grown up on her groundbreaking stories of strong female characters, lush romance and the inspiration for countless period TV shows.

Netflix is now getting into this with a six-episode new limited series based on Austen’s masterpiece Pride & Prejudice. The project has been teased for a while, but now Deadline has reported on the casting of the key leads, and it’s amazing!

Per Deadline, Emma Corrin, last seen in the acclaimed Nosferatu, will play Elizabeth Bennett, the heroine of the tale. Jack Lowden, known for his turn in the Apple TV+ spy show Slow Horses, will play her romantic foil Mr. Darcy.

Not only that, but Academy Award winner Olivia Colman returns to TV to play Mrs.

General Hospital Spoilers tease Lois Cerullo’s (Rena Sofer) return to Port Charles has brought more than her signature sass and Brooklyn charm — it’s dragging long-buried secrets back into the spotlight.

As she reconnects with her daughter Brook Lynn Quartermaine (Amanda Setton) and inserts herself into the ever-tangled Corinthos orbit, it seems Lois may be sitting on a powder keg of information.

And one secret, in particular, has the potential to shake things up for not just Brook Lynn, but for Sonny Corinthos (Maurice Benard) as well. Could Lois’ comeback reveal that Sonny had a hidden hand in a baby bombshell?

Brook Lynn’s Past Decision Resurfaces

Brook Lynn has been fiercely protective of her past, especially when it comes to the circumstances surrounding her baby and the complicated web of lies she spun to protect her child and her family.

While the dust has settled for now, the...

Willa Fitzgerald has been exploding in film and television fan favor in recent years thanks to a buzzy performance in a twisted thriller and the ever-growing popularity of everyone's favorite series about a beefy man taking down baddies. However, some folks inaccurately believe that Fitzgerald is a star on the rise when in reality, she's been consistently working since the late 2000s. She's established herself as a formidable acting presence with a proven track record of versatility, portraying complex characters across a miscellany of genres on screens big and small. Fitzgerald truly shines with her ability to draw audiences in and see the characters as very real people, regardless of the world in which the project is set. Even under the most heightened circumstances, she'll make you root for her as the final girl in a slasher series or strike fear into your heart as a sadistic killer. As she's...

With a lineup of contenders that includes the dramas Severance, Slow Horses, Your Friends & Neighbors and Bad Sisters, the comedies The Studio, Shrinking, Government Cheese and Bad Monkey, and the limited series Disclaimer, Presumed Innocent and Dope Thief, Apple TV+ — which launched in 2019 and rose to prominence on the back of Ted Lasso — is poised to have its strongest Emmy season yet.

In pursuit of that outcome, The Hollywood Reporter has learned, the streamer will host an FYC House — officially known as the “Think Apple TV+” Emmy FYC House — inside the iconic Hollywood Athletic Club. From April 24 through May 21, Emmy voters will be invited to a formidable lineup of screenings, panels and exhibitions highlighting the work of Ben Stiller, Seth Rogen, Jason Segel, David Oyelowo, Vince Vaughn, Brian Tyree Henry, Kathryn Hahn and Bill Lawrence, among others.

The venue’s special exhibits will enable guests to immerse themselves into their favorite shows,...