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One of the biggest anime series in 2025 is To Be Hero X, for its unique animation style and compelling storyline. It’s an anthology rather than a straightforward timeline, where the audience has to think about the events unraveling on screen.

The most interesting part about To Be Hero X, however, is the different characters you follow in the story. They all have different personalities, origin stories, and motivations. It might be a hero series with some incredible action sequences, but what really gets you hooked is the emotional rollercoaster it puts you through.

This is why some Shonen stories end up feeling flat. In To Be Hero X, you get emotionally connected to the characters. Visuals can only get you so far, but the story needs to drive it.

To Be Hero X might be a visual masterpiece, but the producers know the story is the real deal

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Janelle Monae and Grace Jones are putting on an iconic performance together!

The legendary musicians performed sets as part of Bric Celebrate Brooklyn! at the Opening Benefit Concert: Blue Note Jazz Festival & Live Nation Present Grace Jones & Janelle Monáe on Monday night (June 9) at the Lena Horne Bandshell in Brooklyn, New York City.

The event was held in support of Bric’s free programming.

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“What we wanna do is honor icons. Grace Jones is the icons of icons, and she brought me to church, so we gonna take it to church,” Janelle said as she performed on stage, where she delivered hits like “Electric Lady,” “Q.U.E.E.N.” and “Tightrope” while shouting out legends like Sister Rosetta Tharpe and Bootsy Collins.

During Grace‘s set, the 77-year-old icon performed many of her classics, including “Nightclubbing,” “My Jamaican Guy” and “Slave to the Rhythm,” as well as...

Snoop Dogg has a biopic that's currently in development, set to bring the life story of the famed rapper to the big screen. The first question fans will likely have about the movie is who will be playing the music icon, and the answer to that has just been revealed.

Per Deadline, actor Jonathan Daviss has been tapped to portray Snoop Dogg in the upcoming biopic in the works at Universal Pictures. The announcement comes just days after it was reported that Craig Brewer had signed on to direct the feature film. Snoop Dogg is on board as a producer on the project alongside Brian Grazer and Death Row Pictures President Sara Ramaker.

Daviss is best known for his Netflix work, particularly as one of the stars of the hit series Outer Banks. The Houston native plays the role of Pope on the show, which is set to end with its upcoming fifth season.

To help you anticipate and navigate all that television has to offer across broadcast, cable and streaming, TVLine offers daily, weekly and monthly What to Watch digests, as well as an overview of every new TV show premiering in 2025.

This week, you’ll find a dozen series debuts (including Wynonna Earp’s Melanie Scrofano in Revival, and True Blood’s Stephen Moyer in Art Detectives), seven returning shows (including The Real Housewives of Miami and The 1% Club, now hosted by Joel McHale), and a dozen finales (including Pat Sajak’s final spin on Celebrity Wheel of Fortune) and more.

It's no secret that Disney has created some of the most wicked and wonderful villains in modern fiction. However, as much as we love, hate, and love hating the likes of Maleficent, Ursula, and Jafar, it feels like Disney is neglecting many of its evil icons.

At the parks, characters like Gaston, Captain Hook, and the Ugly Stepsisters can be found semi-regularly, but there's more that Disney could do with an entire expansion dedicated to them. Granted, it would be impossible to bring every last one of our favorite villains to the parks as Meet and Greets, but Disney certainly has the resources to give us more than the bare minimum.

Disney needs more villains

If Villains: Unfairly Ever After is any indication of what Disney can do with the villains as full-fledged characters, it's clear where some improvements can be made. Captain Hook, Jafar, and more look great when...

The official website for Fushigi no Kuni de Alice to -Dive in Wonderland- ("With Alice in Wonderland -Dive in Wonderland-"), an upcoming theatrical anime movie inspired by Lewis Carroll's classic fantasy novel Alice's Adventures in Wonderland , announced today that Japanese pop band Sekai No Owari will provide the film's theme song "Zukan" ("Visual Dictionary") and posted a main trailer featuring the song. Fushigi no Kuni de Alice to -Dive in Wonderland- Anime Movie Main Trailer Sekai No Owari pianist Saori, who wrote the lyrics of "Zukan," shared her comments on the website and X (formerly Twitter): The protagonist of "Fushigi no Kuni de Alice to" is a girl who is living a life that's not always as she'd like it to be. What kind of words would suit her to fantastically depict the way she faces her difficulties? As I was thinking about this, several "images of creatures...

On Tuesday June 3 2025, Fox broadcasts an episode of the series The Cleaning Lady!

Killer Queen; As Time Goes By Season 4 Episode 11 Episode Summary

The upcoming episode of “The Cleaning Lady,” titled “Killer Queen; As Time Goes By,” promises to be filled with intense moments and high-stakes drama. This episode will air on Fox and is set to keep viewers on the edge of their seats. The storyline revolves around a fierce showdown in prison that escalates quickly, putting everyone involved in a dangerous situation.

As the plot unfolds, a high-stakes escape plan comes into play, adding even more tension to the mix. Characters will face difficult choices that could change their lives forever. The stakes are higher than ever, and the risks taken could have serious consequences for all involved.

Fiona’s journey takes a significant turn in this episode as she discovers new security in her life. However, a...

Should Queen Charlotte Return With A Second Season? (Photo Credit – Instagram)

Queen Charlotte was one such Netflix show left hanging mid-way, and it felt unfair. The show’s first season was a knockout, so good that calling it the best spin-off in the Bridgerton universe was an understatement. But now, the big question loomed: would there be a second season? Sadly, the answer wasn’t clear. Creator Shonda Rhimes gave a disappointing update, revealing she was “trying to figure it out still,” making the wait even tougher for the audience who craved more royal drama (via Digital Spy).

The six-episode series had served as a prequel to Bridgerton, diving into Queen Charlotte’s rise to power and her complex relationship with King George III. It was a tightly wrapped story, a “complete tale of this complicated, imperfect love,” as Rhimes called it. She made it clear she didn’t want...

Francesca Eastwood is having another baby!

On Thursday (May 29), the 31-year-old Queen of the Ring actress, who is the daughter of Clint Eastwood and Titanic actress Frances Fisher, announced that she and boyfriend Alexander Wraith are expecting their second child together. The couple are also parents to 6-year-old son Titan, who was born in September 2018.

Keep reading to find out more…Francesca shared the exciting news on Instagram while sharing photos of herself cradling her baby bump in a silk white dress, which is the same dress Frances wore while pregnant with her.

“Wearing the dress my mom wore more pregnant with me @francesfisher ♻️...

To help you anticipate and navigate all that television has to offer across broadcast, cable and streaming, TVLine offers daily, weekly and monthly What to Watch digests, as well as an overview of every new TV show premiering in 2025.

Among new TV releases in June, you have the Jensen Ackles action thriller Countdown, the Owen Wilson golf comedy Stick, the Kevin Williamson family drama The Waterfront, and Marvel’s Ironheart. Also on tap are new seasons of The Bear, The Buccaneers, The Gilded Age, Ginny & Georgia and Squid Game (which is ending after three seasons), as well as summertime...

Pony Canyon's official anime YouTube channel started streaming a four-minute opening footage from the anime movie Mirage Queen Elegant Vacations (known as Kaitou Queen no Yuuga na Vacances or Mirage Queen Vacances Elegantes in Japan). The clip begins with a narration about a mythical island and dragon lore. In Troubadour, a giant airship drifting in the sky, Queen holds a picture of Joker as a "treasure" from his childhood. However, this peaceful time is completely changed when a news about "an warning letter from Queen" that arrived at Satchmo & Co. "I don't remember sending it out," says Queen, so it is a clear trap that is set for Queen. Then the scene is set on Royal Satchmo, a luxury liner in the Caribbean Sea, then an "elegant vacation" begins... Related: Mirage Queen Elegant Vacations Anime Movie Releases Main Trailer, Visual As the second anime film adaptation of Kaoru Hayamine's...

For all its stab-happy bravado and garish neon style, Fear Street: Prom Queen is less a triumphant return to Shadyside than it is a competent if derivative riff on the slashers of yesteryear. Directed by Calibre’s Matt Palmer, this latest Netflix horror outing doesn’t so much reinvent the wheel as ride it straight into a blood-soaked locker room, armed with a buzzsaw and a very ‘80s mixtape.

Set in 1988, the story centres on Lori Granger (India Fowler), a soft-spoken outsider whose tragic family history makes her the school’s resident pariah. She’s inexplicably nominated for prom queen alongside Tiffany Falconer (Fina Strazza), the leader of a snarling clique known as the Wolf Pack. When candidates start dropping like hairspray-flecked flies, suspicion, blood and body parts mount in tandem. This time round the killer is masked figure in a red slicker, apparently inspired by I Know What You...

As enamored as I was with the Goosebumps books at the public library when I was growing up, I was just as obsessed with R.L. Stine's Fear Street novels. There was something more dangerous about them, more edgy, more slasher-y. While Goosebumps sparked my imagination with frightful fun, Fear Street gave me something to look forward to fearing when I was old enough to cross the street to Shadyside.

I was fortunate to even own some Fear Street books at a young age, when an older cousin gave my family several grocery bags of books for my sister and I to enjoy. Nestled between used paperbacks of The Baby-Sitters Club and Full House stories were a stack of Stine's Fear Street titles (as well as a couple of Christopher Pike books), and ocassionally I would gaze at the eerie covers of these books, wondering what types of terror awaited me within its yellowed,...

A masked killer targets prom queen hopefuls in this standalone Netflix horror.

I was a “Goosebumps” kid through and through, so R.L. Stine was basically my gateway drug to horror. But I didn’t start reading the “Fear Street” books until way later — turns out, they’re even more twisted (in the best way). The recent wave of “Fear Street” movies has totally revived the franchise, and now there’s another bloody adaptation on the way: “Fear Street: Prom Queen.” Set during prom season in 1988, this slasher throwback takes us back to Shadyside High, where It Girls are vanishing one by one — and a masked killer is crashing the party. It premieres Friday, May 23, only on Netflix.

How to watch ‘Fear Street: Prom Queen’ When: Friday, May 23, 2025, at 3 a.m. Et TV: Netflix Stream: Watch with a subscription to Netflix From anywhere: Watch with a subscription to a Vpn. Everything...

Which Stanley Kubrick Movie Inspired Quentin Tarantino’s Reservoir Dogs? ( Photo Credit – Wikimedia; Instagram )

Quentin Tarantino is one of the most acclaimed filmmakers in the industry. He has given the world some of the most commendable cinematic works, whether Pulp Fiction, Kill Bill, or Once Upon a Time in Hollywood. But even a filmmaker as bold and unique as Tarantino had his influences. And one of the biggest? Stanley Kubrick. Specifically, Kubrick’s 1956 film The Killing played a huge role in shaping how Tarantino approached his own debut, Reservoir Dogs.

Released in the mid-1950s, The Killing marked a turning point in Kubrick’s career. Until then, he had only made a few smaller films, but The Killing was his first real entry into Hollywood filmmaking. The story, adapted from the novel Clean Break by Lionel White, follows a group of men planning and carrying out a racetrack heist. Kubrick...

Nicki Minaj vs. Cardi B Net Worth 2025 ( Photo Credit – Instagram )

Cardi B and Nicki Minaj are two of the most prominent rap stars in the music industry. Both superstars have delivered some of the most banger hits, becoming true global icons in the true sense. The duo enjoys a massive fan base, chart-topping hits, and the massive paycheck that came with their success. But which of these two stars holds a bigger fortune? Let’s find out as we dissect the net worth of both superstars.

What Is Cardi B’s Net Worth In 2025?

As per Celebrity Net Worth, Cardi B is sitting on a serious fortune these days, with an estimated net worth of around $80 million. Born Belcalis Marlenis Almánzar, she went viral on social media for her fun and dynamic personality. She eventually joined the cast of the reality show Love & Hip Hop: New York in 2015, eventually...

Once Upon a Time successfully reimagined many popular fairy tales over its run on ABC, earning a very devoted fan base over seven seasons. Fans have been interested in a reboot or revival of the show since it ended -- and one of the series' main cast members is ready and willing to go back.

While making an appearance at Disney Upfronts, Ginnifer Goodwin -- who played Snow White / Mary Margaret Blanchard for Ouat's first six seasons -- told The Hollywood Reporter that she'd be up for a reboot. "Absolutely," Goodwin replied when asked if she'd be interested in reprising her role again.

“I would kill to go back” — #GinniferGoodwin shares how she feels about a possible #OnceUponATime reboot at #DisneyUpfronts.Posted by The Hollywood Reporter on Tuesday, May 13, 2025

Goodwin reflected on the major impact Once Upon a Time had on her -- not just professionally, but personally as well.

Subhash K Jha looks back at the Parineeti Chopra and Ayushmann Khurrana’s Meri Pyaari Bindu released eight years ago. Plus, as a bonus, in a throwback interview from 2017, we hear from Parineeti Chopra about the film, working with Ayushmann, and what it was like to sing for the film.

Sometimes, a debutant director shows a spark that never quite lights up the screen. In Meri Pyaari Bindu, which completes eight years this week, displays a keen eye for Kolkata’s eccentricities: the trams and the fast-food lanes, the Durga idol silhouetting the hero’s suicide attempt, the loud boisterous parents of the Bengali protagonist Abhi…. so-called, so that the theme song of his love story could be ‘Abhi na jao chod kar ke dil abhi bhara nahin.’

There is a lot to ‘get’ in Meri Pyaari Bindu, including its corny cross references to films about unrequited love like Karan Johar...

This article is part of ScreenRant's Exclusive 2025 Summer Movie Preview. Keep an eye out for the full feature next week!

A new image offers a closer look at Fear Street: Prom Queen. The 2025 horror movie is the fourth installment in Netflix's Fear Street franchise, which is adapted from the R.L. Stine young adult series of the same name. The upcoming Fear Street: Prom Queen is set in the unlucky town of Shadyside in 1988. In the movie, which stars India Fowler, Ella Rubin, Suzanna Son, Ariana Greenblatt, David Iacono, Fina Strazza, Chris Klein, Lili Taylor, and Katherine Waterston, a killer begins to stalk the local high school's prom queen candidates one by one.

ScreenRant can now share a first-look image from Fear Street: Prom Queen ahead of its Netflix debut on May 23. The image shows a trio of students looking concerned at prom. While they do not look entirely panicked,...

This Mother’s Day, let’s honour the strength, spirit, and stories of women who inspire us—on and off the screen. From trailblazers breaking boundaries to everyday heroes rewriting the rules of love, ambition, and identity, these powerful narratives are a perfect way to celebrate the women who shape our world. So, as you enjoy the weekend with your mom, your daughter, or simply some well-deserved me-time, here’s a watchlist of movies that spotlight fierce, fearless women and their unforgettable journeys.

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In “Queen,” Rani (played by Kangana Ranaut) is a Delhi girl from a conservative family who gets dumped by her fiancé just before their wedding. Determined to not let this setback define her, she embarks on a solo honeymoon to Europe. Along her journey, Rani discovers her true self, gaining confidence and independence. The movie teaches us that no matter the situation, a woman’s...

Long-gestating plans for the forthcoming Highlanderreboot starring Henry Cavill have taken another major step forward. Based on the cult classic 1986 fantasy-adventure film that would spawn a long-running franchise, plans for a fresh reboot of the property have been in motion since 2008. With the new Highlander movie set to be helmed by John Wick director Chad Stahelski, recent reports have also suggested that Amazon MGM Studios' United Artists has looked to purchase the full franchise rights from Lionsgate, which could potentially also lead to a spinoff television series.

Speaking with Collider, Stahelski revealed when viewers might finally expect to see the new Highlander movie arrive in theaters. He suggested that plans are currently in motion that will see the next 24 hours determine whether filming begins in September this year. If approved, the director said that it is likely that Cavill’s reboot movie will arrive sometime in either 2027 or 2028. Check out...

It seems that the magic of Suits’ Netflix resurgence did not carry over to the long-running drama series’ spinoff, Suits LA, as NBC has filed a cease and desist letter after just a single season.

The series, which was headlined by Stephen Amell, arrived on NBC with high expectations – perhaps too high. The show’s reviews were brutal, and the series suffered for not being able to live up to its predecessor. While the spinoff was mostly its own show, with limited connections to the flagship show, over the course of its single season several original cast members were brought back onboard, but even that was not enough to give it a second chance on the network.

In the end, Suits LA had a legacy to live up and it failed. Ratings started off middle-of-the-road, and didn't improve as the episodes rolled out each week. Even with original stars like Gabriel Macht,...

Scream Queen, Debbie Rochon recently wrapped on her scenes for the next installment in the Human Hibachi franchise. Debbie is known for her work in Special Needs Revolt!, Tromeo and Juliet, Santa Claws, Dollface, and Freak. Human Hibachi 3: The Last Supper from director Mario Cerrito is the third installment of the highly acclaimed cannibalism [...]

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Award-winning Bollywood star Kangana Ranaut is crossing over to Hollywood, landing her first leading role in the horror drama “Blessed Be the Evil.”

The project, from Lions Movies, will see Ranaut star alongside Tyler Posey (“Teen Wolf”) and Scarlet Rose Stallone (“Tulsa King”).

Production is set to begin this summer in New York, with producers specifically noting they chose U.S. locations to “avoid running into any uncertainties stemming from the recently announced Trump industry tariffs.”

Director Anurag Rudra will helm from a screenplay he co-wrote with Gatha Tiwary, president and founder of Lions Movies. Both will serve as producers, with Wade Muller confirmed as director of photography.

According to the synopsis, the film follows a Christian couple who, after experiencing a devastating miscarriage, purchase an abandoned farm with a dark past. Their love and faith are soon tested by a malevolent presence.

“Being born and spending my childhood in rural India,...

The marketing campaign for Superman is starting to ramp up. However, with James Gunn confirming that the first Peacemaker season 2 trailer drops on Friday, the wait continues for more footage of the Dcu's Man of Steel in action.

In the meantime, a new promotional photo from Dairy Queen appears to show David Corenswet's Kal-El recreating the iconic cover art for All-Star Superman #1.

Gunn is all about embracing the comic books, and we expect to see plenty of familiar shots like this both in future marketing material and in theaters this July. Despite this nod, the filmmaker isn't adapting Grant Morrison and Frank Quitely's magnum opus.

"I mean, All-Star Superman, there's a couple of them, but All-Star Superman is the thing that we borrow the most heavily from," Gunn said last December. "Our plot has nothing to do with All-Star Superman, but some of the aesthetics of what Grant...

Sayaka Yamamoto has been busy. On top of wrapping her Asia Tour and dropping her newest EP, U Ta Carte , at the end of last year, the singer-songwriter and former captain of popular Japanese girl group NMB48 is following her longtime dream of writing and performing music for anime. Yamamoto is credited with the Ed music from two different anime adaptations that premiered in last year’s spring season, Shinkalion: Change the World and An Archdemon's Dilemma: How to Love Your Elf Bride . The Osakan performer is also bridging the Japanese and New York music scenes, having acted as Mc for Apollo Amateur Night Japan 24-25. The event is the Japanese counterpart to NYC’s famous Apollo Amateur Night— a nearly century-old staple recognized for bringing up some of music’s biggest stars, from Ella Fitzgerald, to Luther Vandross, Lauryn Hill, H.E.R and more. Yamamoto will be performing...

As a producer, Madhu Mantena has an impeccable track record of creative and commercial success. Subhash K Jha lists his five picks for the best of the best Madhu Mantena.

1.Ghajini (2008):

The first 100-crore success of Indian cinema. Ghajini, directed by A R Murugadoss, is not for the squeamish. The violence is prolonged, sadistic, and often done with the elaborate abundance and eye-catching elan of a staged opera (Ravi Chandran’s camerawork glistens and bristles with optimum optical glory). And yet women in the audience seemed to love the film. Ghajini is at heart a love story of a cocooned tycoon who discovers love in a working-class environment. Aamir Khan’s expressions of bewilderment, curiosity, pleasure, and acceptance in Asin’s company remind you of a baby that’s just discovered mother-love.

2. Rakht Charitra (2010):

Marking the Hindi debut of Tamil superstar Suriya, this is another violent but stunning study of human avarice.

If you weren’t looking at your phones that much this weekend, let us take a moment to fill you in on what happened in the celebrity news world!

There were some major updates in entertainment from May 2 to May 4, with some exciting relationship news for a couple of high-profile celebs, a record-breaking concert, a milestone birthday, and more.

On the television side, a beloved CBS drama series was canceled after five seasons.

Other major stories include some family drama for one star, a gender reveal for another, and more.

Head inside to check out the biggest stories you may have missed over the weekend…

Keep scrolling to see the biggest stories you may have missed over the weekend…

13. Jeff Bezos Is Selling $4.8 Billion Worth of Amazon Stock Amid Trump Tariffs

Jeff Bezos is selling $4.8 billion worth of Amazon shares as new tariffs from former President Trump’s economic proposals loom.

If any writer-producer is worthy of being named diamond of the first water, it would be Shonda Rhimes. Since the premiere of Britney Spears’ breakout film Crossroads and genre-defining medical drama Grey’s Anatomy, the Shondaland CEO has spent her career crafting tales that are as enviable as they are obsession-worthy. Whether her characters are sipping lemonade and spilling gossip in Bridgerton or solving captivating mysteries inThe Residence, they lead big, fabulous, and complicated lives. Their wins are iconic, their tragedies are heartbreaking, and their romances are so swoony you’ll need a fainting couch.

Ready to fall even deeper in love with Rhimes’ work? We’ve got seven TV shows and movies that reveal exactly why she deserves the title of Queen Shonda.

Denise Richards & Her Wild Things opens with sun‑lit shots of Malibu shoreline that recall the vibrant color palettes of modern Bollywood dramas, then pivots to the quietly charged domestic spaces where Richards and her blended family negotiate everyday life. Cinematographer Jennie Norris applies a high‑contrast aesthetic—golden hour backdrops merging with the pastel facades of Richards’s rented townhomes—to frame each heartfelt exchange like a sequence in a family saga. Upbeat pop tracks propel segments on high‑intensity workouts and Golden Retriever training, while moments of tender confession lean on minimalist piano underscoring, echoing the emotional cues of parallel cinema’s introspective scenes.

Editing by Marchéisla Ruiz stitches these vignettes into a fluid rhythm, using quick‑cut montages that nod to Bollywood’s song‑and‑dance transitions when Richards rallies her daughters for a picnic, then slowing pace for face‑to‑camera confessions that feel as intimate as any vérité sequence.

As fans prepare to say goodbye to The Equalizer with today's series finale, one of its key stars is reflecting on five transformative seasons — and expressing heartfelt gratitude for the ride. The long-running Queen Latifah-starring CBS drama was cancelled earlier this week, surprising fans who had not only been anticipating a sixth season, but even a spin-off as well. Speaking exclusively with Collider’s Christina Radish at the press junket for Prime Video’s The Better Sister, Lorraine Toussaint opened up about the surprise cancellation and what playing Aunt Vi has meant to her. She told Collider:

“We just got word last night that we’re done. I think of all the characters I’ve played, and that one allowed me to indulge my maternal, softer side more than any other characters I’ve played. I’ve played psychopaths and all sorts of things. She’s definitely not...

Fans of CBS's The Equalizercouldn't believe their eyes when news broke of the Queen Latifah-led show's cancelation just a few days before the Season 5 finale. After weeks of hoping CBS would give it another chance, the network decided not to renew the crime drama series, which is a reboot of the 1985 show of the same name. The upcoming episode, which was supposed to be the season finale, will now serve as the series finale. The cast have been sharing their reactions to the cancelation on social media, reflecting on being a part of the show and thanking viewers for watching.

According to Deadline, Queen Latifah, who played Robyn McCall, posted a passionate tribute to The Equalizer fans following the news. McCall, the lead character, is a single mom with a mysterious background who uses her skills to help those in need. To many, she was a guardian angel...

The Equalizer, the CBS crime series which stars Queen Latifah, has been canceled after five seasons. The fifth — and now final season — set to conclude on Sunday.

While the news may seem abrupt and won’t allow The Equalizer to go out in a way that will completely satisfy fans, Deadline reports that the showrunners purposely designed the fifth season finale to be able to play as a series send-off. Obviously that points to them being well aware that The Equalizer could have been headed towards the chopping block.

Queen Latifah reacted to the news of The Equalizer’s cancellation by taking to Instagram, writing, “Stepping into a kick-ass role like Robyn was everything I hoped it would be. Shakim [Compere] and I at Flavor Unit are always excited to bring these kinds of roles and projects to life-and then we just hope you love them as much as we do.

Guns N’ Roses launched their 2025 international tour on Thursday (May 1st) at Songdo Moonlight Festival Park in Incheon, South Korea.

The gig marked the band’s first concert in a year and a half, and the first Gn’R show for new drummer Isaac Carpenter, who took over after the band parted ways with longtime stickman Frank Ferrer in March.

For Carpenter’s debut behind the kit, the band opened their kickoff concert in South Korea with “Welcome to the Jungle” — remarkably, the first time Gn’R have opened with the song since 2012.

The 22-song set hit on every era of the band, from obligatory Appetite for Destruction classics, to the Use You Illusion albums and a few Chinese Democracy cuts

The band did not appear to perform an encore, instead closing with a strong trio of classic-era staples: “Patience,” “Nightrain,” and lastly, “Paradise City.”

Axl Rose and company also...

Quinta Brunson is about to join a rare group that only includes Queen Latifah and Maya Rudolph.

On May 3, the two-time Emmy winner for Abbott Elementary will host Saturday Night Live for the second time in her career. Only two Black women have ever hosted SNL multiple times: Latifah in 2003 and 2004, and Rudolph in 2012, 2021, and 2024.

The first time Brunson emceed NBC's late night program in April 2023, she went viral for the "Bosses" sketch in which she and Sarah Sherman played bald, chauvinistic male executives who acted inappropriately toward a new female employee (Chloe Fineman). Brunson's character was obsessed with Fineman's "big old buttered yams," proclaiming, "What I wouldn't do to jump off a diving board and cannonball into that cleavage. Help, I'm drowning! But don't save me — I want to die in there."

Other notable sketches included "Traffic Altercation," where Brunson got into a fight with Mikey Day while stuck in traffic; "Drug Dealer,...

Exclusive: Morningstar Angeline (Westworld) has wrapped on Sky Valley, an indie sci-fi drama from directors Jon Russell Cring and Tracy Nichole Cring.

Others in the cast of the film, shot across New Mexico, include Irene Bedard (American Primeval), DJ Qualls (The Man in the High Castle), J.R. Villarreal (Landman), Sean Whalen (Twister), Alexandra Renzo (Queen of Knives), Melissa Chambers (Opus), Elaine Miles (The Last of Us), and newcomer Penelope Henderson.

The story follows Syl (Angeline), a mother whose young daughter Liberty (Henderson) is abducted by an otherworldly force in the desert. As she desperately searches for answers, Syl is pulled into a tangled web of conspiracy, community secrets, and the supernatural.

Pic is a 198 Inc. production, financed by Emik David (198 Inc.), in association with Film Exchange and New Mexico-based High Desert Creatives. Angeline also produced alongside Anthony Pedone, with Ami Manning exec producing for Volition Entertainment.

More terrifyingly free horror titles are coming to Vizio WatchFree+ in May, including both Damien Leone’s original slasher Terrifier and its smash hit first sequel, Terrifier 2.

WatchFree+ has thousands of free premium movies and shows that can be streamed on demand on Vizio TVs, or Anyone can enjoy titles like these and more using the Vizio mobile app! All you need is a free Vizio Account to start enjoying WatchFree+.

Here’s the full lineup of fresh horror arrivals on May 1, 2025…

House at the End of the Street

After moving with her mother to a small town, a teenager finds that an accident happened in the house at the end of the street. Things get more complicated when she befriends a boy. A double murder is not an accident.

Cast: Jennifer Lawrence (The Hunger Games), Elisabeth Shue (The Boys), Max Thieriot (Jumper)

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Exclusive: Magenta Light Studios has acquired North American rights to Salvadoran Civil War drama Fireflies At El Mozote starring Paz Vega (Spanglish) from Premiere Entertainment Group.

The film was written and directed by Ernesto Melara. The story is set in 1980s El Salvador and recounts the story of a 10-year-old boy (Mateo Honles) who survives the massacre of his village and his quest to bring justice to his dead family in the middle of a bloody civil war.

Juan Pablo Shuk (Narcos), Yancey Arias (Queen of the South), Jeff Fahey (Horizon: An American Saga – Chapter 1), and Mena Suvari (American Beauty) round out the key cast.

Bob Yari (Yellowstone) produced the film on behalf of Yari Film Group alongside Moctesuma Esparza (Selena) and Elias Axume for Premiere Entertainment Group, which handles sales on the film.

Magenta Light recently announced they will release Simon West’s Bride Hard on June 20. The film stars Rebel Wilson,...

Sisterhood, Inc. opens with Megan Moore’s meticulously scheduled morning routine—Peloton rides, color-coded calendars and all—juxtaposed against her younger sister Izzy’s carefree late-night escapades. This clever hook immediately stakes out a familiar Bollywood trope: the contrast between order and chaos within the same family, reminiscent of Hindi parallel cinema’s playful yet pointed social observations.

Set against a glossy urban backdrop, the film marries Hallmark-style brightness with moments of genuine warmth. The sunlit city streets, crisp editing and sprightly musical cues nod to Bollywood’s own penchant for location-driven spectacle, even as the narrative remains deeply rooted in North American romantic comedy conventions.

At the story’s heart lies a provocative experiment: following Megan’s abrupt ouster as CEO of her scheduling-app startup, she assembles a “board of directors” to overhaul Izzy’s haphazard life. This premise explores sibling dynamics through the lens of corporate strategy, echoing...

Megan Thee Stallion is locked and loaded on her latest single “Whenever.” The record arrives alongside a chaotic music video that finds the rapper twisting into contortions on top of a reception area desk, dancing in the desert, and posing in a fish tank. When she raps “It’s whenever, bitch, it’s whatever, ho/We can do it right now, we can take it out the door,” she means it. Name the time and place.”

“Whenever” marks the first music release from Megan since last year’s Megan: Act II,...

In celebration of Varun Dhawan’s birthday, Subhash K Jha shines the spotlight on the actor’s career and shares his list of Varun’s most mature and best performances… so far.

Sriram Raghavan’s Badlapur (2015) was Varun’s first thrust at something more substantial and realistic than the fluff stuff he had done till then. Director Sriram Raghavan had an older actor in mind to play a man grieving and raging for his slain family. Varun insisted on doing the role. Varun Dhawan, a bit raw around the edges, is nonetheless acutely effective as the grieving family man and Nawazuddin flawlessly flamboyant as the sly villain who has willy-nilly destroyed the hero’s life, together confer an overpowering immediacy to the proceedings. Varun falters due to inexperience but more than redeems himself in a sequence such as the one where he confesses to Nawazuddin about cold-bloodedly killing a couple.

Late style can seem like a safe haven for the modern movie lover. Whether its the sparse styling of Clint Eastwood’s “Juror #2” or the multi-million-dollar gonzo flair of Francis Ford Coppola’s “Megalopolis,” there’s a vital, existential intrigue to directors who may seem over the hill, or encased in amber, and who can be easily dismissed as unfashionable.

“Nobody will admit that about Clint Eastwood though! Everybody on the internet is a Clint auteurist,” Karina Longworth says, chuckling. The film historian and former critic has been the writer and host of her podcast “You Must Remember This” since 2014. “It was definitely that in terms of ‘Megalopolis.’ … It is very easy to write off Coppola as a rich old man who doesn’t have to answer to anyone but himself and to say that that’s a problem. But the out-of-timeness, looking backwards and forwards, is what’s exciting about it.

One of the finest and most versatile gets completely lost inside a character actors, Manoj Bajpayee, who starred in such brilliant films like Satya, Bandit Queen, Gangs of Wasseypur, Gali Guleiyan, and the series The Family Man and so many more, talks with Subhash K Jha about birthday wishes, his range of roles and myriad films, and even a hint of what’s next.

Manoj, any unfulfilled wishes?

My directors locate me in Chandni Chowk or a village near Varanasi where they’ve probably never heard of Savile Row. There was a time when Neeraj Pandey, my director of Special 26, was producing a film that was to be shot in London. I cribbed to him that when he casts me, he takes me to the gullis and bylanes of Indian cities. But when he produces a film located in London, I’m not part of it. No one shoots...

The official YouTube channel for Japanese hip-hop group Umeda Cypher began streaming a music video for their latest single song "Urusiren," which is now featured as the ending theme for the ongoing Fire Force Season 3 TV anime. This music video was produced by Studio Ishi, who previously collaborated with the group for their "Umeda Night Fever '19" and "Amatano Orochi" videos. In addition to their performance, it depicts another story of the members lost in another world. Umeda Cypher "Urusiren" Music Video Fire Force Season 3 Creditless Ending Video Umeda Cypher started its activities in Umeda, Osaka in 2007 and made their major debut from Sme Records in March 2023. Following the digital release on April 4, the CD single of "Urusiren" released in Japan on April 23. Digital EP jacket CD jacket Related: Queen Bee Drops Fire Force Season 3 Anime Opening Song Music Video Related: Fire Force Season 3: Where to Watch, Trailers, Voice Cast,...

There are a lot of movies leaving Netflix in May of 2025, but thankfully, only 1 TV series right now!

The streamer released their list of all the titles that are being expired, and it’s unfortunately lengthy in the month of May.

Some fan favorite romantic movies and rom-coms like Notting Hill, Definitely, Maybe, and Maid in Manhattan are all leaving, along with some Oscar faves like Apollo 13 and Erin Brockovich.

In addition, numerous Spider-Man movies are being taken away as well!

Finally, only 1 TV show will be leaving. That show is all 6 seasons of Madam Secretary, which starred Téa Leoni in the lead role.

We’re compiled the full list of titles here for you to see.

Keep reading to find out more…

Scroll down to see what is expiring from Netflix soon…

Leaving 5/1/25

About Time

Annie

Apollo 13

Blade Runner: The Final Cut

Dallas Buyers Club

Definitely, Maybe...

Lee Jin-Ho On Kim Sae-Ron’s Demise ( Photo Credit – Instagram )

Ever since Kim Sae-Ron’s demise, the South Korean entertainment industry has been shaken to the core as new revelations are coming to the surface every other day, and new people are getting dragged into the mix. It all started with Sae-Ron’s aunt’s claims that Kim Soo-Hyun dated the late actress when she was a minor, harassed her, and even tried to extort money from her. Even though the actor held a press conference, apologized, and shared his side of the story, the speculations and the conspiracy theories are never-ending.

YouTuber Lee Jin-Ho has tried to prove Soo-Hyun innocent with quite a few evidence. Now, on April 22, the self-acclaimed investigator released a follow-up video that contained Kim Sae-Ron’s alleged last phone call and exposed the horrific story that she had to tell. The exposé video was titled,...

It's been a rough week for actor Titus Welliver. Just five days after Bosch: Legacy dropped its series finale on Prime Video, CBS has opted not to move forward with the actor's proposed The Equalizer spinoff.

Per Deadline, the decision not to proceed with the spinoff series comes two days after the backdoor pilot aired as the sixteenth episode of The Equalizer Season 5.Titled "Sins of the Father," the episode introduced audiences to Welliver's ex-CIA agent Elijah Reed and his daughter, Samantha Reed, played by Juani Feliz, with the latter reaching out to Queen Latifah's Robyn McCall to help her find her missing father. The untitled The Equalizer spinoff would have served as Welliver's next major show following the conclusion of Bosch: Legacy, which wrapped up the actor's decade-long tenure as fan-favorite detective Harry Bosch.

The spinoff was first reported to be in development back in November 2024, with...

Snow White Worldwide Box Office: 5th Weekend Update ( Photo Credit – Instagram )

Snow White by Disney has finally crossed its first and probably the last huge milestone at the overseas box office. The film is also close to reaching a mega milestone at the worldwide box office because of the Easter holiday. Gal Gadot and Rachel Zegler starrer musical fantasy is expected to end its theatrical run as more movies are released. Keep scrolling for the deets.

It is one of the most expensive films of the year as it was made on a reported budget of $250 million, and the movie is struggling to hit the $90 million mark in the United States. It has also been criticized for the casting, the change in story, and the CGI. The Disney feature suffered a big blow with the release of the PG game adaptation, A Minecraft Movie, as it has lost theatres, and...

When it comes to Charlotte Flair, there’s no question; she’s built for greatness. With Ric Flair as her dad, expectations were sky-high, but Charlotte did more than just live up to them. She’s a 17-time WWE champion, racking up six Raw Women’s titles, seven on SmackDown, and two in Nxt. At this point, winning gold is just what she does. Love her or hate her, you can’t deny she’s one of the absolute best to ever do it.

The Queen’s journey in the promotion has not been without challenges, as she recently shared the difficulties she encountered following the split from her third husband, which occurred soon after she suffered a devastating injury. While the heartbreak of her third divorce was profound, it paled in comparison to the events that unfolded in her life afterward.

Charlotte Flair reveals incidents that made her suffer...

In a wild headline-grabbing move, Blue Origin successfully sent an all-women crew into space, and Katy Perry was one of them. Joining her were Jeff Bezos’ fiancée, Lauren Sanchez, journalist Gayle King, former NASA rocket scientist Aisha Bowe, bioastronautics research scientist Amanda Nguyen, and filmmaker Kerianne Flynn. However, what was supposed to be a celebration of women breaking boundaries quickly turned ugly, with critics calling it more of a PR stunt than a meaningful leap for gender equality.

From miscalculated fumbles to putting “the a*s in astronaut,” the entire 11-minute flight has been bashed left and right on social media, especially Katy Perry, who is being ridiculed by netizens for her choice of words in different interviews. The latest target of mockery? Her words after the launch.

Katy Perry trolled for her reaction to the moon Katy Perry in her space suit | Credits: @katyperry / Instagram

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