John Oliver used the opening segment of Last Week Tonight to mock Donald Trump‘s economic strategy of implementing global tariffs. To kick things off, Oliver showed a video clip of Trump saying, “This will be indeed the golden age of America. It’s coming back.” “If you mean ‘golden age,’ the …
Read More »Tom Cruise Does His Signature Move — Hanging From an Airplane — in New 'Mission: Impossible' Trailer
The second trailer for Mission: Impossible—The Final Reckoningis here. Coming six monthsafter the initial trailer, the latest preview of the eighth (and likely final) film in the action franchise shows Tom Cruise‘s field agent Ethan Hunt hanging off planes, running from explosions, and prepping for what appears to be a …
Read More »'The White Lotus' Cast Reacts to 'Love and Pain' of Fandom-Dividing Season 3 Finale
This story contains spoilers for Sunday’s finale episode of The White Lotus. The final episode of The White Lotus Season Three is titled “Amor Fati,” a Latin phrase that translates to “love of fate.” Cast members with particularly essential storylines had more time to embrace their characters’ inevitable fate, while …
Read More »Warner Bros. May Unveil Hours of 'Arthur' Outtakes as Evidence in Russell Brand Assault Case
In 2023, Warner Bros. Discovery was named as a co-defendant when an extra in the film Arthur sued Russell Brand for sexual assault. In the case, Jane Doe alleged that Brand “exposed his penis to me on the set and in full view of the cast and crew,” adding that …
Read More »Jenna Ortega Left 'Scream 7' Because It Was 'Falling Apart' After Melissa Barrera Was Fired
Jenna Ortega didn’t leave Scream VII over her busy “shooting schedule.” In a new interview with The Cut, Ortega revealed that she exited the movie because things went awry after her co-star Melissa Barera was fired from the film for publicly supporting Palestine. “It had nothing to do with pay …
Read More »A Battered Benicio Del Toro Stars in Trailer for Wes Anderson's 'The Phoenician Scheme'
Focus Features dropped the star-studded trailer for Wes Anderson’s latest project, The Phoenician Scheme, which will be released in theatres on May 30th. The film follows a complicated father-daughter relationship between Zsa-zsa Korda, a mega-rich businessman, and Liesl, a nun. The campy preview begins with a reporter speaking on a …
Read More »We Still Have a Lot of Questions About That 'White Lotus' Finale
The Season Three finale of The White Lotus aired Sunday night, finally answering the season-long question: Who the heck dies in the end? Fans believed from Episode One that at least one character would be killed in a shooting, and, as in Seasons One and Two, each episode slowly (this …
Read More »'The Last of Us' Season Two Needs More Us, Less Them
It’s been more than two years since the end of The Last of Us Season One, and even longer for the show’s two weary postapocalyptic heroes: taciturn Joel (Pedro Pascal) and his surrogate daughter Ellie (Bella Ramsey). When the second season begins, a lot has happened between the two, and …
Read More »'SNL' Weekend Update Trashes Trump's Tariffs, Makes Dig at Morgan Wallen
Saturday Night Live‘s Weekend Update took aim at Donald Trump‘s massive tariffs, which have caused markets to tumble, in the process making a dig at last week’s musical guest, Morgan Wallen. “America elected Trump to run the country like a business, but it turns out he’s running it like one …
Read More »Bill Murray Says He Was 'Barbecued' for 'Being Mortal' Inappropriate Misconduct
Bill Murray opened up in a new interview about the incident that led to Being Mortal, Aziz Ansari’s directorial debut, being shut down in what was described at the time as Murray’s “inappropriate behavior.” In a conversation discussing his new movie The Friend with The New York Times, Murray was …
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