The Flash Recap: Abra Kadabra

The quest to save Iris continued onThe Flashwhen a mass-murdering villain, Abra Kadabra, showed up in Central City from the future with knowledge of Savitar’s true identity. With that knowledge, Team Flash could have gained the leverage they needed to stop the speedster from killing Iris, but was the cost too high? The hour revolved around the question of whether or not Abra Kadabra’s freedom was worth information about Savitar’s true identity with the hopes that could be used to save Iris....

July 23, 2025 · 5 min · 858 words · Chelsea Smith

The Magicians EP Sera Gamble on the Crazy Ideas for Season 4

From executive producersSera GambleandJohn McNamaraand based on the best-selling novels byLev Grossman, the Syfy seriesThe Magicianspushes genre boundaries and takes storytelling risks in exciting ways that have already lead to a fourth season pick-up. If you have yet to tune in and check it out (and you really should get on that!), the story is centered on Quentin Coldwater (Jason Ralph) and his 20-something friends, as they discover their magical abilities and defeat evil creatures who threaten to destroy the magical world they’ve come to know....

July 23, 2025 · 15 min · 3102 words · Robert Vasquez

The Top 20 Adventure Games To Play This Spring (2025)

Adventure games take players onexciting journeysfilled with challenges, stories, and exploration. These games offer amazing worlds to discover and characters to meet along the way. Looking at today’s top adventure games, open-world titles dominate the landscape.Red Dead Redemption 2stands out as a fan favorite with its detailed Wild West setting. Players also loveMarvel’s Spider-Man 2for its web-swinging freedom andGod of Warfor its mythological storytelling. TheWitcher 3continues to impress gamers with its rich fantasy world....

July 23, 2025 · 19 min · 4026 words · Mr. Andrew Decker II

The Writer of Mary Poppins Actually Hated Disney’s Adaptation

When it comes to classic family entertainment, no studio, or entity for that matter, has contributed more than the Walt Disney Company. Whether it’s theirfilm canon,industry-changing theme parks, orventures on Broadway,the stories of Disney have touched every corner of the entertainment medium. With such an extensive library, it’s not an easy task to narrow down the organization’s best work. But, perhaps, none truly represents the ideals and iconography better thanMary Poppins....

July 23, 2025 · 7 min · 1345 words · Kristina Hansen

This Sitcom Queen Almost Stole the Role of Chucky From Brad Dourif

It’s fair to say that after seven movies, and three seasons of TV, the Chucky franchise would be very different if the killer doll wasn’t voiced byBrad Dourif. Horror fans already know what can happen when an iconic monster loses its established actor. There is noFreddy KruegerwithoutRobert Englund, even thoughJackie Earle Haleyinfamously tried. Thanks toChild’s Play(2019),Mark Hamillgave it a shot and, despite the masterful voice actor he is, Dourif is truly the only one who can bring the red-headed plastic menace to life....

July 23, 2025 · 8 min · 1527 words · Krista James

Trial by Media Review: Netflix's True Crime Series Compelling But Uneven

As a journalist, I’ve always taken some pride in the fact that, sometimes, the pen is mightier than the sword. The job is to speak truth to power, but at some point, the media becomes the most powerful party. A reporter can take a single fact, or set of facts, and spin them any number of ways. The media is supposed to cover events as they happen, but often times they can influence those events, and it’s those cases that are examined in Netflix’s new documentary seriesTrial by Media....

July 23, 2025 · 7 min · 1290 words · Brian Tyler

Watch How 'The Killer's VFX Sequences Were Made

A breakdown of the digi-double visual effects used inDavid Fincher’sThe Killerhas been released. Posted to X (formerly known as Twitter) byWylie Co. VFX, the short clip reveals how Fincher managed to use reference photos andphotogrammetryto achieve an otherwise impossible-to-film scene. The clip is just one of several break-downs expected to be released in the coming weeks. In the clip, which clocks in at just under a minute-and-a-half,Wylie Co. VFX CEO Jacob Maymudesexplains why digital effects were necessary in the film....

July 23, 2025 · 3 min · 521 words · Jennifer Walters

We Don’t Canonically Know What Happened to Obi-Wan’s Lightsaber After ‘A New Hope’ — But We Used To!

After seeing some reallykick-ass lightsaber duelsin the otherStar Warsmovies and TV series, it’s hard not to revisit the first between Obi-Wan Kenobi (Sir Alec Guinness) and Darth Vader (David Prowse) inStar Wars: Episode IV - A New Hopeand not be somewhat underwhelmed (especially when comparedto this fan edit). However, it still stands as one of the most poignant moments in the franchise, and the first truly unexpected turn ina franchise full of them, with Obi-Wan allowing Vader to strike him down, leaving nothing but his robes and his lightsaber behind....

July 23, 2025 · 4 min · 737 words · Jesse Thomas

What's New on Streaming This Week

With those in the US getting ready to celebrate Thanksgiving this coming Thursday, many households may be looking for some titles to stream with the entire family. While we can’t guarantee that every single title in this week’s streaming lineup is suitable for all ages, there is something that each individual family member is bound to enjoy. Check out the list below to find out which movies are arriving on streaming this week....

July 23, 2025 · 11 min · 2207 words · Jason Torres

Where To Watch and Stream the ‘FBI’ Season 6 Finale

Dick Wolf’s list of lucrative procedurals is frankly mind-blowing, with the man behind the likes of theLaw & OrderandOne Chicagofranchises proving to be CBS’s best asset. Another of his shows that has consistently proved successful isFBI- a series focusing on the New York City field office criminal division of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). By following the formula that has found him and CBS to have such triumph over the past 25 years, theFBIhas proven to be just as fondly received as his other great shows....

July 23, 2025 · 6 min · 1265 words · Jennifer Underwood

Who Is Queen Visenya and Why Does She Matter in 'House of the Dragon'?

Editor’s Note: The following contains spoilers for Season 2 Episode 5 of House of the Dragon. George R.R. Martinis undeniably a masterful world-builder and character developer. With an extensive list of heroes, villains, underdogs, and dragons, Martin’s groundbreaking HBO franchise,Game of Thrones, details hundreds of names for fans to keep track of. Currently airing Season 2, the Emmy-nominated prequel seriesHouse of the Dragoncontinues to introduce more pivotal characters to the sprawling war between the Greens and Blacks....

July 23, 2025 · 5 min · 952 words · Alexander Lewis

xXx: Return of Xander Cage Review: Vin Diesel Isn't Cool

In 2002,Vin Dieselattempted to give himself a spy franchise withxXx. The concept was that James Bond was old and stale and that what audiences wanted was a rebel who was into extreme sports. The result was laughable at best and unbearable at worst. “Hero” Xander Cage came off like a smug, self-satisfied bastard unworthy of our sympathy, and the film played like an extended Mountain Dew commercial. The movie was largely met with apathy, and Diesel didn’t even bother to return for the 2005 sequelxXx: State of the Union....

July 23, 2025 · 4 min · 655 words · Miranda West

“We Had a Great Responsibility To Honor and Represent the United States Military”: Lana Condor on Wanting to Be Respectful and Truthful With ‘Valiant One’

[Editor’s note: The following contains some spoilers for Valiant One.] ThemilitarythrillerValiant Onefollows a small Army team in present-day Korea who unexpectedly find themselves past the DMZ when they crash in North Korea, mortally wounding their commanding officer and leaving Sgt. Brockman (Chase Stokes) making decisions that will hopefully keep them alive long enough to get out of such a dangerous situation. Along with fellow soldiers Selby (Lana Condor), Lee (Daniel Jun) and Ross (Jonathan Whitesell), and tech specialist Weaver (Desmin Borges), the team has to make it through the jungle for their own survival....

July 23, 2025 · 8 min · 1503 words · Michele Holloway MD