Talk Fuse

    Topic: Entertainment

    Entertainment brings together the latest from film, television, music and gaming, tracking everything from big studio releases and streaming hits to the smaller stories behind the scenes. Expect a mix of reviews, interviews and features that look at how films and shows come together, the choices actors and musicians make along the way, and how decisions by studios and networks play out once viewers get involved.

    The topic also keeps an eye on the business and cultural side of the industry: how streaming services are reshaping what gets made and watched, the sometimes tangled relationship between entertainment and technology, and the moments when a franchise, format or platform doesn't go the way its backers hoped. Older films, shows and songs feature too, revisited with the benefit of hindsight on decisions that looked different at the time.

    For readers, it's a way to keep up with what's actually worth watching or listening to, understand the reasoning behind the projects that shape popular culture, and see how the industry's bigger shifts affect the entertainment on offer day to day.

    • “They don’t make ’em like they used to”: How flash player games defined an era of indie horror

      GamesRadar+ reflects on the influence of Flash player games on the development of indie horror, arguing that their rough, experimental nature helped establish styles and ideas that later became widespread. The article suggests these browser games mattered because they gave small creators an accessible way to make unsettling, unconventional experiences outside mainstream publishing. It places…

    • What song was number one when the world wide web went public?

      On 23 August 1991, the day the World Wide Web became publicly available, Bryan Adams’ “(Everything I Do) I Do It For You” held the number one spot in the singles charts on both sides of the Atlantic. Tim Berners-Lee’s invention went on to transform how humanity communicates and shares information, while the song became…

    • Guide: Every Nintendo Switch Online Virtual Boy Game Ranked

      Nintendo Life ranks 17 Virtual Boy games available through Nintendo Switch Online’s Expansion Pack, following the addition of previously unreleased titles D-Hopper and Zero Racers. The list presents the library as a mix of technical curiosities, competent sports games and short but enjoyable arcade-style experiences, while noting the Virtual Boy’s historical status as Nintendo’s poorest-selling…

    • Sangster Directs Hammer Review

      Severin Films’ Sangster Directs Hammer box set brings together three early-1970s Hammer horror films directed by former studio writer Jimmy Sangster: The Horror of Frankenstein, Lust for a Vampire and Fear in the Night. The review argues that, although these films are usually viewed as lesser entries from Hammer’s declining classic period, they deserve reassessment…

    • Nottingham Forest v Leeds, Everton v Crystal Palace, EFL and more: football clockwatch – live

      The live football clockwatch covers Saturday afternoon action across the Premier League and EFL, with Nottingham Forest hosting Leeds United, Everton facing Crystal Palace and Ipswich Town playing Sunderland. It also reports early Championship developments and a separate transfer update that Manchester United have agreed a deal for Brighton midfielder Carlos Baleba. The published team…

    • The Thriller That Inspired ‘John Wick’ Is Officially Leaving HBO Max

      Jean-Pierre Melville’s 1967 thriller Le Samouraï is due to leave HBO Max next month, ending a limited opportunity for subscribers to watch the influential classic on the service. The film matters for its lasting impact on the modern assassin thriller, having helped shape Nicolas Winding Refn’s Drive and later works including John Wick. Starring Alain…

    • Henry Morris’ ‘One Night Stand’ Reveals the Lonelier Side of Desire

      Henry Morris has released ‘One Night Stand’, a melancholic indie-pop single about the emotional emptiness that can follow a casual encounter. Written and co-produced with Kevin White, it continues the intimate, cinematic approach established on Morris’s 2024 debut album, ‘Jawbreaker’, and positions him as an emerging storyteller in the genre. Morris previously left an economics…

    • Liam Gallagher rules Oasis out of Glastonbury 2027: “Not happening”

      Liam Gallagher has firmly denied that Oasis will headline Glastonbury 2027, despite the band being bookmakers’ favourites at 4/1. Responding to a fan account on X, the singer used characteristically blunt language to dismiss the speculation, joking separately about a “nightmare” involving fans storming the stage. The denial follows organiser Emily Eavis also ruling out…

    • The 1946 movie Andrew Garfield lives his life by: “That’s what I want to know”

      Andrew Garfield has named Frank Capra’s 1946 classic *It’s A Wonderful Life* as the film he lives his life by, describing it as the story that teaches him “how to live.” The actor, known for roles ranging from Spider-Man to *The Social Network*, watches the film every year without fail, drawing on its message about…

    • HBO Max’s R-Rated 116-Minute Action Sci-Fi Sequel Is Officially a Streaming Smash Hit

      Mortal Kombat 2 has become HBO Max’s most-watched film after underperforming in cinemas, potentially improving the prospects for a third instalment. Its streaming performance matters because Warner Bros. had not confirmed Mortal Kombat 3 following a theatrical run that was modest relative to the sequel’s reported budget. Released in cinemas on 8 May 2026, the…