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.

    • ‘At Night’ Features “Stories Women Share Together But Rarely to an Audience” (Exclusive Locarno Clip)

      British filmmaker and artist Beatrice Gibson’s feature debut, At Night, follows six women moving through neon-lit Paris over one night as reality, dreams and fiction overlap. The experimental, “autofictional” film explores conversations about desire, money, motherhood and mental health, presenting intimate experiences that women may share privately but seldom publicly. The film will have its…

    • The iconic 2025 co-star David Jonsson refused to talk to: “It just felt right”

      David Jonsson said he deliberately avoided speaking to Mark Hamill while filming the 2025 dystopian thriller *The Long Walk*, believing the distance would suit their characters’ relationship. The approach mattered because Hamill plays the Major, an authority figure overseeing the contest, while Jonsson plays contestant Peter McVries. Jonsson said some cast members did speak with…

    • Ravyn Lenae – Blue Island

      Clash Magazine’s review finds Ravyn Lenae’s *Blue Island* to be a warm, cohesive and ambitious album, awarding it 8/10. It says the Chicago artist expands beyond her familiar dreamy minimalism, blending alternative R&B with indie pop, soft rock and guitar-led soul while retaining a distinctive identity. The review highlights opener ‘Handle’ for its energetic, nostalgic…

    • Ariana Grande’s ‘Petal’ Drops In at No. 1 In Australia

      Ariana Grande’s album Petal has debuted at number one on Australia’s ARIA Albums Chart, giving her a sixth solo chart-topping album in the country. The result reinforces Grande’s continued commercial strength, with the album also placing 12 tracks in Australia’s singles top 50. Grande led an all-female top three, ahead of Olivia Rodrigo’s you seem…

    • Brandon Flowers Looks Back at the Past on Anthemic Single ‘Tiger’s Blood’

      Brandon Flowers has released ‘Tiger’s Blood’, a nostalgic new single from his forthcoming solo album, Thrasher, due on 21 August via Island Records. The anthemic, Springsteen-influenced track signals Flowers’ exploration of country-western sounds while maintaining his connection to rock music. Flowers first performed the song at Newport Folk Festival and recorded it in Nashville with…

    • Arun Sood and Angeline Morrison: Donn/Dubh review – British folk giants startlingly transform sacred histories

      Arun Sood and Angeline Morrison’s Donn/Dubh is praised as an ambitious, atmospheric folk album that reimagines sacred histories from the 10th-century Celtic text Saltair na Rann. Drawing on the pair’s Hebridean heritage, it combines Gaelic songs and texts with distortion, drone, dream-pop and post-rock, creating a sound the review finds both unsettling and richly layered.…

    • Win A Chance To Meet Ayra Starr At All Points East On Friday 21st August

      Clash Magazine and Magnum Ice-Cream are offering five people tickets to All Points East Festival on Friday 21 August, including a backstage meet-and-greet with Nigerian singer Ayra Starr. The competition promotes Starr’s forthcoming album, ‘Starr Girl’, and gives winners a signed copy of Clash Magazine. Entrants must be aged 18 or over, follow @ClashMagazine and…

    • Role Model Talks Gracie Abrams, Plugs ‘Chuck Timely’ Album With ‘Tonight Show’ Performance

      Role Model appeared on The Tonight Show to promote his newly released album, Chuck Timely & The Hourglass, performing its closing track “Harmony” and discussing the record with host Jimmy Fallon. The appearance highlights a busy period for the singer-songwriter, whose support slots for Gracie Abrams helped raise his profile and who is also due…

    • Lauryn Hill and Wyclef Jean say to “absolutely” expect new music

      Lauryn Hill and Wyclef Jean have said fans should “absolutely” expect new music, signalling a renewed creative partnership between the former Fugees bandmates. Their comments come as they reunite for Hill’s Diaspora Calling! festival in Milton Keynes, and follow years of intermittent performances together despite the group’s long-running tensions. The Fugees released two studio albums,…

    • Ricky Gervais’ Netflix Animated Comedy ‘Alley Cats’ Is Surprisingly Bittersweet: TV Review

      Netflix’s “Alley Cats” is an adult animated comedy created by and starring Ricky Gervais as Gus, an overweight orange tabby living in a derelict London house with fellow stray cats. The review finds its humour unusually subdued and conversational, but says the series is also marked by a surprising melancholy as it portrays the precarity…