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.

  • The MCU lucked out with David Jonsson

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  • Two Cancelled Virtual Boy Games Join ‘Nintendo Classics’ Today

    Nintendo has added two previously cancelled Virtual Boy games, Zero Racers and D-Hopper (Dragon Hopper), to its Nintendo Classics library on the Switch Online + Expansion Pack service. The move continues Nintendo’s practice of reviving unreleased titles from the ill-fated 1995 console, offering subscribers access to games that never made it to market nearly three…

  • ‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’ Producer Amy Pascal On How Destin Daniel Cretton’s Vision Made The Difference, Franchise’s Future & A 007 Update

    Producer Amy Pascal, who has been part of the Spider-Man franchise since its 2002 debut, discussed how director Destin Daniel Cretton’s vision shaped Spider-Man: Brand New Day, which has just broken box office records. Rather than trying to outdo the scale of the previous three films, Pascal said the team focused on deepening Peter Parker’s…

  • The next Spider-Man movie officially arrives in 10 months, and it doesn’t star Tom Holland

    Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse, the third instalment in the animated Miles Morales trilogy, has been confirmed for release on 18 June 2027, arriving just ten months after the live-action Tom Holland film Spider-Man: Brand New Day. Sony has billed the animated sequel as the conclusion of the Spider-Verse saga, meaning Miles Morales, voiced again by…

  • Marlon Jackson Developing Docuseries Exploring Father Joe Jackson’s Legacy

    BLK Prime is developing a new documentary series about Joe Jackson, the late patriarch and manager of the Jackson family music dynasty, with his son Marlon Jackson helping to narrate and develop the project. Titled “The Manager, The Mythology, The Legend,” the eight-episode series aims to give an intimate, family-endorsed portrait of the man who…

  • Emily Ratajkowski turns heads in bikini-filled July photo dump

    Emily Ratajkowski shared a carousel of holiday photographs on Instagram documenting a month spent in swimwear at various seaside locations, prompting attention from entertainment outlets. The post is part of the 35-year-old model’s regular social media output during summer, which frequently draws coverage of her travels and style choices. The Instagram post was captioned “julio/Ιούλιος/july”,…

  • Cardi B Celebrates ‘WAP’ Going Diamond With Megan Thee Stallion: We ‘Really Did That’

    Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion’s 2020 hit “WAP” has been certified diamond by the Recording Industry Association of America, marking the song’s sales and streaming equivalent surpassing 10 million units in the US. Both artists celebrated the milestone on social media, with Cardi calling it proof that “we really did that” and Megan responding…

  • Weapon locations in Beast of Reincarnation

    This is a Polygon game guide detailing where to find and buy weapons in Beast of Reincarnation, aimed at players wanting to expand protagonist Emma’s arsenal beyond her starting equipment. The guide explains that Emma fights using ranged weapons (a bow and the Spring Thunder Crossbow) as well as swords, with each weapon type offering…

  • Skill points shared between Emma and Koo shape early build choices

    Polygon has published a guide setting out the best skills to unlock early in the action role-playing game Beast of Reincarnation, aimed at helping players survive its opening areas and early boss fights without excessive difficulty. Progression in the game revolves around a shared pool of skill points, earned by defeating enemies and spent across…

  • Weapons combat guide adds detail on parrying, guarding and ripostes

    Polygon has published a detailed combat guide for the video game Beast of Reincarnation, aimed at helping players make sense of a system that includes an entanglement bar, florescence points, “bloom arts” and “blade arts”. The guide identifies parrying as the single most important skill, since it underpins nearly every other combat mechanic, and sets…