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Does Love Island UK need to pull the US version for a chat?
Fans, commentators and a former contestant have suggested Love Island UK could learn from its US counterpart after the UK show’s latest series drew smaller audiences and less romantic engagement than in previous years. While Love Island USA’s eighth series has topped US reality TV charts for five weeks and attracted celebrity endorsements from stars…
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K-pop Girl Group IVE is Ready for Their Next Big Adventure
K-pop group IVE has kicked off a new era with their second studio album, Revive+, and are currently touring the US on their “Show What I Am” world tour, which stops at the Kia Forum in Los Angeles on 1 August. In an interview with The Hollywood Reporter, the six members – Yujin, Wonyoung, Gaeul,…
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Spider-Man fans hail Brand New Day as Holland’s best yet
Spider-Man: Brand New Day, Tom Holland’s fourth standalone outing as Peter Parker, has opened to enthusiastic queues and largely positive reviews, with several critics and fans calling it the best of his run in the role. Directed by Destin Daniel Cretton, the film moves away from the multiverse-heavy plot of Spider-Man: No Way Home towards…
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‘The Rookie’ Season 9 Officially Confirms the Biggest Chenford Change To Date
The Rookie has confirmed that Season 9 will open with an action-driven rescue storyline rather than continuing the romantic melodrama that has defined the “Chenford” pairing of Tim Bradford and Lucy Chen. This marks a significant shift for the ABC police drama, whose eighth season finale saw Tim propose to Lucy, only for the newly…
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‘A Life Illuminated’: Of Bioluminescence, Mysterious Sea Creatures, And A Woman Scientist’s Groundbreaking Quest
Director Tasha Van Zandt has made a new documentary, *A Life Illuminated*, chronicling the work of pioneering marine biologist Dr Edie Widder, descending more than 3,000 feet in a submersible to film Widder’s research into bioluminescence in the deep ocean. The film highlights how Widder’s inventions have reshaped scientific understanding of a part of the…
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12 Years Later, Arnold Schwarzenegger’s Agatha Christie Crime Thriller Is Free to Stream
A 2014 action thriller starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, loosely inspired by Agatha Christie’s “And Then There Were None”, is being added to a free streaming platform 12 years after its cinematic release. The film’s arrival comes as whodunnits enjoy renewed popularity, buoyed by the success of Rian Johnson’s Knives Out trilogy and shows such as Only…
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The 1976 movie set Steven Spielberg got kicked off: “You have to leave”
Steven Spielberg was reportedly asked to leave the set of the 1976 film *The Outlaw Josey Wales* after visiting his friend and collaborator, director Clint Eastwood. The incident illustrates the strict control Eastwood maintained on set, even with an already successful filmmaker such as Spielberg present. Spielberg had previously worked with Eastwood on the 1975…
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5 One-Hit Wonders That Secretly Have Brilliant Lyrics
An American Songwriter feature highlights five one-hit wonders whose lyrics are more clever than their reputation as novelty or throwaway pop songs suggests. The piece pushes back on the idea that chart-topping “one-hit wonder” status equates to shallow songwriting, arguing several of these tracks contain sharp wordplay, social commentary or vivid imagery often overlooked by…
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Spider-Man: Brand New Day Beats Avengers: Endgame Record to Claim Biggest Domestic Opening Day of All Time
Marvel Studios’ Spider-Man: Brand New Day has set a new domestic box office record, earning $168 million on its opening day and surpassing Avengers: Endgame’s previous mark of $157 million. The film, starring Tom Holland and directed by Destin Daniel Cretton, is now expected to challenge Endgame’s all-time opening weekend record as well, underlining the…