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.

    • Lorde headlines Lollapalooza Chicago: Here’s her setlist in full

      Lorde headlined Lollapalooza Chicago with a set drawing from across her catalogue, including material from her latest album. The performance mattered as a major festival appearance showcasing both her established hits and newer work to a large live audience. Her set included songs such as ‘Ribs’, ‘Green Light’, ‘Royals’, ‘Solar Power’ and ‘Tennis Court’, alongside…

    • Brand New Day finally nails a critical Spider-Man character the MCU always overlooks

      The article argues that Spider-Man: Brand New Day finally makes New York City central to Tom Holland’s MCU Spider-Man, correcting what it sees as a major omission from the previous films. It says this matters because Spider-Man’s powers, identity and visual appeal are unusually tied to the city’s skyscrapers, streets and neighbourhood life. Unlike the…

    • Starz’s U.K.-Set Boxing Crime Drama ‘Fightland’ Is a Knockout: TV Review

      “Fightland” is a London-set Starz crime drama about Duke Kilroy, a disgraced former heavyweight boxing champion who returns from prison determined to destroy promoter Kingsley Marshall, whom he blames for ruining his life. The review praises the series as a gripping, violent revenge story that combines boxing, organised crime and family conflict, arguing that its…

    • Why NOFX’s Farewell Documentary Will Never Hit Streaming Services: ‘Not Really Gonna Help Us’

      NOFX’s farewell documentary, 40 Years of F–kin’ Up, will not be released on streaming services because the retired punk band wants it to remain a shared, in-person experience. Fat Mike Burkett said wider online exposure would not benefit a group that no longer performs, and the approach reflects NOFX’s long-standing DIY ethos. The film, directed…

    • Why The Belly Up in San Diego Is a Magnet for Music Royalty — From The Rolling Stones to Snoop Dogg

      The Belly Up, a 600-capacity venue in Solana Beach near San Diego, has become a favoured small-stage destination for major artists through decades of relationship-building and accommodating performers’ needs. Its status was highlighted in 2015, when The Rolling Stones played an unusually intimate private benefit shortly after appearing before more than 40,000 people at San…

    • Louise Blain of Blumhouse Games joins the GamesRadar+ G+RLS podcast as our first guest

      GamesRadar+ has launched its G+RLS podcast, with Louise Blain of Blumhouse Games appearing as its first guest. The episode introduces the new show through a conversation with an experienced games journalist and industry figure, highlighting her current work in games publishing. Blain is associated with Blumhouse Games, the video game division of the horror-film company…

    • NOUGH: Beyond Lies of P – Video Documentary Trailer

      A trailer has been released for NOUGH: Beyond Lies of P, a video documentary connected to the action role-playing game Lies of P. It signals a closer look at the game or its development, although the available article text provides no further description of its contents. The supplied page is blocked by a JavaScript and…

    • Tom Holland Loves The Last of Us 2 So Much He Won’t Watch the HBO Series

      Tom Holland has named The Last of Us Part II as his favourite video game and said he has avoided HBO’s television adaptation because of how much he values the original game. His comments highlight the enduring reputation of Naughty Dog’s sequel, particularly for its character-driven storytelling and performances, despite its divisive reception among some…

    • Grand Theft Auto – The Legacy Review

      IGN’s retrospective argues that the original Grand Theft Auto remains an important, enjoyable but demanding foundation for the series, despite feeling dated beside the major games released in the late 1990s. Its significance lies in the unusual freedom it gave players to explore, drive, cause chaos and approach objectives in an open world, even before…

    • Munich court finds Suno infringed GEMA music copyrights

      A Munich court has ruled that generative music platform Suno infringed copyrights held by Germany’s collecting society GEMA by training on, storing and reproducing protected songs. The decision matters because it supports the principle that AI companies must obtain licences for copyrighted music used both to train models and to generate outputs, reinforcing rights holders’…