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Pickleball comedy sees Jake Johnson’s ex-tennis star chase a comeback
Apple TV’s new sports comedy “The Dink” follows Jake Johnson as Dustin Boyd, a failed tennis prodigy who rebuilds his self-esteem by taking up pickleball, in a film critic David Rooney calls watchable but formulaic. Produced by and co-starring Ben Stiller, the film seems to aim for the same comic niche that “Dodgeball” carved out…
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‘Robocop’ Series Ordered By Amazon From Blumhouse Atomic Monster
Amazon MGM Studios has greenlit a “Robocop” television series, developed by showrunner Peter Ocko alongside Blumhouse Atomic Monster, following a lengthy development process. The show forms part of Amazon’s broader push to turn MGM’s film library into television properties since acquiring the studio in 2022, and follows the same premise as the original franchise: a…
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Film Finances And Media Guarantors Merging In Major Shakeup Of Completion Bond Business
Film Finances, part of the STX Entertainment family, is merging with Media Guarantors to create one of the world’s leading completion bond firms for independent film, a niche market with only a handful of major players. STX sister company Film Services International is acquiring Media Guarantors from insurance brokerage CAC Group for an undisclosed sum,…
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Review: Palworld (PS5) – Expansive Catch ‘Em All Gives Pokémon a Run for Its Money
Push Square has reviewed Palworld on PS5, following the game’s move from early access to a full 1.0 release by developer Pocketpair. The monster-taming survival title, which blends elements of ARK: Survival Evolved and Pokémon Legends: Arceus, faced lawsuits from Nintendo and The Pokémon Company over its creature-capturing mechanics, which delayed development while the studio…
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The classic rock band Robert Plant always wanted to imitate: “That Chicago tightness”
Robert Plant said that, before Led Zeppelin, he had admired Fleetwood Mac’s early blues sound and wanted to emulate its disciplined “Chicago tightness”. The article presents this as an insight into Plant’s early musical ambitions, contrasting them with the larger, more commanding role he ultimately took in Led Zeppelin. Plant recalled considering a stripped-back country-blues…
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4 Country Songs That Make Me Appreciate How Direct We Were in the Mid-2000s
An American Songwriter piece looks back at mid-2000s country music, arguing that the era stood out for its unusually blunt, literal lyrics compared with the more metaphorical songwriting typical of the genre. The author picks four songs from the period that exemplify this straightforwardness, noting the trend with a mix of nostalgia and gentle mockery.…
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Cyberpunk 2077 has finally made me the corpo baddie of my dreams, even if this RPG makes me think hard about being selfish
A GamesRadar+ writer reflects on their experience playing Cyberpunk 2077 as a ruthless “corpo” character, describing how the RPG has finally let them fully embrace a selfish, corporate-villain playstyle they had long wanted to try. The piece is a first-person opinion feature exploring how the game’s choices and consequences prompt genuine reflection on the morality…
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The Blood of Dawnwalker: Meet a Brand New Devious Creature in Fresh Gameplay
IGN’s ongoing “IGN First” coverage of upcoming vampire RPG The Blood of Dawnwalker has revealed a full quest playthrough, called “Pearly and Precious,” which introduces a new creature to the game: a sanzhana, or “pixie”. The exclusive gameplay video matters as part of a steady drip of previews building anticipation ahead of the game’s release,…
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Fantagraphics’ Bitchy! The Exasperating Existence of Midge McCracken Collects the Entire Award-Winning Series
Fantagraphics has published Bitchy! The Exasperating Existence of Midge McCracken, a complete collection of cartoonist Roberta Gregory’s acclaimed comic series Naughty Bits, which originally ran from 1991 to 2004. The release brings the entire award-winning run together in a single volume for the first time, giving new and returning readers full access to a comic…