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.

    • 6 Movie Masterpieces With One Terrible Scene

      Collider writer Jeremy Urquhart has published a list feature arguing that several acclaimed films fall just short of true perfection because of a single weak scene or moment. The piece matters chiefly as an opinion-led discussion for film enthusiasts, celebrating the movies while pinpointing the one flaw in each that keeps it from being flawless.…

    • Ridley Scott Officially Teams With ‘Godzilla Minus One’ Director for New Sci-Fi Movie

      Ridley Scott has officially joined forces with Takashi Yamazaki, the director of the acclaimed *Godzilla Minus One*, on a new science-fiction film titled *Nue*. Through his production company, Scott Free, Scott will produce the project, with Yamazaki directing. The pairing is notable because it unites a veteran of the sci-fi genre with the filmmaker behind…

    • Enjoying the World Cup? This Anime Soccer Game Looks Like a PS5 Must Play

      Push Square has highlighted Captain Tsubasa 2: World Fighters, an upcoming anime-styled football game from Bandai Namco, as a potential PlayStation 5 must-play for fans enjoying the ongoing World Cup. The game is a substantially expanded sequel to a fairly well-received PS4 title and is based on Yoichi Takahashi’s celebrated 1980s sports manga. Its over-the-top…

    • Snooper – “Recess”

      Snooper have been making big moves. In April, vocalist Blair Tramel joined Hayley Williams onstage for a song. A couple weeks ago, the band was announced as openers for Mannequin Pussy and Wednesday’s Bitch Cabal Tour, which rudely is not coming to New York. Now, they’re back “Recess,” their first new track since last year’s…

    • Apple TV’s New 8-Episode Series Officially Reunites ‘True Detective’s Best Duo

      Apple TV has confirmed the release date for Brothers, a new comedy series that reunites Woody Harrelson and Matthew McConaughey, the acclaimed lead pairing from the first season of HBO’s True Detective. The two actors, whose portrayal of detectives Hart and Cohle in 2014 is widely regarded as the show’s finest duo, will star together…

    • Geese Sign With Weekday Management

      Rising Brooklyn rock band Geese have signed with Tyler Richman and Anna Spaulding of Weekday Management, ending a period without representation after splitting from Willie Upbin of No Truce. The move matters because it comes as the group enjoys a career breakthrough, with new management now steering an act that has rapidly climbed to larger…

    • Terminator 2: Judgment Day is getting re-released in theaters for its 35th anniversary

      Terminator 2: Judgment Day is returning to cinemas later this year to mark its 35th anniversary, giving audiences a chance to see James Cameron’s Oscar-winning 1991 action film on the big screen once more. StudioCanal, Fathom Entertainment and Rialto Pictures are behind the re-release, which will roll out across the United States and internationally between…

    • Taylor Swift’s 50 Biggest Billboard Hot 100 Hits

      Billboard has published a ranking of Taylor Swift’s 50 biggest hits on the Hot 100 chart, marking a career that now spans 20 years since her debut single “Tim McGraw” first appeared in 2006. The list arrives alongside her latest era, following the reveal of her 12th studio album, The Life of a Showgirl, on…

    • My first 40 days in Moonlight Peaks started off with juicy feuds, but its anemic character writing is starting to show through

      A PC Gamer writer reports on their first 40 days playing Moonlight Peaks, a paranormal life-sim game. Their early impressions were positive, with the game’s dramatic rivalries and feuds providing genuine entertainment, but over time they found the underlying character writing to be thin and unconvincing, which is beginning to undermine the experience. The piece…

    • All of U2’s Album Leadoff Singles Ranked

      Rolling Stone has published a ranked list of every leadoff single U2 have released to introduce their studio albums, prompted by the band unveiling “Street of Dreams” on Tuesday as the first single from a new album due later this year. The moment is notable because it ends the longest gap in U2’s career: their…