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The Charts and the Clubs Have Different Definitions of the Song of the Summer
Rolling Stone examines the growing gap between chart success and club impact when defining a “song of the summer”. DJs argue that the season’s real anthem is the track that transforms a crowd, rather than simply the song with the most streams or radio plays, reflecting how personalised DJ selections and online trends have weakened…
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The Mandalorian and Grogu arrives on Disney+ on 2 September
Disney will begin streaming Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu globally on Disney+ on 2 September, 103 days after its cinema release. The move returns the franchise to the platform where it originated, after the film’s theatrical performance fell short of expectations for a live-action Star Wars release. Directed by Jon Favreau, the film opened…
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Apple TV’s Biggest Sci-Fi Series Ever Gets Official Return Update
Apple TV’s science-fiction series Pluribus, created by Vince Gilligan and starring Rhea Seehorn, is set to begin filming its second season within the next few months. The update confirms that the streamer is moving ahead quickly with its newest major sci-fi success after the show overtook Severance as Apple TV’s most-watched sci-fi series. Gilligan revealed…
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David Boreanaz’s New Reboot of 52-Year-Old Detective Series Officially Confirmed
David Boreanaz will lead a new reimagining of *The Rockford Files*, reviving the long-running 1970s detective drama. He will play Jim Rockford, a former prisoner who becomes a Los Angeles private investigator while navigating tensions involving police and organised crime; the project extends Boreanaz’s lengthy run as a television lead. The original series starred James…
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‘Conan O’Brien Must Go’ Season 3 Is Delightfully Unhinged When It Lets Conan Be Conan | Review
Collider’s review finds the third series of Conan O’Brien Must Go most effective when it allows O’Brien’s familiar, unpredictable comic persona to drive the travel format. Across four HBO episodes, he visits India, the Netherlands, Morocco and the Philippines, meeting listeners of his podcast while turning cultural encounters into increasingly awkward and absurd comic set-pieces.…
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Lanterns Series Premiere Review: Restoring Faith in James Gunn’s DCU
With a finely honed Dynamic Duo lighting the way, Lanterns serves as a critical return to form for the DCU in its first episode. Read our spoiler-free review.
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The X-Files Returns to Comics With New Series From Dynamite Entertainment
If you’re jonesing for classic The X-Files adventures, you’re in luck. Dynamite Entertainment has just revealed a new comic book series presenting previously unseen cases for Agents Mulder and Scully.
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Netflix commissions eight-part YA gothic romance Sid & Zoey
Netflix has ordered “Sid & Zoey”, an eight-episode young-adult gothic romance series from Jon Kasdan and John Shiban, who will serve as co-showrunners and executive producers. The commission underlines Netflix’s continued investment in YA drama, pairing a romance-led story with supernatural and mystery elements from prominent genre-production companies. The series follows Sid, an amoral New…
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Kristen Schaal: The Legend of Crystal Shell review – flighty Conchords comic is still kooking on gas
Kristen Schaal’s Edinburgh Fringe show, *The Legend of Crystal Shell*, is reviewed as an intentionally whimsical and highly eccentric comedy that depends more on the performers’ charm than on narrative clarity. Schaal plays a half-woman, half-horse character seeking to overcome shame and fulfil her ambition of performing *Swan Lake*, with the reviewer finding the result…