Spider-Man: Brand New Day and What’s Making Us Happy
Zendaya and Tom Holland are back in Spider-Man: Brand New Day , and the movie has a more grounded tone than we’ve seen from the franchise. B...
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The Dink
The Dink is pickleball’s very funny new entry into the classic genre of sports comedies. In the new film, Jake Johnson stars as a washed-up...
Furious
The new Hulu show Furious is a twisty serial killer drama with a sense of humor, but does it hit its mark? Emmy Rossum stars as Alice, a low...
The best summer snacks (according to you)
There’s plenty to love about summer: Summer music, summer road trips, summer movies. But to enjoy all those things, you have to sustain your...
Hadestown and What’s Making Us Happy
Can’t make it to Broadway? Hadestown: The Musical has you covered. The film adaptation of the Tony-winning hit captures the musical retellin...
Hot Ones
Hot Ones is the YouTube show where famous people answer questions while eating increasingly hot chicken wings. Now host Sean Evans is bringi...
Our rules for music festivals
Have some people forgotten how to behave at music festivals? Summer is peak music festival season, and that means many of us are braving hug...
The Hawk
Will Ferrell stars as a past-his-prime golfer in the new Netflix series , The Hawk . If you loved watching him play self-absorbed athletes i...
The Odyssey and What's Making Us Happy
The Odyssey is director Christopher Nolan’s spectacular take on Homer’s epic work – full of gods, monsters, love and very bloody revenge. Ma...
Gail Daughtry and the Celebrity Sex Pass
Gail Daughtry and the Celebrity Sex Pass is a comedy, but it’s mostly a very funny hang. Zoey Deutch plays a small town hairdresser whose fi...
Little House on the Prairie
You may be familiar with the world of Little House on the Prairie , either through Laura Ingalls Wilder’s beloved books, or the 1970s TV ada...
The Invite
What happens when a simple dinner party goes off the rails? That’s the premise of The Invite , a very good new comedy directed by Olivia Wil...
Moana and What’s Making Us Happy
Moana is back in Disney’s new sort-of-live-action remake, but how far does it go from the original? Dwayne Johnson returns as Maui, appearin...
2026 Emmy Nominations
The 2026 Emmy nominations are here. We’re unpacking the record-breaking nominations for Hacks , plus a big day for Widow’s Bay , The Pitt ,...
Gen Z and the movies
Two big horror films, Obsession and Backrooms , just smashed all box office expectations. So much of their success has been driven by Gen Z,...
A wacky merchandise quiz
Everywhere you look, movies and TV shows are teaming up with all kinds of companies to make odd product tie-ins. Green Shrek ketchup. The Ha...
Minions & Monsters and What’s Making Us Happy
Minions & Monsters is the newest addition to the Despicable Me franchise, but this prequel set the minions loose in 1920s Hollywood. They na...
The Bear
Did the final season of FX’s The Bear serve up the perfect last bite or are diners and viewers alike left wishing for more? Carmy (Jeremy Al...
The best depictions of the American dream
America turns 250 this year. So for this special birthday, we discuss our picks for what pieces of pop culture best depict the American drea...
Jackass: Best and Last
In Jackass: Best and Last , Johnny Knoxville, Steve-O, and the rest of the crew are back for a final round of stunts, pranks, and laughs. Th...